Help!! idiot at mobil filled me up with 87octane

mrida · 01-17-2006, 05:32 PM

Hey guys, as sure you have guesed i pulled a stupid and assumed the retard at mobil heard me say 93. Anyways, car was on fumes to begin with so i have a full tank of 87 in there right now. First thing I did was put a 3 point STP octane booster in, I turned down the boost and i havent brought the car above 7 psi. Any other sugestions ? I am a Street Tuner user, but i cant get the 91 octane stage 2 map to convert to Street Tuner format. I would like to run that map for some added saftey, but i cant figure this out. Any sugestions at all would be really appreciated. Thanks

1FastSTi · 01-17-2006, 05:36 PM

Pull fuel drain plug and save the gas for your lawnmower. JK you should be fine until your next fill up, just lay off the throttle until then, the octane booster will certainly help though.

**spazegun2213** · 01-17-2006, 05:41 PM

yea, the car will run just dont drag any ricers

if you want you can drain the tank and be done with it.

mrida · 01-17-2006, 05:56 PM

Yea, Its like 13 degrees outside..... There will be no pulling the drain plug and dealing with that mess. I figure I'll give it a day or so when i'm down to a half a tank and fill with 93 and another octane booster. At least i cought it and didnt drive like i thought i had 93.....
As far as that goes, Any other ideas for just in case referance?
Thanks for the help guys

**WolfPlayer** · 01-17-2006, 06:09 PM

Just deal with it until you are out of gas. By 'deal with it' I mean tune around it. Set the DA A, DA B, and DA C to 0 degrees. Set the boost to 0. Set WGDC values to 0. Don't go WOT at all.

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mrida · 01-17-2006, 06:26 PM

Thanks wolf. Thats what I will do. Appreciate the help guys.

**WolfPlayer** · 01-18-2006, 05:28 AM

^^^ Another reason I love having ST. A simple gas mistake can be made more safe by just getting rid of all that aggressive advance.

To play it even more safe .... in addition to what I said about also subtract a few degrees from the main ignition map (I would probably do this if it were me).

t

Travisimo · 01-22-2006, 02:38 PM

3 points of octane boost means .3 more octane, fyi. You're now rockin 87.3 at best. Ain't gonna do a whole bunch.

GeorgeRex · 01-28-2006, 09:05 AM

What were you doing on the full service island?

pt518sti · 01-28-2006, 10:13 AM

Dump a couple gallons of toluene or xylene in there, or Torco if you have access to any

That should get you right up there if you don't feel like waiting it out for the whole tank to be gone.

PSMBoXer · 01-28-2006, 10:18 AM

Stay off boost .... wait till your tank is right at half or bellow and fill it up with 100 unleaded.

Toluene or Xylene works great too, but don't use too much too many times.

OvrPSId · 01-28-2006, 10:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeorgeRex

What were you doing on the full service island?

Believe it or not, some states will not let you pump your own fuel. I was nearly tackeled in NJ when I went to fill up my rental before returning it. OR is the same.

sachin · 01-29-2006, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OvrPSId

Believe it or not, some states will not let you pump your own fuel. I was nearly tackeled in NJ when I went to fill up my rental before returning it. OR is the same.

That's ridiculous.

I would put some toulene in there pronto.

OvrPSId · 01-29-2006, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachin

That's ridiculous.

I would put some toulene in there pronto.

That's what I thought when the guy came running out asking me what I was doing.

awesome2.5rs · 01-29-2006, 10:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OvrPSId

Believe it or not, some states will not let you pump your own fuel. I was nearly tackeled in NJ when I went to fill up my rental before returning it. OR is the same.

I have never heard of that before!? That stinks! Do they make you tip then?

