Re: SV: fleecing of automobile owners

[Andrew Holmes <aholmes@chubb.com>]

Just to throw in my sixpence worth it says "98 ROZ/RON oktan min" on my gas
flap.

Andy
91 Scala

Wm. Josiah Erikson wrote:

> 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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