octane booster
03-14-2010, 12:23 PM
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hey fellow E60's, my car has been stored for the past 4 months. i will be taking the car back out on the road at the end of april early may. i always put the highest grade of octane gas i can at sunoco ultra 94. about 2 a week i start up my car and let it run to operating temperature. so i have been topping up the gas tank with ultra 94 from a cherry can. my question is when i fire her back up in the spring i was thinking of putting in an octane booster since the majority of the gas is still from 4 months ago. even though i put in a fuel treatment to prevent rotting, i am still having a slight rough idle issue. my question is which brand i should use or should i use it at all. i have had good experiences with lucas, but i just read some info about the NOS brand. is this NOS brand recommended for our cars or should i go for the lucas. btw i have a 545i. thnx in advance.
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03-14-2010, 02:21 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550i, Mystic Blue over Auburn, 6-Manual, Sports, Premium, Cold Weather, Logic 7, Nav, Sirius, MTec Front & Sides with M5 rear apron, VIS Penta carbon fiber vented hood, OEM M166s, (or Style 101M with winter 19 Blizzaks), BMW Blue Calipers, Custom Quad Exhaust and M5 side grills, trunk finisher and spoiler. Rogue Octane SSK/WSR and Zeckhausen CDV, BMW illuminated shift knob, Delivered 4/26/06 - Ordered 3/18/06 from Otto's (the Best) BMW Dealership.
I don't trust gas that's sitting over 3 months without stabilizer. I'd use a can of SeaFoam or equivalent and see what that does. The higher concentration the better- that stuff works wonders on my stored cars and boats.
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03-14-2010, 05:58 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550i, Mystic Blue over Auburn, 6-Manual, Sports, Premium, Cold Weather, Logic 7, Nav, Sirius, MTec Front & Sides with M5 rear apron, VIS Penta carbon fiber vented hood, OEM M166s, (or Style 101M with winter 19 Blizzaks), BMW Blue Calipers, Custom Quad Exhaust and M5 side grills, trunk finisher and spoiler. Rogue Octane SSK/WSR and Zeckhausen CDV, BMW illuminated shift knob, Delivered 4/26/06 - Ordered 3/18/06 from Otto's (the Best) BMW Dealership.
Agreed. But he's already been stored for 4 months- I agree on Stabil- use it preventatively... But if it's already been 4 montsh without it- he should try SeaFoam or Techtron or such- just make sure it has NO ALCOHOLs at all because it's the stupid gov't mandated ethanol that makes the gas unstable in the first place.
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