Honda Car Forum

I just got back from a 2 hr test drive of a 2003 TL with 52,000 miles
I plan to buy this car tomorrow if everything else checks out fo
$17,100. The current owner said he always used regular (Octane 87) gas
I know the computer will change the timing to avoid knocking, but wil
this, in the long term, cause engine problems and vibration and futur
problems? Also the front motor mount was broken - could motor vibratio
from low grade gas cause this

On the test drive I got 29 mpg with the ac on. Also, a 0 - 60 mp
acceleration test gave only 9.4 seconds - rather slow. Could the timin
adjustment cause the car to run this slow? would the gas milage go u
and acceleration be better with a higher grade fuel

Thanks for any advice on this, Ric
yes the vehicles on board computer will retard the timing a little to avoi
knocking but as far as knowing if it will have a negative affect on anything
in a long term is hard to say. with the vehicles on board computer tweaking & adjusting timing and fuel mixture it should even on a low 87 octane shoul
still run pretty smooth and not vibrate so bad that it damages a moter mount

but then again i wouldent completly rule it out either or it may of been faulty too as far as your gas mileage and performance is concerned that can get better once you switch over to a premium 94 octane fuel something good to use
if you live in u.s.a chevron with techron is a very good one sunoco, shel
start using high quality fuells and let us know

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johnin

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