01-17-2006, 05:32 PM	#1
mrida Junior STI Driver Posts: 101 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Help!! idiot at mobil filled me up with 87octane Hey guys, as sure you have guesed i pulled a stupid and assumed the retard at mobil heard me say 93. Anyways, car was on fumes to begin with so i have a full tank of 87 in there right now. First thing I did was put a 3 point STP octane booster in, I turned down the boost and i havent brought the car above 7 psi. Any other sugestions ? I am a Street Tuner user, but i cant get the 91 octane stage 2 map to convert to Street Tuner format. I would like to run that map for some added saftey, but i cant figure this out. Any sugestions at all would be really appreciated. Thanks This ad is not endorsed by this member. Please register or login to hide this ad.

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01-17-2006, 05:36 PM	#2
1FastSTi Junior STI Driver Car: 04 STi Location: Mohnton (Berks County) Pa Posts: 131 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	Pull fuel drain plug and save the gas for your lawnmower. JK you should be fine until your next fill up, just lay off the throttle until then, the octane booster will certainly help though.

01-17-2006, 05:41 PM	#3
spazegun2213 Poor Speed Racer Car: 96 328 Fav Mod: Tightening the nut behind the wheel! Location: Northern VA Posts: 8,441 IWSTI Addict since: Mar 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	yea, the car will run just dont drag any ricers if you want you can drain the tank and be done with it.

01-17-2006, 05:56 PM	#4
mrida Junior STI Driver Posts: 101 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Yea, Its like 13 degrees outside..... There will be no pulling the drain plug and dealing with that mess. I figure I'll give it a day or so when i'm down to a half a tank and fill with 93 and another octane booster. At least i cought it and didnt drive like i thought i had 93..... As far as that goes, Any other ideas for just in case referance? Thanks for the help guys

01-17-2006, 06:09 PM	#5
WolfPlayer Moderator & ECU Tech Car: 05 CGM STI Fav Mod: mo boostaz Location: Fredneck, MD Posts: 3,759 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	Just deal with it until you are out of gas. By 'deal with it' I mean tune around it. Set the DA A, DA B, and DA C to 0 degrees. Set the boost to 0. Set WGDC values to 0. Don't go WOT at all. t

01-17-2006, 06:26 PM	#6
mrida Junior STI Driver Posts: 101 IWSTI Addict since: Nov 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks wolf. Thats what I will do. Appreciate the help guys.

01-18-2006, 05:28 AM	#7
WolfPlayer Moderator & ECU Tech Car: 05 CGM STI Fav Mod: mo boostaz Location: Fredneck, MD Posts: 3,759 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2004 Trader Rating: (6)	^^^ Another reason I love having ST. A simple gas mistake can be made more safe by just getting rid of all that aggressive advance. To play it even more safe .... in addition to what I said about also subtract a few degrees from the main ignition map (I would probably do this if it were me). t

01-22-2006, 02:38 PM	#8
Travisimo Amateur STI Driver Car: 89 Toyota Supra Turb Fav Mod: Coming Soon Posts: 9 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	3 points of octane boost means .3 more octane, fyi. You're now rockin 87.3 at best. Ain't gonna do a whole bunch.

01-28-2006, 09:05 AM	#9
GeorgeRex Junior STI Driver Posts: 186 IWSTI Addict since: Feb 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	What were you doing on the full service island?

01-28-2006, 10:13 AM	#10
pt518sti S204 Racer Car: 2005 White/Gold STi Fav Mod: TD06-20G/Tein Flex coilovers Location: New York Posts: 2,888 IWSTI Addict since: May 2005 Trader Rating: (8)	Dump a couple gallons of toluene or xylene in there, or Torco if you have access to any That should get you right up there if you don't feel like waiting it out for the whole tank to be gone.

01-28-2006, 10:18 AM	#11
PSMBoXer Professional STI Driver Car: 05 PSM STi - SOLD Posts: 483 IWSTI Addict since: Jun 2005 Trader Rating: (4)	Stay off boost .... wait till your tank is right at half or bellow and fill it up with 100 unleaded. Toluene or Xylene works great too, but don't use too much too many times.