Re: [doc] Advice required - Classic Cars/Unleaded (not a DeLorean)

[john petticrew <Jonieboy@xxxxxxx>]

Hey John Sainburys on Selby road (A63) does have 4 star replacment had a
look on my way home 95 pence a litre....


On 22/4/06 01:53, "John Tien" <johntien99@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Martin,
> 
> I am no expert on this stuff, but that's what it says
> on the manual anyway: "Fuel type: Leaded Petrol
> (Minimum octane rating 97RON)"
> 
> It also has Catalyst too.... :P
> 
> What I find is that I get better mpg on my little 205
> with lead replacement added to the unleaded fuel~ So
> in the end, even if it's not needed, I still use it
> anyway, just for the sake of efficiency :)
> 
> Regards,
> John Tien
> DOC 8
> RHD 3046
> 
> --- Martin Gutkowski - DMC Ltd <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> »¡¡G
> 
>> John, I'm a little puzzled that a 1987 car would
>> "need" to run on leaded
>> fuel. There's a difference between needing to and
>> being able to run on
>> it. The DeLorean will quite happily run on leaded as
>> long as the cat has
>> been removed. But it doesn't need to run on it. That
>> has only to do with
>> really quite older engines that do not have hardened
>> valve seats
>> (although this is an area I don't know much about -
>> happy to be
>> enlightened!). Your 87 car will not have a cat, so
>> it will happily run
>> on leaded fuel, but I don't think it needs to...?
>> 
>> Martin
>> 
>> John Tien wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Claire,
>>> 
>>> My 1987 Peugeot 205 was designed to run on leaded
>>> petrol, but since the year leaded petrol got banned
>> in
>>> UK, it has been running with unleaded petrol + lead
>>> replacement additive ever since.
>>>  
>>> 
>> 
>> 
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