What fuel (not the usual optimax question)

[tobz.]

Hi
I've just started using my winter car and wasn't 100% sure what I should be running it on.
It's a 1984 1300cc mk2 golf, on the back of the flap all it says is 91ron minimum but it doesn't say whether it runs on unleaded or not. The last thing I wan't to do is burn out a valve by running it on unleaded when I shouldn't  be. Does anybody know for sure what I should be using???

[marcus123]

leaded

[Blue MK2]

ive been running my 1300 polo on unleaded

[Len]

LRP mate.

[tobz.]

ive been running my 1300 polo on unleaded

Your polo is about a 1990 though isn't it??? That would definately be fine on unleaded. I think as the other guys say it may require LRP 

[marcus123]

id say cos it was 84 its got to be leaded, surely

[Blue MK2]

F plate. what yr is that?

just fil it with diesel, unleaded and leaded, LRP and Optimax 

sorted

[tobz.]

F plate. what yr is that?

Bout an 89 which I would think is fine on unleaded, 1984 is early enough for it to be a bit uncertain

[was]

I'd say it should be run on lrp.

But depending on how much the car cost (less than ?250?), i'd just run it on unleaded and save the money and dispose of the car if it starts dieing.

I've heard of ford pinto engines running for 10's of thousands of mile on unleaded when they were supposed to be on leaded.

Or try an additive? might work out cheaper.

[rubjonny]

I'm pretty sure that all VW engines are fine on unleaded as they all have hardened valve seats.