Re: SV: fleecing of automobile owners

["Wm. Josiah Erikson" <wje97@hamp.hampshire.edu>]

Any chance Sweden is different from Germany? My QSW very definitely says
"91 ROZ/RON oktan min" on the gas flap, and also says that this means 87
on US pumps (in the owner's manual). Everything else I'm not sure on,
but that I'm sure of.
    -Josiah
    '84 GTI
    '87 QSW
    http://bork.hampshire.edu

Roland Johansson wrote:

> >     Actually, I think 16v's were designed to run on 89.
>
> More like 98, 95 unleaded is the cheapest lowest octane
> available here in Sweden.
>
> I could be wrong, but my
> > understanding is that the "93" rating on the gas flap is a
> European rating
> > system, which translates to 89 on US pumps (this is assuming
> that you're in the
> > US). My 8.5:1 QSW says to use "91" on the gas flap, and then
> in the owner's
> > manual that this translates to 87 on US pumps. Why they didn't
> just use the US
> > rating on the sticker for cars that they sold in the US, I
> don't know. Crazy
> > Germans. : )
> > I think the Euro method is ROZ/RON and the US method is
> (R+M)/2 but I could be
> > wrong.
>
> I think your right on that point, at least we have different
> ways.
>
> Roland Johansson
> Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
> Http://hem.passagen.se/toker
>
> >     -Josiah
> > 16V JASON wrote:
> >
> > > At 04:52 PM 5/2/99 , Mike wrote:
> > > >The last line does say with a typo IF you can run low do it
> :) I know not
> > > >all cars can But all stock sciroccos could
> > >
> > > True for all 8Vs, not true for the 16v.
> > > The 16V was designed to run on 93.  Any lesser gas will
> cause detonation,
> > > which will be picked up by the knock sensor and retard
> ignition timing.  On
> > > a properly tuned 16V with a working Knock Sensor System,
> you'll lose
> > > serious HP by running it on 87.  Go ahead, use 87 all you
> want; but your
> > > 16v won't be running even close to 123hp.
> > >
> > >         Jason


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