Premium Gas Recommended or Required?
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Not according the the owners manual...
If premium gasoline is not available, unleaded
regular gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKI
number (Research octane number 91) may be
temporarily used, but only under the following
precautions:
use of unleaded premium gasoline is <b>recommended</b>.
regular gasoline with an octane rating of 87 AKI
number (Research octane number 91) may be
temporarily used, but only under the following
precautions:
- Have the fuel tank filled only partially with
unleaded regular gasoline, and fill up with
unleaded premium gasoline as soon as
possible. - Avoid full throttle driving and abrupt acceleration.
use of unleaded premium gasoline is <b>recommended</b>.
Try diesel. That's what my friend accidentally did in his Accord and he probably made it about a good 10 feet until his car crapped out.
Price difference between 89 and 91 (cali) is negligible anyway. Worth the couple extra bucks to do what's right for your car.
Price difference between 89 and 91 (cali) is negligible anyway. Worth the couple extra bucks to do what's right for your car.
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I'd consider it bad luck and move on!!! or better yet, lease another brand new car and screw that up for someone else... there Happy?? DAD!!
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haha that happened to my friend's accord also
