DimaDC Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I was told that it is OK to use regular gas for Landcruiser/LX 470. Is that true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastone01 Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I was told that it is OK to use regular gas for Landcruiser/LX 470. Is that true? Wife has a 99. Manual says premium. Here is what I tell her to do, every other fill up to use premium. Fuel gets mix up that it average out as mid grade 89. No problem and we been doing this for over a year seen we got her ride. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougjohn Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 it depends on the year. The newer LCs and 470 take regular. some of the earlier UZJ100 (LCs beginning in 1998) and 470s take premium. All 450s take regular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 I still need to confirm this with a few more tanks of gas but I think my 2002 LX is getting 18.1 MPG using premium vs. 16.2 MPG using middle-of-the-road 89 octane gasoline. I need to compare some more, but it seems to pencil out. If this is true, I can get an additional 19 miles for every 10 gallons of gas for only an additional one dollar in Seattle/Tacoma premium prices. Seems like it would be cheaper to go high octane in the long run as the additional miles outweighs the extra cost for premium. The truck probably runs better too?? Has anybody else run the numbers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyman Posted August 30, 2004 Share Posted August 30, 2004 Victor,Please tell me what your are doing to get the mileage that you posted. I have an easy foot and the best I have gotten in everyday driving is 14.9 and it doesn't matter what grade of gas I use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victor Posted August 31, 2004 Share Posted August 31, 2004 Skyman, In all fairness, the 18.1 MPG was calculated primarily on highway miles. I'm sure that if I was driving around town, they wouldn't have been as favorable. I've only had the truck about a month, but I've been up in the 18 MPG range from other tanks of gas I've calculated. I'm not doing anything special, but I am very careful on how I press the accelerator and always look ahead far enough to be able to respond in kind on the pedal for optimum mileage. Gas mileage is sort of hang-up I have and I track it pretty closely. I'm an accountant, so I'm constantly doing the numbers. I'll keep the forum posted on any new developments. Victor ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitbullLX964 Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 (edited) Get a Tornado I bought a K&N Intake replacement filter and I noticed a slight increase in both gas mileage and overall performance. Slight, but none the less noticeable both at the pump and pedal. Edited September 4, 2004 by PitbullLX964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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