wemay
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2014 Sonata 2.4
12,000 miles
87 octane or higher is what the owner's manual specifies.
Recently been using 93 with no evidence of pinging but wife did last fill from almost empty w/87.
Car runs great and consistently returns a mixed-driving 28 mpg.
In the recent past I drove my Sonata with the radio off, just to hear if any strange noises were present. I dont blast the radio, mostly listen to sports talk and news with a rare blast of music. I mention that to establish how light the pinging is. I noticed some pinging on acceleration when gears up-shift between 3-4-5. It lasts about one or two seconds only and no one hears it unless I point it out (wife). I thought it was bad gas so i refilled with another brand (but 89) and the pinging went away, I thought. It actually didnt. So, I took the Sonata (filled w/87) to two dealerships this week and both hooked up a scan tool and drove the car. No codes came up. Both advised that the condition is absolutely normal and gave me a printed invoice indicating as such. The Svc Advisors each advised it's a d.i. high compression design characteristic and fine.
Thoughts...
12,000 miles
87 octane or higher is what the owner's manual specifies.
Recently been using 93 with no evidence of pinging but wife did last fill from almost empty w/87.
Car runs great and consistently returns a mixed-driving 28 mpg.
In the recent past I drove my Sonata with the radio off, just to hear if any strange noises were present. I dont blast the radio, mostly listen to sports talk and news with a rare blast of music. I mention that to establish how light the pinging is. I noticed some pinging on acceleration when gears up-shift between 3-4-5. It lasts about one or two seconds only and no one hears it unless I point it out (wife). I thought it was bad gas so i refilled with another brand (but 89) and the pinging went away, I thought. It actually didnt. So, I took the Sonata (filled w/87) to two dealerships this week and both hooked up a scan tool and drove the car. No codes came up. Both advised that the condition is absolutely normal and gave me a printed invoice indicating as such. The Svc Advisors each advised it's a d.i. high compression design characteristic and fine.
Thoughts...