What is the BEST Fuel to Use in Your Car or Truck and WHY
Ever wonder what grade gasoline should you use in your car (what octane)? Are you paying for premium gas when you can just use regular? Are you using regular and damaging your engine? This video will bust all of the myths and tell you the FACTS on what fuel you should use and why.
Many people throw money away and fill their car with the incorrect fuel every day. Running premium or midgrade in a car designed to run regular is a waste of money and has no HP or MPG benefits. You will not make more power or get better fuel economy running premium fuel if the car manufacturer tunes the car to use regular gas in most cases. I also see some people run regular gas in cars that need premium and the knock sensors have to adjust timing significantly to prevent damaging engine knock. I also hear a lot of people say that premium gasoline has more energy or burns cooler or slower so I will put a rest to all of these "myths" with facts.
More info on fuels and additives: www.shell.us/motorist/shell-fuels/shell-v-power-nitro-plus-premium-gasoline.html
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ChrisFixVuosi sitten
I hope you guys like the animations and all the extras that went into this video! It took a while to do (you guys who follow me on Instagram know lol) but I think it is worth showing you examples instead of just taking my word for it! For those asking, here is where I got the fuel injector cleaner/tester: amzn.to/31kHwhk
Steve WalkerUukausi sitten
Thought your explanation was thorough, but, I didn't hear anything about 100% Gas? I generally use 100% gas in my generator, pressure washer, and lawn equipment. But I also use it in my vehicle's from time to time because of it cleaning property's! And it doesn't have ethanol, and it has a longer shelf life. Can store over winter without drying out and corrodeding in the fuel lines and carburetor. Cost $$ more so I don't use in my daily driver except every once in a while for the cleaning property's. Plus vehicle seems to run a little better when I do! Especially if I run 2 or 3 tank fulls in a row. But I use it exclusively on my small engine utility equipment!
Edy PerezUukausi sitten
Bro you helped me out good I just did the job
Alexander VelazquezUukausi sitten
2004 Mustang GT. What you think.? I put premium
Dave JohnsonUukausi sitten
@Veni Vidi Vici I use Costco gas 97 and get way better mileage and engine runs better than on on co-op 97 gas.
Joseph SolomonUukausi sitten
Is it good to put octane boost in with 93 octane gas
Magicful7 tuntia sitten
✍🏼so✍🏼pump✍🏼93✍🏼at✍🏼shell✍🏼
Pat T11 tuntia sitten
I use 87 octane in my cars and 91 octane with no ethanol in my small engines, Only!
George A14 tuntia sitten
In Europe is 95 and 98 if I'm not mistaken
superfisher 4321 tunti sitten
Also a normal valve will have a gray pube on it under normal driving conditions.
Christian RamosPäivä sitten
Don’t know why I was recommended this video but damn I sat through the entire thing, great video bro! 👍🏼 I was also confused as to the number of different octanes, thought they were diff, turns out their the same thing! Thanks again man
john houserPäivä sitten
If it's Ethanol Free, it doesn't matter. Fuel that has Ethanol should be 91 octane or higher. Ethanol destroys engines because of scale that forms during the burning process. Ethanol was a bad idea and the lies have come out 50 years later. I have had the best performance and fuel economy from Shell gas and the difference between < 91 and 91 or greater is very noticeable.
Rocco WadsworthPäivä sitten
in new zealand there is only diesel and 91
akcreamPäivä sitten
Chris just seems like one cool ass dude to kick it with and learn some shit
Yeah SurePäivä sitten
This guy has zero clue
BlackHat ChicPäivä sitten
Dude, the Detonation & ignition Factors have raised my anxiety level to epic proportions 😧 Before this video my explosion hazard preparation mode only became an issue if some dummy dumb dumb was Pumping gas with one hand & smoking a cigarette in the other😵 tonight I'm online searching or a hot rod mountain bike or perhaps a souped up Flintstone Mobile😑 lol My nerves can't take it man, I'll never drive a car again...💃🏼
Colonel LigePäivä sitten
What about switching to propane?
kkPäivä sitten
Hi thanks for the video ... If I am not an heavy driver .. putting 91 in my sti is fine right?
