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foxxyy
By foxxyy | Community user | 1 Post | 27 January 2014 at 12:23pm

hi have been told by a dealer that we have to put 96 petrol in our mazda premacy 2005, is this correct? could we use 91 octane instead? and would it damage engine?

Anon
By Donavan | AA Expert | 1049 Posts | 28 January 2014 at 9:06am

The 2.0L Mazda Premacy 2005 model can run on regular octane (91) whereas with the 2.3L you need to use premium 95 or higher octane fuel. Using a lower octane fuel will cause internal knocking under load which over a prolonged period could cause damage.

bmihov
By bmihov | AA Member | 2 Posts | 2 October 2016 at 2:59pm

Is this the same for 2011 Premacy with 2.0 l engine? Would it be fine with 91 octane?