Can Anyone Tell Me If 92 Octane Is Required In My 2k Maxima? And What Would Happen If I Were To Use 87 Octane? With Gas Prices These Days I Hope I Made The Right Desision Buying This Car,hands Down It Is Thee Best I Have Ever Owned.

 

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°3LY$\OID02]Can Anyone Tell Me If 92 Octane Is Required In My 2k Maxima? And What Would Happen If I Were To Use 87 Octane? With Gas Prices These Days I Hope I Made The Right Desision Buying This Car,hands Down It Is Thee Best I Have Ever Owned.[/QUOTE]



If It's The Best Car You've Ever Owned Yet You Hope You Made The Right Decicsion In Buying It, You Need Serious Help.

 

Whats with capitalizing all your words dude?

Anyways, I think it recommends 91 octane. Where I am, it is pretty tough to get 91, so I get 93. If I'm strapped, I'll get half 93 and half 89. I never get 87. And 92 octane, I've never heard of that.

 

There is a lot of argument on this subject and I don't know the optimum answer. I use 87 octane almost always and have no known problems. This probably causes less than maximum performance, but has never caused knock. My mileage probably suffers a little as the timing is likely somewhat retarded by the engine control module.

 

If you don't drive like a madman the lower octane will not hurt it.

 

Well, why would you own a VQ and not drive like a madman, at least some of the time.

 

You can use low octane gas as long as your engine doesn't ping. Big debate on how higer octane gas gives better mileage, makes your car run better, etc

 

You will get the same gas mileage with low or high octane. The higher octane makes you car run better since it should not cause the fuel to burn to quickly. If this happens the engine retards the timing and will have less power.