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I am buying a used max '01 and the previous owner says that he has been using 89 octane. Is 91 octane required in the owners manual? If yes, could much damage be done using 89 for 31k miles? How would one determine the damage?
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Re: Octane
Originally posted by fredericksw
I am buying a used max '01 and the previous owner says that he has been using 89 octane. Is 91 octane required in the owners manual? If yes, could much damage be done using 89 for 31k miles? How would one determine the damage?
Rick
I am buying a used max '01 and the previous owner says that he has been using 89 octane. Is 91 octane required in the owners manual? If yes, could much damage be done using 89 for 31k miles? How would one determine the damage?
Rick
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=218598
and check the FAQ's.
Keep this in mind. I'm sure Nissan knew that requiring 91+ octane would turn away many buyers. I'm sure Nissan knew that if they said 87 octane was fine that it would attract more buyers. I'm sure since Nissan made the car, that they know what octane it requires since they spent 10's of thousands of dollars testing the engine with 91+ octane.
That being said, after reading many articles on the subject, if the guy your buying it from was older, he probably drove the car fairly easy. If he did, you probably won't have any problems with it. I would flush the engine with BG44k and then use 91+ octane from now on.
That being said, after reading many articles on the subject, if the guy your buying it from was older, he probably drove the car fairly easy. If he did, you probably won't have any problems with it. I would flush the engine with BG44k and then use 91+ octane from now on.
Originally posted by 255HP_03_SE
I'm sure Nissan also designed the car knowing that there will be owners who use other octane levels.
Using 89 is just fine.
I'm sure Nissan also designed the car knowing that there will be owners who use other octane levels.
Using 89 is just fine.
Originally posted by 255HP_03_SE
what is the part number for a 'fail safe'? Never heard of that part before... can we mod it? is it an easy install?
what is the part number for a 'fail safe'? Never heard of that part before... can we mod it? is it an easy install?
Originally posted by 255HP_03_SE
what is the part number for a 'fail safe'? Never heard of that part before... can we mod it? is it an easy install?
what is the part number for a 'fail safe'? Never heard of that part before... can we mod it? is it an easy install?
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When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
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Originally posted by Magellan
When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
Originally posted by Magellan
When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
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Originally posted by Magellan
When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
When will you resident post ****** realize that we can save valuable bandwidth by ignoring these weekly octane threads? Personally, I'm sick of them. With the search feature off, one response to the unknowing newbie is OK, like jjs did above, but that should be it.
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread....ghlight=octane
it's getting old.
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Originally posted by Virus
Because I haven't forgotten what it feels like to be a newbie and ask questions that I don't know the answer to. Be patient. Everything will be ok.
Because I haven't forgotten what it feels like to be a newbie and ask questions that I don't know the answer to. Be patient. Everything will be ok.
not trying to bash a newbie, just trying to get "check the FAQ" instilled in them.
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