x-mode007

So premium to use or the regular stuff will work??

Ron A

Premium. See my confessions at #17 in this thread http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79469

Tripp11

Premium for me.

cullal

Use Premium

JoganJani

If you are trying to save money, you will not save more than $1500 - $2000 by filling regular during entire period you own the car. It's not worth to compromise the power output.

caball88

premium there is a 10 cent difference per gallon right now. if you get 20 gallons a week that comes out to 2 bucks extra 52 weeks in a year that is extra 104 dollars. if you get 40 gallons a week then it doubles to 208 dollars extra. dude are you that broke that you cannot afford the extra couple of hundred bucks? if so then you should have got another car.

x-mode007

No it's not the money thing... if it was then the TL would be out of the question..... BUT i also have a 02 suburban and my mec. told me that every 5th tank of premium will be fine on the suburban.. wanted to know if the same thing applies to the TL....BTW I get the TL next week....

senoufo

senoufo

Premium all the way. Just had a price increase up here, we're at a buck a liter...so be it.

cypwood1

Regular will work, but you will likely develop carbon problems. Don't F around with a car of that calibur.

KeithT

Always RTFM it will tell you what grade of fuel to use, FYI - 91 octane is what the TL manual calls for.

FWIW – Higher the octane fuel has a higher ignition point, lower octane fuel will actually make more power. We give up the power from the fuel, so that we can raise the compression ratio, which gives even more power. Once you raise the comp. ratio the cylinder temps rise and low octane fuel can ignite before the spark plug fires (and that’s bad). Modern cars have sensors that listen for this early detonation, and will detune the engine to prevent any damage.


-Keith

cM3go

Premium only, 93 octane or higher, Mobile or BP only

Those are my standards. Nothing less in my baby.

KJSmitty

If I could save $2K in gas,, I would be using low/mid grade myself.... At an average of 10 cents diference per gallon, thats about $1.50 a week extra for me.. So about $6.00 a month, $72.00 per year, so approx $216 in 3 years or $360 over 5 years. It costs me more to wax my car than that.. Not even worth thinking about..

Now, if/when premium is over 50+ cents difference, then I won't be shopping for vehicles that "require" it.. Nor will many manufacturers be trying to sell them in this price range....

Just my opinion

Premium, "It just tastes better!"

Majorhouse

Premium here as well. But I must admit, I use Hess, Citgo and Marathon sometimes. The swing in price between those and the Mobil, Shell, BP, etc. is anywhere from .10 to .20 a gallon. I still get 93 octane and the gas comes from the same holding tanks as the others.

jdone

For the 126,000,789 time, you WON'T WON'T WILL NOT save one blessed dime by using regular in your TL. The car will run just fine but the computer will retard the timing to avoid knocking. This will result in fewer mpg and will probably COST YOU MORE MONEY to use regular. If you can't afford premium gas get a different car, I would suggest a Focus or a used Hundai.

caball88

used hyundai? aren't new ones bad enough why get a used?

JoganJani

used and hyundai is oxymoron.

x-mode007

Ok the point is made I WILL ONLY ONLY USE PREMIUM when i get my TL. Can we stop posting to this thread?