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Cheap gas...... - 12/7/2005 12:18:52 PM

97DCDeville

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made my "service engine" light come on. Does anyone know how to clear this error. I have run all the cheap gas out, put in some octane boost and re-filled with 93 octane. Now my engine doesn't knock and ping every 2 feet but it still sputters sometimes when Im cruising.

It never sputtered before the cheap gas incident... should I go to the dealer?

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RE: Cheap gas...... - 12/21/2005 2:26:56 PM

NuCadiGrl98

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Hi!! My husband did the same thing to our car when we first got it, and the light came on. The owner's manual says that it will take AT LEAST 1 full tank of premium gas to get the light to go off. Mine went off by itself after about 3 or four gallons on the tank of premium. Also wanted to let you know I got an OBDII reader for like 60 dollars at Wal-mart, came with book and cd to tell ya how to use it. It's a neat thing to have so you don't have to run to the shop every time for everything.

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RE: Cheap gas...... - 12/25/2005 11:40:52 PM

97DCDeville

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That improved it but it still sputters and jiggles a little bit while I'm lower in gas... I'm approaching 90k miles I'll just pay the dealer to get her revvin again.

Thanks!

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RE: Cheap gas...... - 12/27/2005 10:13:31 AM

Patrick

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one of the problems with cheap gas..if you get 'bad gas" from a station, in many cases it can cause damage to the fuel filter or fuel injectors...

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RE: Cheap gas...... - 1/13/2006 12:03:25 PM

97DCDeville

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Turns out the Northstar engines can run any gas. I was told they have a "cooling" feature in the engines that doesn't allow lower octane fuel to ignite as fast.
I actually needed a tune up because of misfiring. I just assumed it was gas related because the light came on immediately after I filled up with 87 octane.

Ted Rollins ROCKS!

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