Too soon to be pinging?

[302Xplorer]

My X only has 41,000 miles on it and it is pinging under heavy acceleration. I have searched and found that most cases like mine happens after 100,000 miles. Is this normal? I am going thru the steps to remedy this, reseting the computer, seafoming and cleaning the maf. Any reason this would be happining so soon?

Thanks,

 

[Creager]

gas grade? coil pack dirty? vacume leak?

 

[302Xplorer]

87, no and no.

 

[patmorrison]

I have a 92 w/ 175k on it. mine used to ping all the time. I found that by using 89 octane gas, and running injector cleaner through it (i use lucas) most cases of pinging stopped. It will still ping when I am climbing a hill at high elevations, or when im loaded down and going into a headwind (then I have to slow down a little). Just my experience.

Before the gas upgrade and the injector cleaner, it would ping anytime i went up a slight hill.

 

[302Xplorer]

I think I'm going to seafoam it, thru the TB and in the gas tank. Then try some 89 octane and see if that does the trick.

 

[Creager]

i think putting 89 in your 302 might not doing anything to help. it defintaly helped my 4.0, but i still get it sometimes

running sea foam might be your best bet. Dirty injectors is probably the culprit, but what caused them to get dirty is your real problem...