Which gas to put into your camry - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

TheNewbie · 04-23-2008, 05:23 PM

Which gas should i put in my camry 2001(105k miles)? I used to put the highest b/c my car had a hard time starting. Now that is fixed, which gasoline should i put in my car? Should i stick to 89 or 92? I heard some cars dont fully utilize the more expensive gas. So what do you guys put?

Edit: Would it be better for the engine(last longer) if i used a higher grade than 87?

ELL · 04-23-2008, 05:30 PM

I've been using the cheap stuff, but that's because I don't really notice any differences between octanes I4 Camry 2000

95PimpingCamry · 04-23-2008, 05:33 PM

use the 87

Quattrovalvole · 04-23-2008, 05:36 PM

According to the owner's manual you should be good with the 87

nuchieboy · 04-23-2008, 05:38 PM

yea i use 89 to make myself feel better

'_' · 04-23-2008, 05:45 PM

Been using 87 and will continue to, especially with the rising gas prices.

xet · 04-23-2008, 06:15 PM

regular all the time, every time for almost 150k miles now

Strum · 04-23-2008, 06:19 PM

I use 87 and I don't think it has any adverse effect on any of my cars. A number of years ago I tried using the higher grades, but found no significant advantage that would offset the difference in cost. I may have gotten slightly better mileage, but it was so little it could have been the way I drove when the higher octane was in the tank.

87 octane is at $3.60 in northern Ohio, so I certainly wouldn't look at more expensive gas. fortunately I got 30 gallons of free gas Sunday with our "fuel perks" from our purchases at the grocery store, so the recent spike hasn't been felt yet.

xjfish · 04-23-2008, 08:09 PM

There is absolutely no reason to run anything higher than 87 octane in your car if toyota does not call for it and you have not modified your engine to run w higher compression. The octane rating is simply the anti-knock quality of the fuel.

ArtCel · 04-23-2008, 08:45 PM

Just use which grade you wanna use. If you wanna use 87 that's fine but I personally prefer premium gas just coz I can't stand the power loss using regular gas. I'm no expert nor a mechanic but I really do feel the difference. $3.00 more per full tank isn't so bad.

ArtCel · 04-23-2008, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nuchieboy

yea i use 89 to make myself feel better

LOL! You know what, I've never used 89. It's either 87 or 91-93 but mostly 91-93. I've never had a full tank with 87 5 in a row. By the 2nd full tank I can already feel the power loss and knocking using 87 whether it's a 4 or 6 cylinder.

***eyeball96*** · 04-23-2008, 08:56 PM

The Cheapest i can find....3.53 a gallon today....3.44 monday....this BS is has got to stop!....What EXXON wants to profit 50 Billion a quarter vs 10...WTF????

Strum · 04-23-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eyeball96

The Cheapest i can find....3.53 a gallon today....3.44 monday....this BS is has got to stop!....What EXXON wants to profit 50 Billion a quarter vs 10...WTF????

Ditto - I drive 80+ miles a day round trip to work - this sucks!!!

***CharmCityES*** · 04-23-2008, 10:13 PM

i just use exxon 87 octane regualar since theres a location right near me that usually is 5 cents or more cheaper than other places locally

ryannel2003 · 04-23-2008, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by eyeball96

The Cheapest i can find....3.53 a gallon today....3.44 monday....this BS is has got to stop!....What EXXON wants to profit 50 Billion a quarter vs 10...WTF????

My mom said the asshole was on TV today talking about how "American's needs to prioritize more". What a load of bullshit! My Camry costs almost $58 to fill up, and two years ago it was $40 at the most.