Thread: ('93-'01) gas is gas?
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Old 04-24-2001, 04:19 PM   #8
OnTheGas
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en3d - The answer is no. Not only is the gasoline formulation different between brands, but a brand (such as Chevron for instance) may change their formulation from season to season, and the formulation is likely to evolve over the years.

This means that sometimes, when you notice problems with the way your car is running, it may be worthwhile to run a couple of tanks of a different or better brand of gasoline. If you have a good mechanic, or knowledgeable friend who tunes high performance engines, they may recomend brands. My mechanic asked me to stop using ARCO gasoline for a problem I was having with a Nissan 280ZX. I switched to Shell, and it did help to reduce the problem.

BTW, I was reading an article in the Los Angeles Times this morning that indicated that here in Califonia, the major urban areas have special summer gasoline formulas to help reduce the polution. This formulation is more expensive, because it uses MTBE, and this chemical is obtained from natural gas, not petroleum. Natural gas is priced high now, consequently our summer gasoline formula will be even more expensive than usual. yippee!

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