Gas in NY

abitrandom · 11-08-2012, 12:29 PM

Hey guys,

I have an 2008 e93 m3 conv and I pretty much ran out of gas over here in NY. I have just a little bit to get to the gas station 2 blocks away from me. The gas situation here in NY has been a bit crazy still, and they are only re-fueling the 87 gas.

I know the car states to only use 93, how bad would it be if I fill up on 87 for the time being, until this gas situation is mitigated?

MikeE92M3 · 11-08-2012, 12:35 PM

If anything, I would get a bottle of octane booster right after you fill up and mix that in with the 87. I think if you just put the 87 in and ran it until 93 was available again, you should be perfectly fine.

abitrandom · 11-08-2012, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeE92M3

If anything, I would get a bottle of octane booster right after you fill up and mix that in with the 87. I think if you just put the 87 in and ran it until 93 was available again, you should be perfectly fine.

Thanks for the quick reply.

Longboarder · 11-08-2012, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by abitrandom

Thanks for the quick reply.

Sorry about your situation. We are all feeling for you guys out there.

Octane booster is a waste of $$. It increases octane by a few tenths of a point.

Just fill up with the 87 and don't floor it and certainly don't take it up to redline until you can get some 93.

IMG · 11-08-2012, 01:23 PM

Just use 87 for now till you find 93. Don't beat on the car if you have a tune running 87.

benzy89 · 11-08-2012, 01:42 PM

Drive really conservative (prob should anyhow with the snow/ice), find some Octane Booster or maybe see if a shop has some Race Gas (blend so you're not running straight 87)

schnell325 · 11-08-2012, 02:40 PM

Toluene is 114 octane, available at any hardware store. Might be a good stop-gap measure! Mix it with the 87 and you'll get to 93 quite easily.

However, I haven't researched it for our cars, so search a bit more to ensure it's safe. (Though it worked perfecty fine on my Stage 2.5 WRX STi)

CPWINCH · 11-08-2012, 03:08 PM

get nos octane booster from o reilleys and mix it. it works. only get the NOS brand tho

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abitrandom Private First Class 17 Rep 120 Posts Drives: 2008 m3 covertible Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Queens, NY iTrader: (1)	Gas in NY Hey guys, I have an 2008 e93 m3 conv and I pretty much ran out of gas over here in NY. I have just a little bit to get to the gas station 2 blocks away from me. The gas situation here in NY has been a bit crazy still, and they are only re-fueling the 87 gas. I know the car states to only use 93, how bad would it be if I fill up on 87 for the time being, until this gas situation is mitigated?
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