Re: SV: US vs. EURO 1.8 16V (123hp/139hp)?????

["Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>]

high octane lead free ("super unleaded") is also being phased-out in the 
UK - even now many stations don't sell it.  It's also pretty expensive: 
about $0.33 per litre.  As far as I am aware only premium unleaded, 
which it too low octane for the 16V engine ( & 8V k-jet engine at stock 
timing), will be sold.

 
Ewan Hopkins...

'85 Storm 2.0
'86 GT 1.8


>From: "Roland Johansson" <scirocco@mail.bip.net>
>To: "Ewan Hopkins" <ewanhopkins@hotmail.com>,
>	<scirocco-L@scirocco.org>
>Subject: SV: US vs. EURO 1.8 16V (123hp/139hp)?????
>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 11:34:56 +0100
>
>The leaded gas has already dissapered. It's not said officially
>but no more lead in it, they put some natrium and other funny
>thing in it instead.
>
>
>
>Roland Johansson
>Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
>Http://hem.passagen.se/toker
>
>> Those people with KR engines (earlier 1.8 16V) are in the shit
>when this 
>> happens:  their timing is set for leaded high octane fuel and
>cannot be 
>> changed without replacing the ECU with something else.  I
>wonder what 
>> sales of octane boosters will be like when this happens?!
>
>No problem as long as you fill in high octane lead free. Works
>fine even on turbocharged motors
>
>
>> Ewan Hopkins...
>> 
>
>





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