Acura TL and Premium vs Regular Gas

78 messages, Last post on Aug 03, 2009 at 5:44 PM

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#77 of 78 Re: Buy the Accord? [geojb3] by ohoh2 Jun 07, 2009 (11:01 am)
Replying to: geojb3 (Feb 02, 2009 2:28 pm) I am geting a 2006 Acur TL and the car has a 11.0:1 compression ratio and it is recommended to put 91 octane gas. Would you suugest that a lower octane will work just as well as the higher octane. Lower octane will not burn at the correct temperature and might ruin the sensors and engine. That is what I have read. Just a question.
#78 of 78 2008 Base TL Premium Gas Issue by smarty666 Aug 03, 2009 (5:44 pm)
I drive a 2008 Base TL and have been using Hess 93 Octane gas for the last year; I've been getting a respectable 24 MPG with mostly rural town/city driving and about 28-29 MPG with highway/interstate travel; over the last two months I switched to Shell V-power after reading several articles on Edmunds, etc how Shell is a top tier fuel and they most people get their best gas mileage with them but I don't see that happening with me; I've had 6 fill ups with Shell V-power and have lost 2 MPG in all driving; I now get 22 MPG with mostly rural town/city driving and about 25-26 MPG with highway/interstate travel; has anyone else had this happen to them? I was going to give it another two fillups with Shell V-Power to see if the MPG improves but if it doesn't I'm going to switch back to Hess/Exxon/BP 93 Octane