Signs of sh!tty gas on N54?

onebadmofo · 01-10-2011, 10:14 AM

So living in NYC I try to put a full tank of gas every time I visit NJ because it's so "cheap". I did so last week when I visited AK. Thing is I noticed way too late that the gas the attendant was pumping was 92, not 93. It was too late to tell him to stop so I pumped whole tank of 92.

Now my car has Procede v5 and DCI and I run map 2 on Procede (map2 only on sub-30 degree weather). Never had I any issues with the Procede. Two times now the car has violently bucked during high-speed and high-gear acceleration (80-90mph in 6th gear). It feels a lot like fuel cut. Is this shitty gas detonating? For now I switched to NA mode and trying burn the rest of that gas. No lights on the dashboard, I have not checked for codes yet.

MusclezMarinara · 01-10-2011, 10:17 AM

Check for codes....could be a bad batch but 92 shouldnt give you problems

eggbone · 01-10-2011, 01:49 PM

You probably got bad gas...particulates, water, etc.
Octane 92 will not cause such problems in your vehicle.

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 01-10-2011, 02:16 PM

WTF? We don't even have 92 here in socal!
91 is what BMW requires...
Here we only have the option of 87, 89, 91

Crimson92 · 01-10-2011, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by PaulBailey@ltbmw

WTF? We don't even have 92 here in socal!
91 is what BMW requires...
Here we only have the option of 87, 89, 91

Actually bmw requires 93, 91 is the lowest it will accept.

XieJin · 01-10-2011, 04:13 PM

Here in sweden we only got 95/98/102. Does it do alot?

Dj_Frost · 01-10-2011, 04:27 PM

In Panama we only have 91/95 but since the reading is different, 95 down here is probably just getting to 91oct in the US

WinoGregorio · 01-10-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

Actually bmw requires 93, 91 is the lowest it will accept.

Actually, BMW requires 91. 89 (87 for 328) is the lowest it will accept. See page 211 of your owner's manual.

chazzz · 01-10-2011, 04:39 PM

I pumped 91 octane in my Bimmer...no problems whatsoever.

carve · 01-10-2011, 05:16 PM

You're lucky- 91 is all most of the country gets. Strange they have two pumps that are only one point apart. What...do they have super unleaded and super-duper unleaded?

01-10-2011, 10:14 AM	#1
onebadmofo Colonel 346 Rep 2,396 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (14)	Signs of sh!tty gas on N54? So living in NYC I try to put a full tank of gas every time I visit NJ because it's so "cheap". I did so last week when I visited AK. Thing is I noticed way too late that the gas the attendant was pumping was 92, not 93. It was too late to tell him to stop so I pumped whole tank of 92. Now my car has Procede v5 and DCI and I run map 2 on Procede (map2 only on sub-30 degree weather). Never had I any issues with the Procede. Two times now the car has violently bucked during high-speed and high-gear acceleration (80-90mph in 6th gear). It feels a lot like fuel cut. Is this shitty gas detonating? For now I switched to NA mode and trying burn the rest of that gas. No lights on the dashboard, I have not checked for codes yet.
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MusclezMarinara Banned 262 Rep 5,018 Posts Drives: VALNCYA Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Jersey iTrader: (23) Garage List 2011 BMW 1M [9.22] 2009 335i Sedan xdrive [9.34]	Check for codes....could be a bad batch but 92 shouldnt give you problems
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eggbone Private 1 Rep 58 Posts Drives: 2008 335xi coupe E92 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Reno, NV iTrader: (0)	92 no problem You probably got bad gas...particulates, water, etc. Octane 92 will not cause such problems in your vehicle.
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XieJin Private First Class 10 Rep 197 Posts Drives: '15 M235i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Here in sweden we only got 95/98/102. Does it do alot?
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Dj_Frost Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 07 335i & 94 3000GT VR4 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Panama iTrader: (2)	In Panama we only have 91/95 but since the reading is different, 95 down here is probably just getting to 91oct in the US __________________ [Sold] e36 318i MT - [Sold] e46 330Ci AT [Race] 1994 Rare Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4 [Daily] 2007 BMW E92 335i 6MT SPECS: [SpaceGray.Sport.Premium.Nav] MODS: [BTDCI.AAFMIC.AABOV.EBAYDP.?EXHAUST.VPROCEDE.BSHOCC]
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chazzz Captain 116 Rep 712 Posts Drives: 2018 Chrysler 300S Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Southern California iTrader: (4)	I pumped 91 octane in my Bimmer...no problems whatsoever. __________________ SOLD - 2007 BMW 335i Sedan, Montego Blue with Lemon seats, AluFelgen CS7 rims & Continental DW tires CURRENT - 2018 Chrysler 300S, Crystal Granite Metallic.
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carve Major 177 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	You're lucky- 91 is all most of the country gets. Strange they have two pumps that are only one point apart. What...do they have super unleaded and super-duper unleaded?
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