Google Groups no longer supports new Usenet posts or subscriptions. Historical content remains viewable.
Dismiss

99 Accord EX V6 gas?

340 views
Skip to first unread message

sandybch

unread,
May 11, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/11/99
to
Does the 99 Accord EX V6 require premium gas, as does the Toyota V6, or
is regular unleaded o.k.? Thanks for info. Please answer by e-mail.


--== Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ ==--
---Share what you know. Learn what you don't.---

BobsGL1500

unread,
May 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/12/99
to
>Does the 99 Accord EX V6 require premium gas, as does the Toyota V6, or
>is regular unleaded o.k.? Thanks for info. Please answer by e-mail.
>

I have a 1998 Honda Accord EX V6 Coupe and since new I have only used regular
87 octane fuel and I am averaging 28.2 mpg. The owners manual states that fuel
with a minimum octane level of 86 is acceptable.

MJOVE

unread,
May 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/12/99
to
I use regular on my 99 Accord EX V6 and used regular on my 96 Camry V6. Never
seemed to a problem.

sandro

unread,
May 12, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/12/99
to
if you examine the owners manual.....on the very last page...... for my 98
Accord EX-V6 says under the heading "Gasoline: "

"Unleaded gasoline, pump octane number of 86 or higher".

I don't know about your area, but around here, "regular" gas has an octane
rating of 87. Using gas with a higher octane rating is simply a waste of
money, as the engine was designed to run on 86 octane as stated by Honda.
If you can't trust the people who designed your car from scratch, why trust
anyone else?


Sandro.

sandybch <sand...@my-dejanews.com> wrote in message
news:7h9r69$cbb$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...


> Does the 99 Accord EX V6 require premium gas, as does the Toyota V6, or
> is regular unleaded o.k.? Thanks for info. Please answer by e-mail.
>
>

S. Brown

unread,
May 13, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/13/99
to MJOVE
Thanks for the input. Which car do you like better-- the Honda or the Camry?
Sandy

Chris Wright

unread,
May 17, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/17/99
to

OK, this makes sense. But what does it say on the dashboard, next to
the fuel guage?


In article <3742b87d...@news.mindspring.com>, <n...@mail.address>
wrote:

> finally, someone with intelligence. you wouldn't believe how many
> people with the new v6 accords come in here CLAIMING to experience
> "15-20hp" by using premium fuel. it just doesn't happen when the car
> only requires regular.

Tony Warren

unread,
May 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/18/99
to
There is nothing beside the fuel guage , no indication of what knd of
gas to use. The manual says 86 or higher. I put 87 because nowhere here
sales 86.


n...@mail.address

unread,
May 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/18/99
to

n...@mail.address

unread,
May 18, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/18/99
to
yeah, but you do know that FORD was contracted to make the guage
cluster, right?

On Mon, 17 May 1999 20:39:06 -0600, Chris Wright
<chr...@orbitworld.net> wrote:

>
>OK, this makes sense. But what does it say on the dashboard, next to
>the fuel guage?
>
>
>In article <3742b87d...@news.mindspring.com>, <n...@mail.address>
>wrote:
>

0 new messages