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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: difficultrogue on 25 February 2008, 21:19

Title: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: difficultrogue on 25 February 2008, 21:19
Just bought an 8v gti 95 I filled up for the long journey home - as I sqeeze the gas slightly the car seems to be holding back - is it the unleaded or maybe something else?
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: saul79 on 25 February 2008, 21:29
wont be the fuel you put in :wink:
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: difficultrogue on 25 February 2008, 21:32
I didnt think it would be the fuel but I thought I would ask - Cheers Fella!
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: RiCHiE360 on 25 February 2008, 21:52
Could be a few things, maybe try fitting a new fuel filter?!
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: Peterdevo on 25 February 2008, 21:59
The new fuel filter should do the trick.
To improve performance I have tried Slik 50 for oil and petrol.
As an experiment I have run the car on Shell and Esso and for some reason I can get 44mpg on Esso and only 39mpg from Shell.
Have tried the higher octane fuels and the car runs better but I am not sure that it is worth the extra payment
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: difficultrogue on 25 February 2008, 22:01
where on the car is the fuel filter hiding?
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: saul79 on 25 February 2008, 22:17
right hand side at the back
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: difficultrogue on 25 February 2008, 22:20
Cheers fella!
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: Mikester on 25 February 2008, 22:47
Whenever i fill up from my local crappy station my car always preforms weird, and stalls, so i use Shell and tesco premium.

V-POWER all the way  :grin:
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: RiCHiE360 on 25 February 2008, 23:07
Tesco and ASDA all the way for me,  the only places around here that do it for 99.9p  :smiley:
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: kells on 25 February 2008, 23:10
on the golf i use only Esso or shell, and BP with the jap car it has to be super unleaded no question..
Title: Re: Mk3 8v gti - What petrol?
Post by: Mikester on 25 February 2008, 23:11
Quote from: kells on 25 February 2008, 23:10
on the golf i use only Esso or shell, and BP with the jap car it has to be super unleaded no question..

Agreed.