Petrol in Canada.. where to find 95/98 octane?

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Since i have moved to Canada just 8 months ago, I finally bought my own car.

It's a habit of mine to read the users manual and such.. and it says to use 98 octane or 95 minimun. Now i have been going around Vancouver and couldnt seem to find any 95/98 octane petrol. The highest I have seen is 94.

Anyone familiar with the place?
 
you have a point lol. i always tend to look at the forums whenever i have questions even when im outside uk.

mods pls feel free to remove my post since this isnt the place i shouldve posted :(
i wish there was a forums.overclockers.ca
 
I'll leave it here m8, you never errrr know what peeps know :)

I wouldn't panic too much, any half-decent car with a decent ecu will retard the ignition accordingly :)
 
In most countries (including all of Europe and Australia) the "headline" octane rating, shown on the pump, is the RON, but in the United States, Canada and some other countries the headline number is the average of the RON and the MON, sometimes called the Anti-Knock Index (AKI), Road Octane Number (RdON), Pump Octane Number (PON), or (R+M)/2. Because of the 8 to 10 point difference noted above, the octane shown in the United States is 4 to 5 points lower than the same fuel elsewhere: 87 octane fuel, the "regular" gasoline in the US and Canada, is 91-92 in Europe. However most European pumps deliver 95 (RON) as "regular", equivalent to 90-91 US (R+M)/2, and some even deliver 98 (RON) or 100 (RON).
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From wiki. Is this any help?
 
Just go to that place round the corner from where that thing happened that time when that guy mentioned the petrol. Or was that Ireland, I forget....
 
The petrol station in the middle of burrard inlet? :p

off topic, I was in Van the other day and caught the fireworks for BC day, do you know who turned out to be the winner?
 
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GeForce said:
From wiki. Is this any help?
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the highest i could find is 94 octane and went for it.. so i guess it's 98 RON then? if that's so then im fine :) i dont really want to get cheap fuel for such an expensive car.. and it's still in "break-in" period so i want the best for my baby :)

skiba said:
The petrol station in the middle of burrard inlet? :p

off topic, I was in Van the other day and caught the fireworks for BC day, do you know who turned out to be the winner?
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no idea mate.. wasnt here during BC day.
 
What car is it?

The fuels out there are a bit weaker. Use the 94, and if it starts pre-igniting, and if you can, retard the timing a bit (some cars do this by themselves).
 
BigglesPiP said:
What car is it?

The fuels out there are a bit weaker. Use the 94, and if it starts pre-igniting, and if you can, retard the timing a bit (some cars do this by themselves).
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Posh word for a misfire?

Not sure how its weaker. Octane is no reflection on calorific value, especillay when you start comparing RON to MON.
 
Who said anything about an early spark? Knocking and Pinking can be symptoms of pre-ignition. Which can be caused by low octane fuel on correct ignition advance for a higher octane fuel.
 
Im not really loving his arrogant posting style either about automotive stuff that can have only be gained from reading forums :p Its back to 300ZX days from what I can see.
 
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