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Posted: 27 Dec 2007, 12:27
by toomanytoys
You WILL hole a piston/detonate the edges of the piston and prob break a ring... running 95... without timing adjustment...
Dont complain when the engine finally lets go and it costs....!!
No there generally isnt, but seeming as you have a "0" TDC and a 10 deg mark, then you put a little white dot of tipex/paint etc... half way between the 2 then time to that...
Thing is though.. you really need to be at the 10 deg to make better use of the LPG.. then only use 98/99 UL when you have too.. retarding to 5 will knock more off the LPG...
Posted: 27 Dec 2007, 12:39
by Ian Hulley
toomanytoys wrote: No there generally isnt, but seeming as you have a "0" TDC and a 10 deg mark, then you put a little white dot of tipex/paint etc... half way between the 2 then time to that...
Thing is though.. you really need to be at the 10 deg to make better use of the LPG.. then only use 98/99 UL when you have too.. retarding to 5 will knock more off the LPG...
Cheers Si, believe me I only use the petrol when I have to anyway
once a month to keep the lines working, it seems to petre (sp?) out when pulling up at junctions when on fool's gold, runs fine on the good stuff though.
Ian.
Posted: 27 Dec 2007, 12:43
by 1664
Even 'Super unleaded' is only 97 RON and the sticker next to my filler cap say 98 RON. Is 97 close enough or should I be adding something - I'd rather not blow the bugger to Mars....
Posted: 28 Dec 2007, 13:27
by toomanytoys
Depends on where you fill up.... Tesco super plus is 99.... most others are 98... esso IIRC is 97...
97 is a lot closer than 95..... if concerned about 97, then retard a fraction (to 8 deg maybe) but 97 is prob ok...
Posted: 28 Dec 2007, 13:31
by 1664
Usually fill at Tesco's. It says 97 on their super unleaded pump. I didn't know they did a 'super plus'. I'll have a look around next time I go.
Posted: 28 Dec 2007, 22:09
by amazingdave
Hiya,
In the same vein, I've just brought a DG engined syncro back from germany, there is a sticker next to the filler that says superbenzine...
Is this 95 or 98 RON?
Seems a bit rough in the low rev range, ok higher up...
Dave
Posted: 28 Dec 2007, 22:11
by kevtherev
98
Samenvatting :
Er zijn dus eigenlijk maar 3 soorten benzine ondanks alle verschillende namen te weten :
Normale benzine (95) zonder loodvervanger : goedkoop
Super benzine* (98 ) zonder loodvervanger : middel
Super benzine (98 ) met loodvervanger : duur
*super petrol (98 ron) without lead
Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 10:05
by toomanytoys
Thats a bit odd... DG (1.9 with carb) only need 95... (actually designed for 92) so why it should ask for 98 I dont know... if it really is a DG then there would be no point in using 98 as the compression ratios is too low to take advantage of it...
Was it originally a DJ engine???? which does require 98...
Well when I worked in Germany a few years ago...
"normal" was 92
"Super" was 95
"super plus" was 97/98
That was tha last time I saw 92UL... and I have been all over France Belgium Holland etc in the last 3 years...
Posted: 30 Dec 2007, 14:04
by amazingdave
Hiya,
It doesn't say 98 ron, just superbenzin....
Which by the looks of what you say is 95 ron, so I guess I'll stick to the cheap stuff.
Ta for that, sorry for hijacking thread.
Dave