Never lend your car to anyone!!

[Brutal04]

So..... I'm sitting around toady talking to friends & family. We were talking about the Cobra & how I don't think it's running right. Then somehow we get on the topic of gas prices. My older Brother (who I lent the Cobra to a few weeks ago, because he wanted to show it off to his Wife.) said "Yea, Gas is outrageous. Especially that racing stuff." Now, My brother (who is 47 years old) is not a car guy.. Never was, Never will be. So I asked him how the hell do you know the price of race gas?!? Before he returned the car he put gas in it... he used race gas. AHHH!!! :stick2: So I asked what, where & how much?!? Citgo 110oct leaded . GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR :crying: ........ He said he just topped it off & it was about 6 or 7 gallons. Sooooooooooo, Now I know why the car doesn't seem right. I'm sure it killed the O2 sensors. But I don't have a check engine light on. I'll have to pull them out & check'em.

Hmmmmmmmmm.. The moral.. Don't lend your car to ANYONE!!

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[Oncebitten03]

It'll take a while to kill your 02's with leaded gas. What was the car doing to make you think it wasnt running right

if you have cats still, well that's another story.

 

[Brutal04]

if you have cats still, well that's another story.

Yep.. Stock H-Pipe.

 

[Flyn]

If it was my car, I'd drain the gas immediately and fill the tank with unleaded. You may be able to save your sensors and cats. Then go dump the stuff in your brother's car and see how he likes it.

 

[Wiked03]

If it was my car, I'd drain the gas immediately and fill the tank with unleaded. You may be able to save your sensors and cats. Then go dump the stuff in your brother's car and see how he likes it.

:ditto:

 

[Brutal04]

If it was my car, I'd drain the gas immediately and fill the tank with unleaded. You may be able to save your sensors and cats. Then go dump the stuff in your brother's car and see how he likes it.

Well... He did this weeks ago. I never knew. I've filled up 4 times already. (93oct) I guess I'll pull the O2's & throw on an offroad X pipe. If the sensors look good, I'll clean them up but if I must.. I'll get new ones.

My Bro just bought a Honda Civic Hybrid. I told him I gonna throw a box of earth magnets on the batterys. :clap:

 

[03mineralg]

If it was only 6 gallons and that just topped it off i would say it shouldnt have messed up anything. It mixed with what you had in there, could have been worse if you were on empty.

 

[cobravenom39]

I'm pretty sure it takes quite a few fillups to mess up o2's with leaded gas. I'd relax. Why do you have cat's on your car still?? That's the real question.

 

[Brutal04]

Why do you have cat's on your car still?? That's the real question.

I just don't have the time to put the "X" on.

 

[Brutal04]

I don't think he knows how much he put in. When he took the car it was 3/4 full. He drove from Chicago to Gurnee. That should be just about 3/4 of a tank. He had to full it up with 110.

I guess the only damage can be O2 & cats. I replaced the plugs about 2 weeks ago because I though they might have something to do with the car running sluggish. They wern't too bad. Just a little dry & brown. h:

 

[Bob_Kurgan]

it isnt the leaded fuel.. it takes me a half season for my NTK L1H1 sensor to start reacting slow and i run c16 (117 octane) leaded fuel...

 

[Venomblue22]

So..... I'm sitting around toady talking to friends & family. We were talking about the Cobra & how I don't think it's running right. Then somehow we get on the topic of gas prices. My older Brother (who I lent the Cobra to a few weeks ago, because he wanted to show it off to his Wife.) said "Yea, Gas is outrageous. Especially that racing stuff." Now, My brother (who is 47 years old) is not a car guy.. Never was, Never will be. So I asked him how the hell do you know the price of race gas?!? Before he returned the car he put gas in it... he used race gas. AHHH!!! :stick2: So I asked what, where & how much?!? Citgo 110oct leaded . GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR :crying: ........ He said he just topped it off & it was about 6 or 7 gallons. Sooooooooooo, Now I know why the car doesn't seem right. I'm sure it killed the O2 sensors. But I don't have a check engine light on. I'll have to pull them out & check'em.

Hmmmmmmmmm.. The moral.. Don't lend your car to ANYONE!!

Hey man if ur check engine light did not come on, ur 02 sensors are fine. I had the same thing happen to me, but as soon as the 5 gallons gotr mixed up, bank 2 sensor one started setting the check engine light off, and i had to replace it, so i would only worry about it if the light comes on, fyi

 

[Brutal04]

Thanks for the info guys.. :biggthump

 

[Mystic Terminator]

I wish I had a brother that would put 110 in my car. He could top it off every day if he wanted. :headbang:

 

[02RedL]

:foshizzle

I wish I had a brother that would put 110 in my car. He could top it off every day if he wanted. :headbang:

Ill second that! :headbang:

 

[BO TY KLR]

I'd be more concerned about what he was doing with that race gas in the tank. I know if I'm putting race gas in I'm gonna flog it hard for a while. Maybe that's why it hasn't been running right

 

[Boost12]

I have heard that it would take 15k miles of constant driveing and running of leaded gas to harm your 02s???? could be wrong though