andypinto
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- Arica, Chile
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- 92 XLT, 2002 XLT
Hi everybody:
I recently bough an Explorer 4x4 XLt 2002 Flexible Fuel (can run with gasoline or ethanol or a mix or both fuels).
The Ex manual states that the gasoline must be regular of 87 octanes.
However, I live in Chile and in my country you can get only 93, 95 and 97 octane fuels, something like "regular" "premium" and "superpremium" gasolines.
Supposedly, the best is the 97 octanes, and in fact is the most expensive one, because contains cleaning additives and other misterious stuff, but I'm concerned of use them, because the knocking problem caused by high octane gasolines. I own an 1992 XLT Explorer also and allways fill with 93 octanes, and only in rare cases I noticed that the engine knocks.
Any advise about this subject?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english. I'm a selftaught in this language.
Andy
I recently bough an Explorer 4x4 XLt 2002 Flexible Fuel (can run with gasoline or ethanol or a mix or both fuels).
The Ex manual states that the gasoline must be regular of 87 octanes.
However, I live in Chile and in my country you can get only 93, 95 and 97 octane fuels, something like "regular" "premium" and "superpremium" gasolines.
Supposedly, the best is the 97 octanes, and in fact is the most expensive one, because contains cleaning additives and other misterious stuff, but I'm concerned of use them, because the knocking problem caused by high octane gasolines. I own an 1992 XLT Explorer also and allways fill with 93 octanes, and only in rare cases I noticed that the engine knocks.
Any advise about this subject?
Thanks in advance and sorry for my bad english. I'm a selftaught in this language.
Andy