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Asked by Hyundai06 May 21, 2014 at 05:32 AM about the 1996 Oldsmobile Aurora 4 Dr STD Sedan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

On my dash it says "premium gas recommend" does that mean I have to use 91/92
octane gas or can I use 89/90 octane gas?

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BoholMark answered 10 years ago

91 octane or better. Anything less and you risk damage to the engine. "Penny wise, pound foolish"

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jamnblues answered 10 years ago

It is an eighteen year old Oldsmobile- the lower grade gas won't make much difference at this point- it ain't gonna blow yo' engine up-

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GuruLMYC9 answered 5 years ago

april 29 2019 My 1998 Oldsmobile aurora has 265,860 miles on it. I have owned it for two years. I use plain old cheap regular gas with no issues. This car averages 23.4 mpg has full synthetic oil and change every 4,000 miles. No mechanical problems with drive train. a pleasure to drive jb marlow nh

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GuruGRWLZ answered 4 years ago

I have a 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora with 24,000 miles on it what octane gas should I put it in I use pure synthetic oil

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Joy answered 2 years ago

I also have a 2001 olds aurora v8!!! 168k miles on it have driven since May 2020, use regular unleaded 87 or 89 & runs great!!!!!

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