Brandon PruterPäivä sitten
If premium is recommended and there isn’t premium available should I put 87 or 89 or does it matter
Mama LuigiPäivä sitten
Wow gas is cheap in New Jersey it's normally $3.20 a gallon for 87 in California
Kim Kim2 päivää sitten
Chris is rich as fak
Ron Gray2 päivää sitten
We know Gas Now!👻👻👻
Elijah Mounts2 päivää sitten
No one will probably see this but I was just wondering if you can mix gas like if I had half a tank of 87 could I put a half tank 91
Cyco McQueen2 päivää sitten
How about 88 fuel? Is that octane or ethanol? When is is safe to use?
Nicholas Ardito2 päivää sitten
Simple times $2.37 a gallon 😔
Thomas Morris2 päivää sitten
And where do you find E 85 fuel. I know some Chevy Suburbans use E 85 flex fuel, does it mean I can use 89 octane
Donald Swearengin2 päivää sitten
I've tried 87 and 93 octane gas. Got a 2009 SRX and get almost 2 mpg more with 93 octane. Done that d for years. I don't go along with this.
Israel Carrillo2 päivää sitten
Hey idk if ull see this but I have a 1988 Cherokee and I just added new parts to it cuz it had rust and hasn’t been driven that much in the past two years. What do you think would be the best to keep the engine healthy. The engine is fine just I want to make sure it stays like that
Paul Elm3 päivää sitten
Wat about E15
Rudy Fardon3 päivää sitten
Very well explained! My respect Mr. Chris
UP1982productions3 päivää sitten
What about my SUV 🤔
Paul McLove TV3 päivää sitten
Thanks for the presentation 👍😉😀
RICKSIM4 päivää sitten
Nice work!
Rosy Zepeda4 päivää sitten
I just put plus lmao it’s not the best but not the worst 😂😅😂
Watashi no funde okudasai -Hazmi-4 päivää sitten
Here in asia,we somehow got Ron 97.I dunno about fuel that much but I guess it's catered for high performance engines.
S. H4 päivää sitten
Please advise how to sell a used vehicle.
Melvin4 päivää sitten
0:20 *race game choose your car*
zavier lehman4 päivää sitten
What about ethanol-free gas? Thats what I use in my 2018 camry. And I used in my 2016. But the motor oil started to smell like gasoline in the block and on the dipstick. Is it bad to use only ethanol-free gas?
zavier lehman3 päivää sitten
Thank you Chris. I have been on google countless times and never got any answers. Much appreciated my friend👍
ChrisFix4 päivää sitten
It is basically the same as fuel with 5% or 10% ethanol. You will notice a little lower MPGs and if your car sits for months it can hold water but the small amount of ethanol makes no significant difference in the fuel.
OfficialIngenSports4 päivää sitten
9:30 looks so cool!!
OfficialIngenSports4 päivää sitten
Thanks dude love your videos!!!
Daimien Sigala5 päivää sitten
Does the fuel matter if a truck has bigger tires and heavy tires rather then normal tires for the gas to last longer ?
lorabenz5 päivää sitten
in denmark we only got 3 octane 92 - 95 - 99 realy old cars can get low octane fuel at depots and its 85 octan, is the Usa car fleet realy that old that you use that low octan fuel ?
lorabenz5 päivää sitten
sorry did not see the clip to the end, you guys real need the metric system
FlareSlayer5 päivää sitten
The 93 I get more gas miles out of it then the reg
mnb3235 päivää sitten
My ram recommends 89 but gas prices are spiking right now!!!
Astral'o Pithecus5 päivää sitten
We mostly have 95 and 100 octane in Europe. You can also find 85 in some places if you don't have a lot of money that day...
Richard Anderson5 päivää sitten
My truck is a diesel and the jeep has a carb, that was 16 minutes I'll never get back.
Kenneth Morillas5 päivää sitten
89 octane formercede
Julius Williams5 päivää sitten
Good add on the E-85. Consider updating and talking about the Ethanol free fuel and the benefits it can provide. Ethanol free does have more energy (a little) since gas is more energy dense than ethanol; and it usually provides a small increase in MPGs. However, In my experience, the increased cost isn’t worth the increased MPG.
