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Gas Octane Rating In Colombia

I asked the chica at the gas pump what the octane rating of their "corriente" is and she said 87. I find that hard to believe. The owners manuals for two basic (far from high performance) four cylinder vehicals assembled in Colombia, a Renault car and a Mazda pickup require the use of premium in order not to void the warranty. What gives?

By Atrevido on Feb 19, 2007, 18:04 in Friendly Talkzone.

vicshere says on Feb 19, 2007, 18:23:

woow 87 woow really 87 I personally think its more like 85 if that...they want you to use premium because its closed to a regular octane of around 87 but if your looking for a 93 octane in Colombia better look again or add octane booster

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 19, 2007, 18:58:

Yes I think it must be much lower too otherwise why would such "low performance" motors require premium.

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vicshere says on Feb 19, 2007, 19:43:

what is "A type gas" never heard of it...vallenato dont make things up man for being here for one day you seam to know a lot of nothing

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juanalejo says on Feb 19, 2007, 19:44:

Gas Regular used to be 85 and premium 87, since last year 10% of fuel is sugar cane derived ethanol and the octanage is supposed to be up to 87 for regular and 90 for premium. I used to need premium on my car now I can use regular at least in Bogotá, I tend though still to use premium when travelling to tierra caliente.

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Azul says on Feb 19, 2007, 20:54:

I guess Colombianos don't protect their cedulas like most people protect their SSN in the US....either that or your just not that bright for posting it on the internet.

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Atrevido (☼Travelguide writer) says on Feb 20, 2007, 04:02:

Yes now that you mention I remember that about the sugar and a couple of years ago all the service stations were offering a tank cleaning service. I had a 97 Vitara (assembled in Ecuador) that ran fine on corriente then a 2002 Mazda pickup that pinged mightily on any hill if I put corriente in it.

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MedellinViking says on Feb 23, 2007, 14:09:

Higher Octane and manf recommendations It has been my understanding that the octane level that is required by a car has to do with its compression rating and that using higher octane in a car without the correct compression gives no advantage. But a a car with a compression rating that requires a higher octane fuel suffers greatly without it. Possible I am mistaken in which case a car guru here can sort me out.

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