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What grade of fuel should I run?
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<blockquote data-quote="riverrunner5891" data-source="post: 245371" data-attributes="member: 7889"><p>I recently purchased a boat (first time owner) and need to ask your advice on fuel grades to run. The dealer told me to run Premium 97+ octane, but I have since been doing some checking and Mercury recommends 87 octane minimum. I have been told these motors are extremely sensitve to ethanol and to use the lowest ethanol content possible. I know a lot of times they use ethanol to increase the octane in gasoline, meaning the lower the octane the safer I would be (in my opinion). The motor is a 2006 Mercury 225 Pro XS Jet. Your thoughts an advice is much appreciated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="riverrunner5891, post: 245371, member: 7889"] I recently purchased a boat (first time owner) and need to ask your advice on fuel grades to run. The dealer told me to run Premium 97+ octane, but I have since been doing some checking and Mercury recommends 87 octane minimum. I have been told these motors are extremely sensitve to ethanol and to use the lowest ethanol content possible. I know a lot of times they use ethanol to increase the octane in gasoline, meaning the lower the octane the safer I would be (in my opinion). The motor is a 2006 Mercury 225 Pro XS Jet. Your thoughts an advice is much appreciated. [/QUOTE]
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