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Originally Posted by JesseG
Fuel quality is a factor in hearing the crickets or not. For me, they show up in the winter, and go away in the summer. I always use 93 octane. So I wouldn’t say it’s only because of poor quality fuel, but a combination of that and temperature. For me anyway.
Oh one other thing I noticed. When I bought my car, I heard the crickets at idle. I’m guessing they threw in the least expensive 89 octane fuel. After getting a full tank of 93 in there, the crickets disappeared.
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That is the total opposite of what I had. I had them in the heat of summer no matter what fuel I ran. When it got cold they went away.
This is why it is so hard to narrow down cause and affect. No two people seem to have the same results no matter what fuel, temperature, additives, driving style, etc. etc they tried. The good news (for me) is that I have never had a peep out of the 2020!
Oh and 89 octane fuel is no poorer quality than 93 no matter what marketing you wish to believe. It is just a difference in in knock resistance not a measure of quality