shortgun:
As long as the PMS is not adulterated you are good to go.

HeavenlyBang:
Reduced performance and poor fuel economy are the major issues.

Mercs and Lexuses aren't that bad. It's Acura's and Infiniti's that have it really bad. Plus those with turbo engines.

banky3w:


For these particular reasons is why I wouldn't have anything to do with those brands. Why would I be comfortable with any form of underperformance in my car?

banky3w:
Merry Christmas Nairalanders

How do car owners in Nigeria cope with their cars that required premium fuel? Are these Mercedes benz and lexus owners aware of the fuel required for their cars? Let's discuss......

banky3w:


For these particular reasons is why I wouldn't have anything to do with those brands. Why would I be comfortable with any form of underperformance in my car?

CityNGR:

Mind your business.

banky3w:
Merry Christmas Nairalanders

How do car owners in Nigeria cope with their cars that required premium fuel? Are these Mercedes benz and lexus owners aware of the fuel required for their cars? Let's discuss......

banky3w:

Go use the gifts Gazzuzz gave you and be saved...... Merry Christmas.

GAZZUZZ:


when you buy a Foreign used car, if you inspect the intake area and injectors from combustion side, they are usually very clean. The catalytic converters usually very white.

Give car 3-6months go back and Inspect. The catalytic converter would have turned brown and intake and injectors would have turned black with tarlike substance on the exposed surfaces.

This is irrespective of the use of recommended oil or presence of a DTC.

We have very shitty fuel.

The ford's, Acura and honda's are very susceptible to our bad fuel and the catalytic converters get blocked really quick, it's worse when theres an emission DTC and engine is not running efficiently. for most toyota's, they burn out their catalytic converters, but cannot be said of other brands.


hopefully Dangote will get it right.

CityNGR:


Merry Christmas to you too. Leave we Benz users alone. Follow valarinz and the Volvo crew.

banky3w:


This info is loud and clear but on the interim, what can you do? Would you rather stay off those cars or go with octane boosters and hope for the best?

banky3w:
Merry Christmas Nairalanders

[b]How do car owners in Nigeria cope with their cars that required premium fuel? Are these Mercedes benz and lexus owners aware of the fuel required for their cars? Let's discuss......[/b]

rationalmind:


What can we do? The very obvious disadvantage is shitty MPG as mentioned by several others.

However, the joy of driving for weeks and sometimes months without coming across my vehicle make & model overshadows the pain of constantly visiting the gas station.

GAZZUZZ:


when you buy a Foreign used car, if you inspect the intake area and injectors from combustion side, they are usually very clean. The catalytic converters usually very white.

Give car 3-6months go back and Inspect. The catalytic converter would have turned brown and intake and injectors would have turned black with tarlike substance on the exposed surfaces.

This is irrespective of the use of recommended oil or presence of a DTC.

We have very shitty fuel.

The ford's, Acura and honda's are very susceptible to our bad fuel and the catalytic converters get blocked really quick, it's worse when theres an emission DTC and engine is not running efficiently. for most toyota's, they burn out their catalytic converters, but cannot be said of other brands.


hopefully Dangote will get it right.

rationalmind:



However, the joy of driving for weeks and sometimes months without coming across my vehicle make & model overshadows the pain of constantly visiting the gas station.

bizzle2:

That one na small thing, you no talk about the beastly performance and glorious handling.

For the performance I get, I would buy the wahala over and over again. I set my mind on quarterly Carbon Cleaning

My 2nd gen MDX rides like a f*cking dream. For an SUV of that size the ride is unbelieveably fun and nimble. I cannot wipe the smug look on my face when I'm tearing past showoff drivers , and have them glancing sideways in embarrassment trying to compete in thier shiny new 201x Highlanders and RXs .
Had a recent experience last week on the Lagos Ibadan express way. this fx35 comes barreling out of no where and cuts in front of me , styling and speeding like the road King he assumed he was. I just smile....in less than 60 secs the guy was made a believer.

9icetoo:

Does your second gen MDX not ping (rattling sound coming from engine) when you try to rev above 3k rpm or stump on the accelerator?
Do you use octane booster? I'm asking cos mine pings like mad unless I add octane booster.
I enjoyed the mad acceleration when I drove it with the obodo oyibo fuel it came with.

9icetoo:

Does your second gen MDX not ping (rattling sound coming from engine) when you try to rev above 3k rpm or stump on the accelerator?
Do you use octane booster? I'm asking cos mine pings like mad unless I add octane booster.
I enjoyed the mad acceleration when I drove it with the obodo oyibo fuel it came with.

bizzle2:

I haven't had any pinging experience. No rattling at all evn at speeds of up to 100 mph (160km/h)
Car is fairly new tho, less than two months.
However i notice some type of high pitched screeching sound on high speeds. definitely not from the engine, I'm still unsure what the culprit is.

bizzle2:

I haven't had any pinging experience. No rattling at all evn at speeds of up to 100 mph (160km/h)
Car is fairly new tho, less than two months.
However i notice some type of high pitched screeching sound on high speeds. definitely not from the engine, I'm still unsure what the culprit is.

HeavenlyBang:


Does your car recommend or require premium?

Any Range Rover users in the house with input?

9icetoo:

Wind noise from slightly open door seals.
Is the car an MDX 2nd gen?/

Does it make a difference if the fuel is bought anywhere else other than nnpc cos the last two fills have been nnpc and the pinging was very evident.

bizzle2:

HeavenlyBang:

Thanks!

And you don't get any pinging. Interesting. Your J37A1 engine has a compression ratio of 11.2, which is one of the highest I've seen for a mainstream car. How's your throttle response? And gas mileage? Have you ever filled up at a particular station and felt that your car was a bit abnormal when driving?

Another interesting case is the 2GR-FSE on the IS350. Compression ratio of 11.8, and people still drive it here.

I'm just curious, btw. I'm looking into Nigerian fuel and possible effects on performance engines.

kingreign:


These things pings, a lot of folks drive them without knowing. If you try that with a range rover sports, you'd soon see "reduced engine performance" on dash. Its best to keep using the octane boosters.

HeavenlyBang:


Any negative effect of octane boosters? I hear they can mess up your fuel assembly (clog injectors, etc).

kingreign:

Yep. Over time.