4 star in an '83?
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4 star in an '83?
anyway i can suss this out without damaging the engine by using unleaded?!?!
thanks in advance,help is GREATLY appreciated
Simon
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Cero said
But you can still run both on unleaded albeit with a slight loss in power
You can but you shouldn't. Its okay as a one-off (say if you're in a remote location and can only fill up with unleaded) but long term, will cause issues. Hence why the manufacturer recommended the minimum octane rating of the fuel; and why super unleaded exists.
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If it was mine I'd stick Vpower/Opitmax (97/98 octane) type fuel in. The extra few pence per litre should be covered by the extra few MPG you should get over normal unleaded.
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
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1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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So much depends on how, where and when you drive.
If you drive it like a 17 year with his 1st car, across a busy town for only a few miles, in winter, with 3 passengers and luggage you'd struggle to get near 30mpg. Hammering down the motorway at 95 would prob see similar results. A long gentle cross country cruise with no passengers on a summers weekend morning could see 50mpg+.
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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i have a 1.3GF and run it on supermarket unleaded, will this give me any issues later on? it has 60k on the clock.
what about these lead additives or running it on v power?
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My 1978 Mk1 Scircco will run on old 2 star petrol straight out of the factory if needed (showing my age remembering 2, 3 and 4 star petrol!) so I just use normal 95 RON unleaded no problems but use super 97 or higher RON unleaded in the Mk1 Golf GTi.
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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