1.8 DX Engine - what fuel additive do you use?
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1983 Golf GTi Campaign Edition, Diamond Silver
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Local Hero
The GTi does run best on super unleaded, 97 RON is fine and close enough or Tesco sells 99 RON petrol. If you want to run normal unleaded you will need to retard the timing.
The problem with petrol now a days is they are adding more ethanol to petrol which is fine if you have a plastic fuel tank and fuel lines but not so good for us with metal tanks and lines and rubber fuel hoses as I think it rots the rubber and eats the metal tanks.
The current amount of ethanol is at 5% but the goverment is going to increase it to 10%!
I think there is an additive you can add to counter act the ethanol but I've not looked into it to much as I'll wait till it gets to 10% before I starting adding it.
This sort of stuff.
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Product.do?method=view&n=1532&p=745323&d=124&c=4&l=2&utm_source=Google&utm_medium=Base&utm_campaign=Fuel%20Additives&gclid=CJS-7e_G9scCFcafGwodeW4D8A
More info.
http://www.millersoils.co.uk/automotive/classic-fuel-additives.asp
1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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Local Hero
We used to test our fuel for ethanol and had more issue with super unleaded, so stuck to 95, which the aircraft would run on anyway.
When we purchased the aircraft back in 2009 they were already 'about' to have 10% ethanol in fuel. If it's not happened yet I would bet it's a way off due to objections from many industries.
Andy
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1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
LINCOLNSHIRE REGION - https://www.facebook.com/groups/467122313360002/
1983 MK1 Golf GTI Campaign Model - Under (looooong) resto!
1962 Rover P4 80
2002 BMW 745i
2008 BMW Z4 2.5Si
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