New Tesco Momentum 99 fuel
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New Tesco Momentum 99 fuel
Anyone else tried it?
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Just to say she didn't pink often - only under load in hot weather.
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shirlthegirl said
Timing had been checked and rechecked. Quite simply, it states in the car that it should have minimum 98 RON fuel - yesterday was the first time I have seen any that reached that! No pinking any more.
Just to say she didn't pink often - only under load in hot weather.
Is it a formel E then?
I thought they were the only mk1's specifying what was 5 star?
Unless you've got a mk2 16v engine and if you run those on 95ron they blow the headgasket between the cylinders. Had to do my old one twice lmao
The quick fix is just to retard the timing a degree or two, it's a better idea than risking any pinking or knocking.
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shirlthegirl said
Timing had been checked and rechecked. Quite simply, it states in the car that it should have minimum 98 RON fuel - yesterday was the first time I have seen any that reached that! No pinking any more.
Just to say she didn't pink often - only under load in hot weather.
vpower is 99 RON
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very interesting - and not necessarily related to spark timing…
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Andy_Jeffries said
what actually is "pinking" ?
pinking is an issue that can occur with any engine, basically it happens when the fuel that is injected into the cylinder explodes before the spark is given and/or the piston reaches TDC.
it is a serious issue because it tries to force the piston back own whilst it is still trying to get up the bore, it also can damage the piston and its rings.
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shirlthegirl said
Timing had been checked and rechecked. Quite simply, it states in the car that it should have minimum 98 RON fuel - yesterday was the first time I have seen any that reached that! No pinking any more.
Just to say she didn't pink often - only under load in hot weather.
Is it a formel E then?
I thought they were the only mk1's specifying what was 5 star?
98 was four star. 100 octane was five star.
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I thought I would treat the golf to some leaded fuel, couldn't see the price anywhere, so I picked up the pump,
then put it straight back down again:-
£1.89 a litre :doh:
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I took my GTi to Knebworth today & stopped at an Esso petrol station in Woolmer Green(Herts) & they had 4 star leaded petrol,
I thought I would treat the golf to some leaded fuel, couldn't see the price anywhere, so I picked up the pump,
then put it straight back down again:-
£1.89 a litre :doh:
Was it really leaded, or LRP?
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RichardKC6 said
98 was four star. 100 octane was five star.
Ah yeah, forgot that!!!!
Duh.
lol i'm a cretin, it's official!
But optimax and tesco's stuff does make a difference in the golf. i find esso/total/bp super unleaded makes next to no difference at all. I gain a few mpg and i can definately feel the difference in torque. Doesn't make it faster it just seems to cruise happier. idles better too.
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