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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:46:36 -0000
From: SkodaPilot <carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com>
Subject: Re: What fuel for a classic 900 in UK


In article <MPG.18486917261520ee989f23nopsam.cis.dfn.de>, carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com says... > can Saab 900 NA engines run unleaded, and for that matter can the > Turbos? > > Do the turbos require Optimax? > Do the engines require conversion to unleaded? > Cheers guys. > Don't want to buy a nice car and find I need to use half a tank to get > to a station that sells real 4 star > Thanks to everyone who replied to this. Good news then. Was thinking about getting an LPG/dual fuel conversion, or buying a car already converted, to save mnoey on the day to day, but have the option of petrol when I want to have fun, or LPG isn't available. BTW Optimax is a Shell product garaunteed 98 RON, while uk standard Super unleaded is 97 RON, and Premium unleaded is 95 RON. LRP 4 star replacement in the UK tends to be 97 RON too, but depending on which fuel chain you go to, some of the replacement additives can east fuel lines, or even corrode the inside of metal fuel tanks. My Old Skoda Estelle needed LRP, although many club owners used to happily run on super unleaded for thousands of miles, because when it did give eventually (iron head) there is a Skoda Estelle in almost every scrap yard, that might just need a head skim (gasket are the most common cause of death to a Skoda engine), and there is no unleaded conversion pre-about 1990. Not long after I bought mine, and started using LRP (previous owner had used unleaded, but it drove like a dog), and shortly after, I replaced the complete fuel line, because the old fuel hose had perished, and the potassium in brand of LRP I was using ate straight through it, all over the place. It was fine for the first weeks, when I used up the unleaded in the tank already. -- Carl Robson http://www.bouncing-czechs.com

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