7 Fuel Myths Stupid People Fall For

7 Fuel Myths Stupid People Fall For, DIY and car repair with Scotty Kilmer. Premium gas myth busted and premium gasoline vs regular gas. Which type fuel you should buy for your car. 93 octane vs 91 octane vs 87 octane. Don't waste your money on expensive premium gasoline because your car probably doesn't need. Gasoline myths versus facts. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 53 years.

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[Hallowedwanderer]

When he is calm he is Professor Kilmer. No reving engines, no popin’ out of the trunk Scotty.

[ishave]

I worked in the oil/gasoline industry for 15 years. The rule of thumb is use the minimum grade of gas which prevents knocking (kinda like your car coughing all the time). If it knocks at regular grade, go to mid-grade. If it still knocks, go to premium. The "long term damage" this video talks about will happen to very few people because they never own their cars that long. If you do own a car that long, other mechanical problems will most likely be the bane of your existence well before these engine issues.

[chucksucks]

Thank you for being straight forward and unbiased. I always thought higher octane meant more power but it has to do with avoid premature detonation in the engine cycle.

[LeBeanie]

I imagine Scotty still moves his hands in the air even tho there isn't even a camera in front of him.

[leeonr]

i can't see scotty's hand waving, i'm worried and nervous.

[zachweyrauch]

I use your videos for personal car questions all the time but i thought i would give this a shot because i been reading about gas alot recently to stay informed.

I was very impressed with how organized and easy to digest all this info was. I liked the use of plane terms for us laymen and ill likely send this around to some folks i know.

[georgemariano]

Feel like I am back in class. Great going Scotty, explaining how octane works, most people do not know this.

[garym]

Not only is Scotty a excellent mechanic, he is also an excellent teacher, Thank you Scotty!

[SQTierHog]

This has probably already been said, but...can we imagine how cool it would've been to have Dr Scotty as our autoshop instructor? Man!
Thank you Scotty!

[g-urts]

My last 3 cars have called for mid grade including my current which is turbo. I've always used reg and never had knocking. 4 or 5 years ago my friend and I used a tuning system changing his car for different fuel grades and tracked our fuel mileage using 3 different grades on a long trip. We got slightly better fuel mileage in the higher grades, but it wasnt nearly a large enough increase to make up for the difference in price

[Labyrnthdom]

Mon and Ron
Scotty, we use Motor and Research method when blending gasoline in the US. Also the RVP will change depending on the season.
We would set the knock motors with a known proto fuel to compare knocks from the blending sample and adjust the blend recipe to make the octane and vapor pressure.
Been making gasoline final product for 20 years. We used to make 93 premium and 93 RFG when MTBE was legal to use.

[davidgodley]

For a short time I was a fuel tanker driver. Mid-grade is a mixture of regular and premium. Each gas station chain has their own mixture requirement. When I went to pick up a fuel load I'd have to mix a certain amount of each to get that required amount.

[albertaraujo]

This needs to be running in the background in DMVs!

[Stopcommunism]

You’ve never heard him so calm because he’s doing a documentary. Unlike when working on a car with your hands and explaining to people on how to do what he’s doing

[aaronbaker]

Fun fact, in WW2 German aircraft engines were designed for 60 octane fuel. US engines for 100 octane. This made the US planes faster and more maneuverable. The Germans eventually switched to 100 octane fuel, but as the engines were not changed they did not get as much out of it.

[stanleycronk]

I always use Super Premium in cold weather. My hands don't get as cold when I put 20 bucks in.

[SL-ptib]

I grew up knowing nothing about cars before I found your channel. Thank you for the videos, Scotty!

[aurinator]

This is a great explanation Scotty, thanks for putting it together!

[martymartian]

Scotty, not sure if this was covered, but we have the "may contain 10% ethanol " stickers on our Canadian pumps. I also run a lot of small engines for yard work and motorcycle and off road vehicles. There are about 4 or 5 distributors including Costco Canada that their premium does NOT contain ethanol. That's what I use in engines that may not get a big turnover in fuel, like a generator. I have cleaned so many carbs that are just plugged solid from old fuel with ethanol. It also attracts moisture and contributes to rusty tanks on motorcycles and other engines if they are not used regularly. If I use premium with no ethanol, I don't need a fuel stabilizer on engines sitting till spring etc.
Ethanol is garbage.