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Old October 23rd 04, 03:58 PM
Laura M
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Connor Maxwell > wrote in message >. ..
> On 19 Oct 2004 18:59:27 -0700, (Laura M) wrote:
>
> >We just bought a 2005 Honda Pilot. We've only had it for 4 days but
> >we love it! I've heard discrepancies as to what type of gas to put in
> >it. The owner's manual says a minimum of 91 octane, but I've heard on
> >different websites that regular gas is okay. Does anyone know for
> >sure?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Laura M.

>
> Check out
www.hondapilot.org. There were reports that Honda had
> issued a correction for the part in the manual which specifies the 2K5
> Pilot to use 91 octane gas. From what I read, they're saying that 87,
> the usual regular gas octane rating, is what's recommended.
>
> I didn't read it carefully since I have a '03, but go have a look.
> Most likely wanna do a search for "2005 AND octane".


Thanks Connor for the info. I just checked and evidentally the manual
did have a misprint. It's okay to use gas higher than 86 octane. I
appreciate your reply.
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