• 4 Stroke Husqvarna Motorcycles Made In Italy - About 1989 to 2014
     TE = 4st Enduro & TC = 4st Cross

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2008 TE 450 Fuel

bmxerdude2087

bmxerdude2087

Husqvarna
A Class
Hey all,
Ive got an 08 Te 450:D and i am currently filling it with 91 octane pump fuel in california (has some ethanol). The manual says it wants 95 or higher octane and i was wondering what benefits there are to running a higher octane fuel. will i ever experience engine pinging with 91? what are the risks involved, if any, with 91 fuel? I dont care at all about a few hp gain from the better fuel, but i REALLY care about the wear on the engine. I want to maximize this engines life with as little maintenance and wear as possible. will 95+ octane add to its longevity compared to 91?
Should i buy high octane (like 111 octane) and mix it with 91 to get approx 95+? i have heard of people doing this.
also, can damage be done to the engine by putting 87 in? my dumb friend filled it with 87 w/o telling me when the bike had 150 miles on it:thumbsdown:
i am not racing, mostly st and misc trails. lots of ds riding too.
thanks for all the help!!! :thumbsup:
 
My 07 TE450 runs just fine after 5000 miles of Ca. hi-test. And there have been times in the boonies that the bike had to run on regular, as no high octane was available, and I didn't notice that the bike ran strangely or pinged, although I wouldn't want to run it on that all the time.:excuseme:.
 
Do the bike a favor every once in a while. Get a 5 gal can of Sunoco 112 Supreme and mix 4 91 pump to 1 112 Sunoco in a 5 gallon jug. Put this in the tank ever other or few tank fills. Your valve seats and bike will love you. George at Up-tite gives this remedy and I stick to it. I have the same bike w/o smog crap on it, 3,500 miles thus far and it runs awesome.
 
The Husky manual is written from a EU perspective. They use a different octane measuring method there vs what we do here in the US.

EU uses the RON (research octane number), we use R+M/2 (research + method /2). EU 95 is going to be very close to US 91, ethanol or not.
 
Running a gas with too low an octane rating on occasion should not hurt the bike but if you are getting any pinging or knocking sounds, this is not good and should be avoided ...

Plus running some of the more expensive stuff with the lead should be a little benfitial to your engine's topend... I like the idea of running some of the mixes to pump the gas quality up some and hold the expense down at the same time...
 
One thing to keep in mind is that when you go to the gas pump to fill up the first 1/2-3/4 gallon of gas is going to be whatever the previous person pumped, which is most likely 87 octane. So you are really getting a mix of two different grades of fuel when you go to the pump. Kinda sucks when you are working with such a small gas tank.
 
to remedy the pump thing, fueling at home with your own cans when ever possible can help but you dont want to let the feul sit for to long because of the high alcohol content. it goes bad rather quickly
 
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