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Old Aug 6, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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what kinda gas do people put in their minis? i have an s and i use premium out of habbit... will it act up if u use unleaded?
 
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Old Aug 6, 2003 | 02:59 PM
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You must use premium. Anything else will cause the ECU to work overtime trying to prevent the inevitable detonation. If the gas and other conditions are sufficiently poor, the ECU will be unable to reduce engine power enough to prevent detonation and severe damage will occur.
 
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