Lance Mayabi5 päivää sitten
Loving the subaru forester
Luis Duran5 päivää sitten
My owners manual says 87 or higher I use 91 just because it’s a direct injection turbo charged engine to avoid the carbon build up 2020 Santa Fe 2.0T
Bill Rally6 päivää sitten
If that's true then why do you have more thumbs down then up
started picpalac6 päivää sitten
Most gastations have 87, 89, 91 and some 93
48 Tarentino6 päivää sitten
The intro look like a video game how the cars just switch up 🤣🤣🤣
Karen Gore6 päivää sitten
Chrisfix I don't have a car but I am getting one just so I can put the proper gas . I learned more in these 16 minutes and 11 seconds than I have in the last month literally . Sir I do appreciate you devotion and dedication . This makes your video interesting to people that have no interest in gas or cars . 👍👍
Paul Kimble6 päivää sitten
I have a flex fuel F150 and use premium fuel . I also go with premium AmsOil because it’s the better decision for long engine life
Dannie Crislip6 päivää sitten
My papaws car needs 87 gas
TheRabidPosum7 päivää sitten
I had a 4 cylinder and a V8 and I tried all and found both ran best on plus 89. Right in between. Premium is good for sports cars, regular is good for lawnmowers. Go right in between can't go wrong. I still say diesel is by far the best fuel and engines.
R P7 päivää sitten
Gas was cheap a year ago
Glenn Gutenberg7 päivää sitten
I have an 07 Acura RL it requires premium but I just can’t bring myself to spend that much money on gas so I run midgrade has been fine so far. I should probably through premium in it every now then though I suppose
BamBam Music7 päivää sitten
87 octane is the cleanest. Catalytic Cracking method makes higher octane dirtier. In general terms. Using heavy molecules to create octane instead of the old way of using lead. The higher the octane, the more heavier molecules have been used to get there. Thus, carbon build up. If you can run 87, then do it. Your engine will thank you and not have as many drivability issues.
Ariel Plumas7 päivää sitten
Man ,nice video but I tell you something without any arounds ,I am used always premium gas in my car and sometimes octane booster to keep the engine in good conditions the rest is history my friend ,the people used regular for cheap but them they pay more in mechanic .
Alec's Garden7 päivää sitten
Do you think you could talk about the 3 "e" Ratings (E-10, E-15, and E-85)
Bao Chau7 päivää sitten
Lol
JJSmalls8 päivää sitten
I use diesel in my gasoline car. Haven't had an issue yet.
Dookie Boy8 päivää sitten
the cheapest one is good for me
Seth Garza8 päivää sitten
I got a 2014 charger 5.7 the manual recommends 87, and 89 but I’m putting longtube headers and a throttle body spacer with a tune does running 91 have any benefits to the performance?
louis rodriguez8 päivää sitten
what about 89?
Justin unknow8 päivää sitten
tthink shell make this video a trash i stop watching when i hear that
Robert Vega8 päivää sitten
I strictly use 93 V power for my v6 2007 infiniti g35x from shell, I don’t get gas nowhere else
Billy Robert8 päivää sitten
i like that you still like comment even tho this video it a year old
Robert Stone8 päivää sitten
If you have a flex fuel truck will it hurt it to use regular
chuck norris8 päivää sitten
Alon refinery in Big Spring Texas, doesn't offer 87 grade, only 86!!!???
TheMarvelous8 päivää sitten
Wow this video was amazing...thanks
Gyron Bravo8 päivää sitten
Is it fine if you use regular and then put premium in the tank ?
topJimmyP19848 päivää sitten
Great info, so many ppl are misinformed on this. Now a vid on Methanol/ Ethanol blends and top tier fuels. REC90 for carbureted and powersports
Mike White8 päivää sitten
I just run pure seafoam in my car 😂 never will carbon be a problem again! Granted I'm walking but it's a fair trade.
Mike White8 päivää sitten
In a bad mood this morning so I go to chrisfix ! This dude always puts me in a good mood , best channel on youtube hands down.
