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Dave Plowman (News)
 
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Default 99 Octane petrol

In article ,
Rob Morley wrote:
Tescos 99 stops my M3 from
making horrible low rpm pinking noises.


So would fixing the timing :-)


You'd certainly expect the knock sensors to do their job.

IIRC, the M series is among the few where super is recommended.

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