Miata Mailing List: September 1993, Message #115
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Subject: Re: ends&odds
   Date: Wed, 15 Sep 1993 13:00:19 -0400

On Wed, 15 Sep 1993, Alex M. Postpischil wrote:
>         I remember reading a few things about differences in gasoline quality,
> did anyone have any trouble with SHELL gas? I've started using their gas (I
> was using mostly AMOCO in WI). The other week I was in the NC mountains and had
> some trouble with hesitation and acceleration. I thought the problem was a
> high altitude thing, but it continued when I got back to DC. The dealer folks
> didn't feel any problems were present. I beginning to doubt the mechanics at
> my trusty dealership because we were talking about maybe timing being the
> problem and the tech said the timing could NOT be advanced because everything
> is controlled electronically by the computer! So all of you who have advanced
> you timing - you really didn't advance it! (yeah, right ;-) ) Anyway, has
> anyone had any problems with bad gas from shell?

Years ago my family lost two catalytic converters, apparently becuase of
Shell gas.  We used it exclusively because it was the only station near
our home.  Both my mother's '82 GLC and my '82 RX7 suffered clogged
catalytic converters ($$$$$) after about 1 year of using gas from that
station.  

However, we have no way of knowing that the Shell gas was actually the
cause.  We also don't know that that station was representative of Shell
gas stations elsewhere.

For what it's worth...

-Andy

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