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Old 06-27-2009, 09:10 AM   #1
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Fellow Chatters - Manual says Octane Rating 88 (?) ; is 87 ok or should I be going for premium ???
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Old 06-27-2009, 09:23 AM   #2
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Default Re: What fuel (Octane Rating) for Gen III ?

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Fellow Chatters - Manual says Octane Rating 88 (?) ; is 87 ok or should I be going for premium ???
there is a large thread about this somewhere. I remember the Toyota team or someone from Toyota said 87 is fine and it was a misprint.
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Fellow Chatters - Manual says Octane Rating 88 (?) ; is 87 ok or should I be going for premium ???
Here's the link with the entire discussion! The misprint is some where past the middle of the thread but don't hold me to that because it's been a long time!

88 Octane for 2010 Prius - What's up with that?
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