Face Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Hi being a new 350z owner I'm curious about what kind of damage using regular unleaded will do to a 350z engine. I have recently bought one and have no clue what fuel previous owners would have used, so I am curious to know if someone had been running the car on reg unleaded, would my engine be buggered or is there any signs of wrong fuel use? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 DEATH TO ENGINE Loads on this here already, but basically don't use 95 in a DE Zed. You'd never know if someone had unless you start taking the engine apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hensh65 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I feared for your life when I read the start of the post as it is a point that is discussed all the time on here. As Dan said you wouldn't know unless you took the engine to bits. Just run it on Super non the less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Have a read through these thread's..! http://www.350z-uk.c...ge#entry1181572 http://www.350z-uk.c...ge#entry1212021 Edited March 18, 2014 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys I have been running super but just wondered what running a 350z on a full tank of reg would do to the engine? Not knowing how my second hand car has been treated does keep me awake at nights thinking lol Edited March 18, 2014 by Face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamdc2 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 just one of those things you will never know. I keep receipts of shell vpower so at least the next owner knows I ran it on the correct fuel. Cant be any worse than hoping that the previous owner didnt rag the engine when it was cold . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Or run it low on oil... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samsniss350z Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The only time I've ever put 95ron in mine was when i couldn't get any thing else and i did put up a post here as i was crapping myself as to what damage it could do. The town i live in never used to have a Shell garage so i had to travel to fill up. About a year ago Shell took over from another garage and now all is well and as previously mentioned its double points for V-Power on your Shell card. My Z has a sticker inside of the fuel flap saying to fill up with 98ron only.Economy in this regard is futile and will end up being veryexpensive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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