[mito]

Gas for Civic 2008 dx-a

I'm a newbie.

What fuel do you use for it in Ontario? Premium, leaded, etc. etc.

 

[stefanwest]

Just use normal 87 octane fuel. Dealer told me engine was designed to get the best gas milage with 87 octane. Plus its cheaper. :biggrin:

 

[3pac2k6]

^yep.

 

[Snake-eyes]

lol....

higher octane will not make your car faster

unless you own a high compression engine with a fuel map for it

 

[mito]

so 87 octane is normal or high octane?

 

[lowerlevel]

89 or higher.. i only use 93

just lisiten to ur motor put in some 87 and see if u hear any knock, if so use a higher octane..

very low rpms is when u will hear it... anyway just my opinion..

 

[lowerlevel]

so 87 octane is normal or high octane?

whats normal for you may not be for me... 93 is normal...hehe

 

[mito]

For instance, if I begin using Octane 89 should I stick with it forever? (for engine conservation).

 

[kenchan]

just use the regular. 87 is good.

 

[mito]

I decided to use 89.....

Should I wait for the tank to empty or can I keep fueling every 20 bucks, for instance?

 

[Snake-eyes]

89 give you no gains rofl...
its actually worse...car is not desighned to run on higher octane levels

 

[kemo0o]

what about 95 ?? im Middle East ??

 

[mito]

89 give you no gains rofl...
its actually worse...car is not desighned to run on higher octane levels

ok, I'll go back to 87....

Can I mix 87 with 89?

Tank isn't full.

 

[mito]

what kind of car uses 89, 93, 95, etc. etc.?

 

[MBK]

a car tuned for it

 

[mito]

a car tuned for it

which not the civic 2008 dx-a, right?

 

[KingMarineM16a4]

so 87 octane is normal or high octane?

It's all normal but 87 is usally the lowest.

89 or higher.. i only use 93

just lisiten to ur motor put in some 87 and see if u hear any knock, if so use a higher octane..

very low rpms is when u will hear it... anyway just my opinion..

You aren't doing yourself any good you should only use the octane that the manufacture recommends. Using different octane even higher than recommended octane will make you lose gas mileage.

For instance, if I begin using Octane 89 should I stick with it forever? (for engine conservation).

It doesn't matter, only use whats recommended unless you mod and give the engine more of a load then you can increase your octane with no problems.

89 give you no gains rofl...
its actually worse...car is not desighned to run on higher octane levels

You are correct, sir.

what kind of car uses 89, 93, 95, etc. etc.?

Specified by the manufacture. Usually 93-95 octane ratings are for the higher performing cars with Forced Induction(such as Turbochargers/Superchargers) or higher than normal compression ratios (usually above 10:1). Any type of normal daily driving cruiser such as EX, LX, SE models will only need to use octane levels of 85-89.

 

[lowerlevel]

89 give you no gains rofl...
its actually worse...car is not desighned to run on higher octane levels

im sorry but i want to know who tought you that 93 octane gas is worse?

im sorry guys but in the manual it states that 87 is the lowest recommended..
i dont think that means 93 will hurt ur motor...

hmmm

 

[xvoltm2]

87 octane is what you should be using for a 2008 dx (also lx and ex)... Si uses 91 (or 93 cause i'm in NJ and can't find 91)

 

[xvoltm2]

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