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Old 02-21-2003, 02:59 PM
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MB recommends 91 octane fuel. AS long as you are within 1 point of that then you should be OK.
Mixing 93 octane with 87 octane will make 90 octane. Some stations only have 2 grades & then mix those to get other octane grades. Ie; Sunoco, also they don't buy crude from the "middle east".
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