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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Laser1974 on 24 March 2014, 17:32

Title: Fuel
Post by: Laser1974 on 24 March 2014, 17:32

My missus has been driving my car today and she put a tenners worth of unleaded in it,when she got home she said car was revving up so i jumped in and when you dip the clutch the revs were going upto 2000 then back to 800,so I took it out for a spin and decided to put fuel in so i went to the garage and put 40 quids worth of super in the tank and now it runs perfect no revving up.could it really be something easy as super instead of regular?????

Title: Re: Fuel
Post by: dragonfly on 24 March 2014, 19:45

Simple solution - don't let your wife put fuel in the car!

Title: Re: Fuel
Post by: Laser1974 on 24 March 2014, 19:53

I wouldnt mind but she hates mk2s she says they're like skips the cheeky fooker she can walk next time :grin:

Title: Re: Fuel
Post by: dragonfly on 25 March 2014, 11:45

That's grounds for divorce right there.

 :grin:

Title: Re: Fuel
Post by: Waspy on 25 March 2014, 18:31

I've always put the cheapest sh!t I could find in. Then I decided to put a tank of Shell whatever expensive stuff is in it. Made very little difference, it felt like it started a touch easier, but no other noticeable difference. I wasn't expecting anything, but like I say, easier start but marginal.

Title: Re: Fuel
Post by: russ-vdub on 26 March 2014, 13:50

I always use super in my golfs and always have, dunno if it's a placebo effect but it deffo feels more sluggish with normal unleaded in

Title: Re: Fuel
Post by: MBChB on 26 March 2014, 15:29

I use Super in my '89 GTI 16v. It was built for octane ratings >95 anyway, so Super can't do any harm.

The Tesco stuff is 99RON and only about 5p a litre more than standard unleaded.