Can i put premium gas in my nissan altima. If so would premium gas and fuel cleaner help. 05 altima 35 se 5 spd mt smoke. If premium fuel is recommended then it is up to you whether you use premium fuel or not.
Engine has started to stall each time i put in drive and when i come to a stop sign. The owners manual would say if it is necessary for the longevity of the engine or not. My car has 80000 miles.
If its the 35 use premium. Could this be fuel and or dirty plugs related. If in doubt ask your service station manager.
Some vehicles require premium fuel and if that is the case then yes your vehicle needs premium fuel in order to run efficiently. There are many threads pretaining to octane that go into some depth about it and what it really means and why you should follow manufacturers recommendations. In fact just about anytime someone comes into the jack ingram nissan showroom for the first time they ask do nissan vehicles require premium fuel except for a few notable exceptions the answer is no.
There are no codes on the car. Should i not start with a fuel system cleaner before going to air leaks. My car has an automatic transmission.
If so equipped you can manage your nissanconnect services and nissanconnect ev subscription through your mynissan account. If you want detailed reasons as to why you should do this search the forums. The maximas higher compression needs premium fuel to get that extra 20 hp.
The automakers engineers have built their engines to run clean and efficiently using regular grade fuel. Use what your owners manual says to use and nothing less or moremy owners manual says use only 87 octaneand premium is not recommendedalso my manual statesit is not necessary to add any aftermarket fuel additivesand if used could cause damage to the fuel systemjust use a high quality gashave i used fuel additivesyesi have used most all of themcould i tell a differencenohave i used premium fuelyescould i tell a differencenosoi now only use what the manual says to useand i go. Nissan safety recall service info using your vehicle identification number vin you can quickly establish if there are any recalls specific to your nissan.