I finally used up the tank of regular 87 octane and filled it with 91 premium gas from PetroCan a few days ago. I have not heard a "pinging" thus far and am hoping all is well. Perhaps the engine has a really good combustion pressure and enjoys premium gas or perhaps the gasoline nowadays ...

John, Do you have a 2.4 also?When current tank is nearing empty I'll try running premium fuel and take her on the highway for a bit and see how she reacts. Good highway vehicle she is. We bought it new and it's been on the road for 2 1/2 years now. Don't want to put crap through the intake either. I...

Ok thanks John will try a higher octane gas. I didn't want to take it in for a mechanic to look at unless I can rule out a few things on my own first. I'll report back when I have an answer.

The noise is definately an engine pining sound while driving and then stepping on the pedal. This is typically a sound that an engine does when the timing is a bit too far advanced or a symptom of using a gasoline of too low octane. No warning lights on the dash are lighting up and the car has 35,00...

Hi, The engine will ping a little bit at low rpm's sometimes, especially in warm weather. It's hard to notice unless the windows are down but it's definately there. Only 35,000 kms. on it. Anyone else have this issue?I've tried different regular 87 octane gasolines and the next higher octane grade a...