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by pat HOST
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Oct 09, 2004 (9:54 am)
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You could try eBay by clicking on a link on the left side of the page.
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- #8396 of 8972
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regular fuel for 04 se
by babe915
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Oct 12, 2004 (7:08 pm)
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I have a o5 max 3.5 booklet that says 87 octane may be used.
dealer has no booklets for the 04 3.5 is the
04 ok to use regular also.
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- #8397 of 8972
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regular fuel for 04 se
by babe915
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Oct 12, 2004 (7:13 pm)
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I have a o5 max 3.5 booklet that says 87 octane may be used.
dealer has no booklets for the 04 3.5 is the
04 ok to use regular also.
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- #8398 of 8972
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [babe915]
by p100
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Oct 13, 2004 (10:19 am)
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Replying to: babe915 (Oct 12, 2004 7:13 pm)
If you use regular unleaded, you get lower performance and lower fuel economy. Using premium pays for itself, because even if it is about 20cents more per gallon, you may see 10% improvement in fuel economy.
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [p100]
by bowke28
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Oct 13, 2004 (11:21 am)
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Replying to: p100 (Oct 13, 2004 10:19 am)
10% improved fuel economy?!?! in which universe did they change the laws of physics?!?!
you would be lucky to get a whole mile to the gallon better. in many cases, people get worse mileage with premium.
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [bowke28]
by georged98
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Oct 14, 2004 (9:37 am)
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Replying to: bowke28 (Oct 13, 2004 11:21 am)
That is true. My gas mileage went down when I switched to premium gas. I'm back to using regular gas, 87 Octane. No problems at all with this grade. I have 48,000 miles on my 02 GLE so far and still running great on regular gas.
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [georged98]
by pegasus17
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Oct 14, 2004 (11:00 am)
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Replying to: georged98 (Oct 14, 2004 9:37 am)
Pls confirm that you've been using regular (87 octane) gas for most of 48000 miles with no problems? What is your fuel economy like? BTW, the onboard trip computer MPG on my 03 Max is off by 2-3 mpg consistently...
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [coppamc]
by aggiedog
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Oct 14, 2004 (2:49 pm)
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Replying to: pegasus17 (Oct 14, 2004 11:00 am)
You are not alone regarding the onboard "trip" computer. Mine has never been right (02 SE with 37200+ miles).
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [coppamc]
by georged98
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Oct 15, 2004 (4:25 am)
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Replying to: pegasus17 (Oct 14, 2004 11:00 am)
When I purchased the car in March of 2002, I used regular gas for about 2 months and then switched to premium. This is when I noticed the difference between the two gas types. Ever since I have been using regular gas. I get around 25 - 27 mpg driving mostly in the city. I don't use the trip computer to get my mileage. I keep track each time I purchase gas to determine my mileage. The trip computer is good for checking outside temperature, not gas mileage.
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- #8404 of 8972
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Re: regular fuel for 04 se [bowke28]
by p100
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Oct 15, 2004 (8:45 pm)
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Replying to: bowke28 (Oct 13, 2004 11:21 am)
Every vehicle I own gets better fuel mileage with premium gas. My 99 Mazda V6 gets about 10% better fuel economy with premium. And use of premium in this car is only recommended, not required. Even my 95 Nissan v6 pickup gets better fuel economy when using midgrade rather than regular. I also noticed markedly more sluggish performance with regular fuel in both vehicles. As for my 95 Nissan SE 5 speed I have always used premium fuel in this car, and the mileage is around 26-27 MPG combined with A/C on.
Interestingly enough, I have never had any sensor go bad in any of the vehicles in almost 100K miles each, never had injectors cleaned in any of them (although I use Techron injector cleaner in fuel tanks on a regular basis), and engine check light never came on in any of the vehicles to date either. And I never have any pinging in any of the cars, and they all run great.
I know a person who bought a used mint condition BMW 750 iL and used the cheapest available gas in it. Few months later, the engine needed fuel system related repairs to the tune of $ 4000. So being cheap is not always a good idea.
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