Costco Gas?

[blazinxpk]

I put costco 91 all the time. Runs fine.

[E30 Memorial]

Another point of view

http://www.savingadvice.com/articles/2014/04/22/1022458_costco-gas-quality.html

[TobyB]

I think it's going to slowly deteriorate your pistons and rip through your timing belt.

Not to mention what it's going to do to your MAF and your timing chain tensioner...

don't use that shit. Shell X- Power all the way.

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[TurboJake]

Lol from what i hear its not good, they do have 91.

It's not just costco gas you need to worry about, it's ALL California gas you need to worry about. The additives and formulas that y'all have over there are so severely fucked, it's insane.

Get your gas from Nevada. Or even better, Texas./s

[ainadude]

FWIW, my friend, a 30-year senior BMW dealer tech who now owns and operates a very successful BMW/Mini repair shop, strongly advises his customers NOT to buy gas from Costco here on Oahu (he's big on Chevron and also recommends Phillips76). When I was working for him, we had tons of failed fuel pumps from customers -- especially Mini owners -- who said they bought their gas at Costco and/or off-brand stations. It got to the point where we wouldn't warranty a fuel pump replacement job (and we were probably doing at least a couple a week in a shop with six lifts) without a go-ahead to completely drain and clean tanks, blow out lines and replace the filter. Don't know if Hawaii has crummy gas in general or at Costco and off-brands specifically, but in the year I was there we saw a lot of fuel pumps that seemed to go south prematurely.

Meanwhile, I always scratch my head when I see people spending ten to twenty minutes waiting in line (and burning gas at idle) at a Costco station to save maybe a pocket-full of loose change on a tank of gas ...

[dnguyen1963]

Flyboy laying down the law. Really though my friend works at costco and they said it's only for cars made after 2010, I think it's going to slowly deteriorate your pistons and rip through your timing belt. It's known to blow head gaskets too

Your friend really needs to go back to school and learn some chemistry. Google to see how many refineries are left in this world.

[e30onBBSs]

Your friend really needs to go back to school and learn some chemistry. Google to see how many refineries are left in this world.

How could gas rip through a tb? I'm pulling OP's leg

[IronFreak]

Your friend really needs to go back to school and learn some chemistry. Google to see how many refineries are left in this world.

Successfully trolled.

[2mAn]

How could gas rip through a tb? I'm pulling OP's leg

I dunno, it blew out my friends muffler bearings and he had to buy a new cat. The dog didn't mind, the gas that leaked all over his driveway gave him quite a buzz. I think the dog is in AA now.

Save the dogs, don't buy cheap gas

[Stanley Rockafella]

[IronFreak]

I dunno, it blew out my friends muffler bearings and he had to buy a new cat. The dog didn't mind, the gas that leaked all over his driveway gave him quite a buzz. I think the dog is in AA now.

Save the dogs, don't buy cheap gas

It's a government cover up man, Bob barker got so sick of telling everyone to spay and neuter their animals he spiked the Costco gas. All are animals are going sterile BRAH! What will they start putting in our Chinese food now!

[gazellebeigem3]

Today's fuels are not good enough for the high performance 12v SOHC engines of the 1980s. Technology peaked in 1991 and the e30 is the pinnacle of automotive engineering.

[ST1G]

Today's fuels are not good enough for the high performance 12v SOHC engines of the 1980s. Technology peaked in 1991 and the e30 is the pinnacle of automotive engineering.

This is why I only run 93 octane gas in my engine.

[papag1234]

C'mon guys! His motor is a stroker. Sunoco 104 octane or nothing.

[e30onBBSs]

Costco Gas?

Aren't e30s hybrids though?