Regular gas causing problems???

[kingman]

Hi

There is a 2000 vette in Calif 6 spd coupe and it's for sale but had an issue that l don't understand. My freind in Calif is too far away for me to help him so l'm trying to point him in the right direction.

This was a post from one of the sellers threads;

Every 3-4 time I start the car I get hesitation while the car is turning over. Sometime I have to step on the gas to get it started. Nothing major it does start just annoys me. Anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Any suggestions?"

This was his answer.

I took it to get it looked at and there is nothing wrong. My mechanic (certified GM) told me this happens when you put regular gas in the car. Though the manual will say you can put regular, you should always stick to premium. Premium will optimize the car's performance and you won't get hesitation


Thanks

Alan

 

[c4c5specialist]

Hi there,
It all depends on what type of hesitation you are talking about.
If you are talking about hesitation from the time your turning your key, to the time the starter begins to turn the engine, that is NOT fuel. That is the time it takes for the starter enable relay to engage when seeing the correct password from the body control module.
If it is a delay when the actual engine starts to run, from the starter turning the engine, then yes it would most likely be fuel.
Allthebest, c4c5