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Model specific boards => Golf mk1 => Topic started by: Stirring Moose on 16 January 2011, 11:38
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Greetings from the Mk.3 section! Been reading a bit recently about proposals to increase the percentage of bio-ethanol in petrol and it's possible effects on older cars. I've just started a thread about it over in Dub-Tug land, here's the link if you want to check it out;
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=178349.0
S.M.
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Greetings from the Mk.3 section! Been reading a bit recently about proposals to increase the percentage of bio-ethanol in petrol and it's possible effects on older cars. I've just started a thread about it over in Dub-Tug land, here's the link if you want to check it out;
http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=178349.0
S.M.
Thanks for the heads up. :wink:
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No worries. Just posted a bit more news on the linked thread if you feel like a peak.
S.M.
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Top marks to the AA for their prompt and helpful response.
As for the E10 fuel situ... Slick might have a valid response and it might be nothing to worry about.. then again.. :undecided:
Still... people were very concerned when leaded petrol went out to pasture and most of us have been ok since!
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Top marks to the AA for their prompt and helpful response.
As for the E10 fuel situ... Slick might have a valid response and it might be nothing to worry about.. then again.. :undecided:
Still... people were very concerned when leaded petrol went out to pasture and most of us have been ok since!
Yeah but mk1 valves like lead in fuel... :sad:
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no they dont, vws havent needed leaded fuel since the mid 70s or there abouts. mk1s certainly dont need leaded fuel anyway :)
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no they dont, vws havent needed leaded fuel since the mid 70s or there abouts. mk1s certainly dont need leaded fuel anyway :)
Really, that far back!?.... I know they don't like regular unleaded! But thats an octane issue.
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yeah the gtis dont like 95ron for the same reason if tuned for super. but you can detune em to run fine on regular, just means less powaaaah
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yeah the gtis dont like 95ron for the same reason if tuned for super. but you can detune em to run fine on regular, just means less powaaaah
I did that to my last GTI to stop it pinking... wasn't long before I put it back to how it was with super though!
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As above VWs go way back mk1s are fine with super unleaded. Just my two classic 50s and one 60s car are not :sad: