Thread: Valve pinging
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Old 04-18-2007, 04:31 PM
Chilly Chilly is offline
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Default Re: Valve pinging

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Originally Posted by abward View Post
Yesterday I was going over a small hill so I pressed the gas a bit (enough to go up the hill) and the engine was pinging. This reminded me of my former car when I ran regular instead of middle grade.

Has anyone else experienced this, or do I have a bad tank of gas?

It has no-name brand (Crown) gas in it right now. I have a hair under 3K miles on the car.
Just curious. Are you sure it is pinging and not maybe some valve clattering. You might want to check your oil just to make sure it isn't low for some reason.

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