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Fuel I need to know which is the recomended fuel (octanes) for Motor 2.5 l. Thanks a lot. sin manual

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The way i do it . if you put regular gas in and if your hear gas ping then go to the next grade it should quit. i dont like my four banger sounding like a diesel so i use 89 oct so it wont have the gas ping. it use to not ping on regular but lately we have been getting really **** gas around here so i watch were buy gas too.

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