Wrong gas in my '10 wrx

Old Jan 20, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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Wrong gas in my '10 wrx

I just pumped gas....in whitmore village....they have that "all in one aloha gas pump"....u know the pump with 3 buttons(87/89/92) w/one pump nozzle....i pressed the 92 button numerous times and for some reason it pumped 89 into my car....there was no button indication as of what gas was selected....@ the end of fueling up it showed that i pumped 89 into my car....my question is how bad is my stiuation and what is the chances of detonation??!?
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 07:21 PM
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i did that once in my STI, it ran a little funny but nothing bad happened.
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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should be fine, you can throw some octane boost in there if your that worried about it. but for the most part it should be fine, you will get worse mileage and not as much power as you normally should.
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 07:25 PM
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yea my car feels restricted....what kind of octane booster do u recommend??!?
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 07:48 PM
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just any of the big brand, spt or something get 104+ and your call will run nice.
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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you will be fine, just drive easy on the car
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 08:29 PM
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just don't go to redline and you'll be ok
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 08:49 PM
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Ouch well i wish you good luck and i hope everything is good with your car.
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 09:17 PM
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You'll be fine. Like 04Sleeper said, just don't pound it. Just put your 92 next time. Our cars aren't THAT fragile.
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 09:53 PM
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You'll be fine. Like 04Sleeper said, just don't pound it. Just put your 92 next time. Our cars aren't THAT fragile.
dont hear that everyday lol
Old Jan 20, 2011 | 11:57 PM
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your first mistake was getting Aloha gas in the first place :P drive easy no biggie

if you put diesel in there... ouch lol
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 01:32 AM
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Old Jan 21, 2011 | 02:18 AM
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you can always get a gal or two of race gas if it'll make you sleep better.
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:40 AM
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i disagree, i think its easy to break a subaru... dont pound it, dont boost up hill, dont boost at all until you use up that gas.. your car may knock, better to be paranoid and change your driving style than be suprised later after the fact.... you can try the octane booster but i woudnt consider that a fix so you can drive it hard...
Old Jan 21, 2011 | 09:57 AM
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I agree with the not boosting, keep it below 5k and dont boost more than a few psi.

Octane booster is bullsh!t in a bottle, they sell power, clean injectors, and dreams to people that don't know better. Dont waste your money.

Just drive it easy for the tank.

Subaru ECU's are very intuitive, drive it easy. If it begins to knock a little your car will pull ignition timing a little to make up for it.

It will continue the retarded timing...even for a while after you switch back to 92. However within a few days, it should learn that it can advance the timing back to the norm, and all will be fine.

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