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Fuel

FUEL GRADE RECOMMENDATION
- Regular grade (87 octane) unleaded fuel is recommended unless specifically stated in owners manual.

- All unleaded gasoline used should contain detergent additives that are advertised as having "Keep Clean or Clean Up" performance for intake valves.

Caution
- Use of a Higher Octane unleaded fuel (91 or higher) may result in rough idle, hesitation, poor throttle response, induction backfire and stalls during cold start/warm-up, because of poor volatility