Leaded fuel additives
Discussion
I know that it's OK for unleaded fuel use in an S Series, but I wanted to pose the question for others to give some feedback. I've wondered, since buying mine recently, whether any consideration would be useful in this area. Fuel lines, valve seats etc. To be on the safe side, I'm always using E5, and wanted to stay clear of the higher bio E10 stuff, but would that octane of E10 still be OK?
I know that the owners manual says it's OK for "unleaded", and I've gleaned this from a Web search as general info:
Valve Seats: Both the Ford and Rover engines used in these cars feature induction-hardened valve seats designed to handle unleaded fuel without suffering from valve seat recession (VSR).No Additives Needed: Owners fill up straight from standard unleaded pumps (typically using Super Unleaded / 97+ RON to prevent ignition knocking or "pinking") without needing any lead replacement or TetraBOOST chemicals.
This is good news, to be honest I wasn't quite sure, as my recent purchase car, although is very nice nick and well looked after with only 46k, is quite an old car now, and, as I say, I just wanted others views on it. What about fuel lines? Thanks all
I know that the owners manual says it's OK for "unleaded", and I've gleaned this from a Web search as general info:
Valve Seats: Both the Ford and Rover engines used in these cars feature induction-hardened valve seats designed to handle unleaded fuel without suffering from valve seat recession (VSR).No Additives Needed: Owners fill up straight from standard unleaded pumps (typically using Super Unleaded / 97+ RON to prevent ignition knocking or "pinking") without needing any lead replacement or TetraBOOST chemicals.
This is good news, to be honest I wasn't quite sure, as my recent purchase car, although is very nice nick and well looked after with only 46k, is quite an old car now, and, as I say, I just wanted others views on it. What about fuel lines? Thanks all
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