Pinging when using regular fuel

pks17 · 02-11-2008, 09:43 PM

Ok, i am getting pinging under medium load in my R18. Whenever i floor it in a high gear i hear it, and whenever i stab the throttle real quick i hear it. Its starting to get annoying, anyone else get this too?
I have a feeling honda was a little over optimistic when they recomended reg fuel with a 10.5:1 compression motor.
I think this is one of the times that higher octane WILL benifit greatly.
thanks guys

schield · 02-11-2008, 10:12 PM

You should be fine running regular fuel, try a tank of premium if you want, wouldn't hurt. I suggest taking it to the dealer if it is pinning on regular fuel, not a good sign. You could have gotten a tank of bad gas as well. If nothing changes, follow the yellow brick road (dealer).

whtdvl · 02-11-2008, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by schield

You should be fine running regular fuel, try a tank of premium if you want, wouldn't hurt. I suggest taking it to the dealer if it is pinning on regular fuel, not a good sign. You could have gotten a tank of bad gas as well. If nothing changes, follow the yellow brick road (dealer).

you shouldn't have any problems...take it to the dealer..

have you noticed this on multiple tanks? or just this one tank?

could be a bad tank of gas..

Kidekat · 02-12-2008, 01:33 AM

+1 for a tank of bad fuel. Chase it down with a bottle of Octane booster, or try fueling up somewhere else then take it to the dealer if problem isn't resolved.

tukai · 02-12-2008, 10:30 AM

Are you sure you didn't buy an SI?

ex5coupe · 02-13-2008, 12:03 AM

My car has done this forever. It is so annoying, everything you described is the same as mine, its so audible. The other day it backfired through the intake, I am not sure whats up. This throttle response is so slow. It seems like it takes forever to go from 1500 to 4500rpm. The car really feels like its pulling ignition timing, and that would make sense to the octane claim, btw, last time i used premium for one tank I am not sure if it really made a difference.

pks17 · 02-13-2008, 08:29 PM

Yah are you guys sure you arent hearing it, you gotta turn off the stereo for this one, helps to open the window and go drive somewhere not noisy, up hill if possible.
then put it in a high gear, eg. 4th or 5th and coast then gas it fully, lagging the engine.
It pings for about .5 seconds to 1 second before either the timing is changed by the computer, or the engine revs come up higher.
It sounds like when you manually advance the timing too much on a car, if anyone has done that before.
I think its normal for this engine, but just want to hear it from honda.

pks17 · 02-13-2008, 08:29 PM

I think the place i get gas is also

y, so im going to change it up and see how that goes.

turktech · 02-14-2008, 12:01 AM

i got a little bit of pingin and then used 89 and it went away

02-11-2008, 09:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,542	Pinging when using regular fuel Ok, i am getting pinging under medium load in my R18. Whenever i floor it in a high gear i hear it, and whenever i stab the throttle real quick i hear it. Its starting to get annoying, anyone else get this too? I have a feeling honda was a little over optimistic when they recomended reg fuel with a 10.5:1 compression motor. I think this is one of the times that higher octane WILL benifit greatly. thanks guys
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02-11-2008, 10:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
schield Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wausau/Madison WI Age: 24 Posts: 248 Tyler	You should be fine running regular fuel, try a tank of premium if you want, wouldn't hurt. I suggest taking it to the dealer if it is pinning on regular fuel, not a good sign. You could have gotten a tank of bad gas as well. If nothing changes, follow the yellow brick road (dealer).

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Kidekat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Placentia, CA Posts: 838	+1 for a tank of bad fuel. Chase it down with a bottle of Octane booster, or try fueling up somewhere else then take it to the dealer if problem isn't resolved.

02-12-2008, 10:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
tukai Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Str8 90210 gangsta! Age: 35 Posts: 1,990 tukai	Are you sure you didn't buy an SI?

02-13-2008, 12:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
ex5coupe Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 165	My car has done this forever. It is so annoying, everything you described is the same as mine, its so audible. The other day it backfired through the intake, I am not sure whats up. This throttle response is so slow. It seems like it takes forever to go from 1500 to 4500rpm. The car really feels like its pulling ignition timing, and that would make sense to the octane claim, btw, last time i used premium for one tank I am not sure if it really made a difference.

02-13-2008, 08:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,542	Yah are you guys sure you arent hearing it, you gotta turn off the stereo for this one, helps to open the window and go drive somewhere not noisy, up hill if possible. then put it in a high gear, eg. 4th or 5th and coast then gas it fully, lagging the engine. It pings for about .5 seconds to 1 second before either the timing is changed by the computer, or the engine revs come up higher. It sounds like when you manually advance the timing too much on a car, if anyone has done that before. I think its normal for this engine, but just want to hear it from honda.

02-13-2008, 08:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
pks17 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,542	I think the place i get gas is also y, so im going to change it up and see how that goes.

02-14-2008, 12:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
turktech Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 631	i got a little bit of pingin and then used 89 and it went away

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