"04 Sonata V-6...what grade fuel????
Hi folks,
I'm thinking of buying an '04 Sonata V-6, but would not care to have to put "hi-test" gas in the car. Can anyone tell me if this car uses "regular" grade gasoline? Thanks, J.M. |
Re: "04 Sonata V-6...what grade fuel????
On 03 Oct 2004 08:58:46 GMT, cincypsu@aol.com (CincyPSU) wrote:
>Hi folks, > >I'm thinking of buying an '04 Sonata V-6, but would not care to have to put >"hi-test" gas in the car. Can anyone tell me if this car uses "regular" grade >gasoline? > >Thanks, J.M. 87 works just fine and is what is recommended. I've been using 93 for the past three months though and it has made enough of a diference that I'm going to stick with it. My fuel economy has gone up from a consistant 19.5 MPG to 21 MPG. The car also runs smoother above 4500. I used to get a little pinging past 5500 when the temperature was over 90F and the humidity was high. That went away when I switched to the 93. |
Re: "04 Sonata V-6...what grade fuel????
"CincyPSU" <cincypsu@aol.com> wrote in message news:20041003045846.23728.00001367@mb-m12.aol.com... > Hi folks, > > I'm thinking of buying an '04 Sonata V-6, but would not care to have to > put > "hi-test" gas in the car. Can anyone tell me if this car uses "regular" > grade > gasoline? > > Thanks, J.M. Been running 87 since I bought it in May, no problems. |
Re: "04 Sonata V-6...what grade fuel????
On Sun, 3 Oct 2004 18:01:29 -0400, "mrhct" <mrhct@cox.net> wrote:
> >"CincyPSU" <cincypsu@aol.com> wrote in message >news:20041003045846.23728.00001367@mb-m12.aol.com... >> Hi folks, >> >> I'm thinking of buying an '04 Sonata V-6, but would not care to have to >> put >> "hi-test" gas in the car. Can anyone tell me if this car uses "regular" >> grade >> gasoline? >> >> Thanks, J.M. > >Been running 87 since I bought it in May, no problems. > Same here, except since June. J.W. |
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Hyundai would prefer you run 87 only. They believe using higher octanes
helps the buildup of carbon and causes more of a driveability issue after the carbon is present. |
Re: "04 Sonata V-6...what grade fuel????
Jason wrote:
> On 03 Oct 2004 08:58:46 GMT, cincypsu@aol.com (CincyPSU) wrote: > > >>Hi folks, >> >>I'm thinking of buying an '04 Sonata V-6, but would not care to have to put >>"hi-test" gas in the car. Can anyone tell me if this car uses "regular" grade >>gasoline? >> >>Thanks, J.M. > > > 87 works just fine and is what is recommended. I've been using 93 for > the past three months though and it has made enough of a diference > that I'm going to stick with it. My fuel economy has gone up from a > consistant 19.5 MPG to 21 MPG. The car also runs smoother above 4500. > I used to get a little pinging past 5500 when the temperature was over > 90F and the humidity was high. That went away when I switched to the > 93. This is a frequent topic of debate on Elantra web sites. The engines are designed for 87 octane fuel and run best on them. Higher octane fuels burn more slowly and less completely, resulting in increased engine deposits and the resulting long term problems. On top of that, you're paying extra for fuel that will ultimately damage your engine. |
Re: "04 Sonata V-6...what grade fuel????
On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 19:48:09 GMT, Brian Nystrom
<brian.nystrom@att.net> wrote: >Jason wrote: > >> On 03 Oct 2004 08:58:46 GMT, cincypsu@aol.com (CincyPSU) wrote: >> >> >>>Hi folks, >>> >>>I'm thinking of buying an '04 Sonata V-6, but would not care to have to put >>>"hi-test" gas in the car. Can anyone tell me if this car uses "regular" grade >>>gasoline? >>> >>>Thanks, J.M. >> >> >> 87 works just fine and is what is recommended. I've been using 93 for >> the past three months though and it has made enough of a diference >> that I'm going to stick with it. My fuel economy has gone up from a >> consistant 19.5 MPG to 21 MPG. The car also runs smoother above 4500. >> I used to get a little pinging past 5500 when the temperature was over >> 90F and the humidity was high. That went away when I switched to the >> 93. > >This is a frequent topic of debate on Elantra web sites. The engines are >designed for 87 octane fuel and run best on them. Higher octane fuels >burn more slowly and less completely, resulting in increased engine >deposits and the resulting long term problems. On top of that, you're >paying extra for fuel that will ultimately damage your engine. Not only that, but there was a study done (sorry no link, it was in the newspaper several months ago and it would be too hard to find.) The study showed a high percentage of gas stations were selling 87 as a higher grade just to increase profits. Several in the Detroit area were caught and given SMALL fines. This is when I stopped using higher octane fuels, JMHO, with no available facts to support it. Maybe someone else remembers this situation? J.W. |
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