I have had this wonderful new 2012 Avalanche since early February, and I'm very happy with it. And that is really thanks to this site and the members who share their knowledge and skills.
When I first picked up the truck, it had about a quarter tank of fuel. That's another story, but regardless, I went to my local station and filled it up. Without much thought, I filled the tank with premium - I was kind of thinking 5.3 litre motor, V8 - must be premium. So I go about my merry way and don't really think about this again.
After a few more fillups, I'm starting to think that I don't need premium - mid-grade or regular will do just fine. So I start to use the mid-grade.
Last week, I'm doing some reading about lawn tractors, and this one company says use only premium - nothing less - because premium has no ethanol content, and ethanol is hard on the engine. Mind you, the engines in question here are only 22hp and 2 cylinder, but I'm starting to wonder about the Chevy's motor now.
Premium contains no ethanol, mid-grade can up to 5%, and regular can go as high as 10%. I don't know about other places. I believe this is provincial law (I'm in Ontario), so different states and provinces could have more or less ethanol present.
So my long-winded question is, what kind of fuel are people using and why?
Michael
When I first picked up the truck, it had about a quarter tank of fuel. That's another story, but regardless, I went to my local station and filled it up. Without much thought, I filled the tank with premium - I was kind of thinking 5.3 litre motor, V8 - must be premium. So I go about my merry way and don't really think about this again.
After a few more fillups, I'm starting to think that I don't need premium - mid-grade or regular will do just fine. So I start to use the mid-grade.
Last week, I'm doing some reading about lawn tractors, and this one company says use only premium - nothing less - because premium has no ethanol content, and ethanol is hard on the engine. Mind you, the engines in question here are only 22hp and 2 cylinder, but I'm starting to wonder about the Chevy's motor now.
Premium contains no ethanol, mid-grade can up to 5%, and regular can go as high as 10%. I don't know about other places. I believe this is provincial law (I'm in Ontario), so different states and provinces could have more or less ethanol present.
So my long-winded question is, what kind of fuel are people using and why?
Michael