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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Altima / March 2004Altima 3.5 fuel type?
I am considering purchasing the Alitma but can't get a straight anwer on this: What fuel does this car use? Can it use both regular and premium? If so, how does using either fuel affect performance? What is the minium octane required to power the car? Frank The OEM recommends premium for the 3.5 liter engines. The engine has a knock sensor, so you can run regular without any problems. But you will loose about 5 hp. Unless you rev the engine to red line frequently, you'll never notice any differnce, except in your wallet. Here is an interesting article from USA today regarding this. http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2003-07-30-premiumgas_x.htm RZ '02 Maxima SE 6-speed '00 Altima SE > I am considering purchasing the Alitma but can't get a straight anwer on > this: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Frank RZ, Excellent article. Answers all my questions except one: What octane level does Nissan recommend? Frank > The OEM recommends premium for the 3.5 liter engines. The engine has a > knock sensor, so you can run regular without any problems. But you will [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > Frank
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