K@R£N
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just passed my test and I topped my petrol up for the first time on my own the other day. I put unleaded petrol in and I'm now paranoid if it was the right petrol. the thing is my car has started to sound different.
please help
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Ry_B
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Well....is your car a diesel?
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abdus
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is your car petrol or diesel? 
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K@R£N
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its petrol but my friend sais there is different kinds of petrol, i just put in the onli petrol the garage had
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Ry_B
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There's super unleaded, but that wouldn't do your car any harm as it's only a higher octane.
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K@R£N
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ok so do u have any ideas, its just had an mot the other month, its hard to descibe wot it sounds like but rather than a constant brum, its brum brum bruming lol hope that gives you an idea
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Ry_B
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Cars generally go brum brum...
Have you noticed any loss of power/economy?
The petrol you filled up with could have been sat for ages and crap quality...
If you stuck diesel in it you'd know about it!
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K@R£N
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i know cars go brum brum, but like i sed when in neatral its used to just have a constant humming sound but its gon more brum brum brum, i got petrol from asda, but that wont make a difference wil it
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SHARPY
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your probably on about leaded petrol ... about 1% of petrol stations still have this so its unlikely youve put that in your car
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abdus
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fill up with optimax 
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K@R£N
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quote:
Originally posted by SHARPY
your probably on about leaded petrol ... about 1% of petrol stations still have this so its unlikely youve put that in your car
wot happens if i did put it in tho???
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Ry_B
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The valves would burn out, you might get away with it if it's a small amount of leaded/unldeaded mixture though
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K@R£N
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quote:
Originally posted by Ry_B
The valves would burn out, you might get away with it if it's a small amount of leaded/unldeaded mixture though
with wot i've told you does it seem quite possible that ther valves have burned out or not???
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Ry_B
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No. To me it sounds more like you have a 1 litre 12V and the ICV is broken
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kezza
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i wouldnt worry about it but if you want to reasure yourself just ask a mechanic to listen to it!
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