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hmmmm i havent receved our bimmer from the dealer yet but im already becoming anal about it lol  anyways i use amaco gas cuz i have their little gas card and its the most convenient since there is like a million more of these gas stations than other places. well i have heard/read that the amaco is a very bad gas. i know i know gas is gas but it depends on the crap they put in it....right?!? well in the long or short run (however fast gas quality can affect ur engine) will your engine be dirtier than using someother gas or is this too much of what i call "preanalness"  and speaking of dirty engines, my car is pretty old(over 10 years and +140k) and i used to use engine cleaners like seafoam regularily and it has helped my engine run more smoothly. is this ok to use at some point in the bmw  ?? thanks | | Reply » Gas |
I think most people here (SoCal members anyway) use Chevron. Some people say to rotate between two or three brands every 1,000 miles. In short, by rotating brands the detergents/additives work against eachother and, according to the theory, the valves/combustion chambers will have fewer deposits as a result.
If you do a search here on 'gas stations' or something similar you'll find a rather involved thread on this topic. There is a link to a good article by a guy that allegedly used to formulate gasoline additives for a Big Company, and in the article discusses the rationale behind rotating brands in detail.
Hope that helps. As an aside, you might consider conducting a 'search' here before posting a thread... at least in my experience I have found that many times questions that I want to ask have already been answered. 
Good luck!
--SONET
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I use only BMW OEM gasoline.
Only use BMW OEM Halogen fluid, too.
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Where did you hear Amaco, now BP, was bad? I used to own Hondas and the dealer recommended Amaco because it used less ethanol which is hard on rubber parts. I never had any problems and the cars always ran like a swiss watch. I'm continuing to use BP in my Bimmer.
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In your area, any 93 octane gas from a new pump should be fine.
People who have to buy KaliCrapGas are just sort of screwed, since they can only get 91.
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