Hx7 Salty Asian8 päivää sitten
Same
infospot 4119 päivää sitten
Check your owner's manual, if it recommends 87 then don't waste money putting 89 or 92/93 gas in your car unless your car owner manual recommends 92/93 gas.
Stray Sheep9 päivää sitten
Short answer from me is to just look at your car’s manual. Simple as that. But if you’re here to learn, absorb this man’s knowledge.
Gabriel Haas9 päivää sitten
In Wyoming we have 85 octane
Erik Perez9 päivää sitten
What happens if you mix 2 types of gas
Rudy G9 päivää sitten
All I notice is if I put 87 the gas goes quicker than if I put the 91
SoKo9 päivää sitten
Lol what we don’t know is the truck by him at the pump stayed for the whole video to learn too. Hehe
jenii Sullivan9 päivää sitten
Hey can you tell why is that when I turn my A/c on my car tend to estate and sometimes buck when it is moving can you tell me..
Roof_Korean9 päivää sitten
I love putting diesel in my gas car!
Byron Chavarria9 päivää sitten
In Canada 🇨🇦 Australia 🇦🇺 And Japan 🇯🇵 Gas Pumps Are Liters And Its Called Petrol Pump
Donald King9 päivää sitten
Thanks for video was helpful 🙂
Willard Fasto9 päivää sitten
90+ non ethanol in all gas powered things I own.
Gary Garry9 päivää sitten
In the uk you get 3 options in every gas station. 95, something between 95-99 usually 97. And diesel.
EpicTacoCatGalaxy9 päivää sitten
All I was thinking though this video as a kid was Wat about DORITO
dheuxngsjs dhienxhejzbd9 päivää sitten
Thank you for showing examples. It really helps show importance and helps me at least to understand in general.
Ky'saun James9 päivää sitten
Manz really tossed the racing helmet on for vehicle changes
Jared Leffler9 päivää sitten
Take it a bit further and talk about Colorado gas. We get 85-87-89.
Moonlover 559 päivää sitten
Chris, I have a question please I modified my flex fuel car to also use gasoline, but i don't know what to use normally. Should i use E-85 or gasoline?
bob roger10 päivää sitten
What octane rating should I put in my Tesla?
Greg Durkee10 päivää sitten
Higher octane is the only gas to run in today's air cooled motorcycle engines and high performance car engines due to its control of pre destination. Any car or truck that is stock runs well on 87 octane. With that said if your car is feeling sluggish you can run your car down to almost empty and add 5 to 10 gallons of high test to clean out the carbon deposits. Not needed all the time it's like a 6 month interval.
ChrisFix10 päivää sitten
Thanks for sharing!
Fat Badminton10 päivää sitten
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Anime Lover10 päivää sitten
Somewhere like up in the mountains the near Where I live they sell like 100 octane it was like nine dollars a gallon its expensive
Richard Barreto10 päivää sitten
Hi Chris, I purchased a 1984 Toyota Celica GTS Convertible in November 2020. It has 139K miles and I put premium gas in it. I believe its suppose to use regular gas. Should I be worried?
ChrisFix9 päivää sitten
You haven't done any harm to the car!
Bill Hubbard10 päivää sitten
I use Marathon 87 with Lucas HM fuel treatment
Tiffany T10 päivää sitten
So my 2013 Honda Accord EX Sedan manual says “87 octane or higher” so what is best? It’s a new car to me, but it has about 87k miles on it if that makes any difference. I drive it as well as I can. I can be a speed demon as I’m learning to find out. What fuel would you put in it? I’m actually in my way to the gas station now haha which is why I’m commenting before I finish watching the video.
CF Win10 päivää sitten
I have been driving for over 20 years but I have never purchase mid-grade gasoline, ever. I have never seen a vehicle that requires mi-grade.
RC moto10 päivää sitten
You didn't mention ethanol free gas.
PH-G10 päivää sitten
What about 85 octane at high altitude? I can't find any consistent information on if that's safe or not
gdb 54410 päivää sitten
When possible, add any injector cleaner or octane boost BEFORE filling the tank. The fuel pouring in will create a natural mixing action.
George Mancuso7 päivää sitten
BS
Zyzzus Christ10 päivää sitten
Is this an ad for Shell?