"For improved vehicle performance, NISSAN recommends the use of
unleaded premium gasoline
with an octane rating of at least 91 AKI number "

Like I said,,it doesn't say it will not run on Reg.......your going to
get reduced mileage, reduce HP, and its going to ping on hard
acceleration. The engine is designed to run best on Premium, if it was
not, then yes, Premium is a waste of money.

Hey its your $30,000 car,,save your pennies and take your chances,,,if
you read the whole manual, it says that if you experience frequent
spark knock, you should use a better grade fuel, and that prolonged
operation of the vehicle could damage the engine, and void the
warrantee.

This thread keeps coming up over and over,,,go to maxima.org and see
what the experts say about which fuel to use. For this difference in
price of reg and premium, why anyone would buy this car, and then run
regular in it , and expect it to perform just like premium, is beyond
me....????????

<AZV14 (AT) netscape (DOT) com> wrote

What if you just can't find anything but 87 grade?

AZV14 (AT) netscape (DOT) com wrote:
104 octane!!

CD

Why does everyone in these threads always leave out the previous sentence in
the owners manual: "Use unleaded regular gasoline with an octane rating of
at least 87 AKI (Anti-Knock Index) number (Research octane number 91)."?

Just because the car costs $30,000 doesn't mean you are automatically
injuring it if you don't give it more than what the manual says is required.
There are lots of $30,000 cars out there that use regular gas. "For improved
performance" means optional and implies you have a choice. Using the
required fuel octane (87) cannot void the warranty. Screaming louder does
not make it so.

It should not "ping" on 87 octane fuel. If the car is not running correctly
on what is clearly stated as the required fuel grade, that is a fault that
should be corrected under the warranty. Take it back to the dealer and make
them fix it. If the car injures itself because of using 87 octane fuel,
that is also a fault that should be corrected under the warranty.


On 8/2/06 8:20 PM, in article 44d34f27.28188656 (AT) news (DOT) west.cox.net,
"AZV14 (AT) netscape (DOT) com" <AZV14 (AT) netscape (DOT) com> wrote: