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Unleaded petrol in older cars

  • 28-08-2012 7:05am
    #1
    Capri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭


    Just a thought - I seem to remember info about 'valve seat damage' from Unleaded , but there was an additive could be used to help. Anyone use/ know of this additive ?


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  • #2
    carchaeologist
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,318 ✭✭✭✭carchaeologist


    Stuff called Redex, I use it on some of mine, but not the Japanese stuff.


  • #3
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    wow, you are late in the day!


    I use castrol valvemaster plus BUT I've not heard of scores of cars being affected so probably you can continue without it , just be prepared to get your head modified as and when VSR sets in. If you drive short distances at slow speeds, it probably never will


  • #4
    Capri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    corktina wrote: »
    wow, you are late in the day!


    I use castrol valvemaster plus BUT I've not heard of scores of cars being affected so probably you can continue without it , just be prepared to get your head modified as and when VSR sets in. If you drive short distances at slow speeds, it probably never will

    I'm late ? or Carch with his Redex ? I remember pumping gas in the early days, there was a Redex squirter beside the pumps if anyone wanted a squirt with their petrol :eek:

    As most of my 'classics' were American, they all used unleaded before it was normal here.


  • #5
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    Capri wrote: »
    I'm late ?

    Yeah, you're late as in about 20 years.:p This is 2012, so we're grumbling about ethanol in petrol instead ;)


  • #6
    ianobrien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭ianobrien


    corktina wrote: »
    wow, you are late in the day!


    I use castrol valvemaster plus BUT I've not heard of scores of cars being affected so probably you can continue without it , just be prepared to get your head modified as and when VSR sets in. If you drive short distances at slow speeds, it probably never will

    I'm another one that used Castrol Valvemaster Plus.

    However, I bit the bullet and got the head converted to unleaded and I had no VSR in the head.

    As an aside, you are a fraction late with this - It's ethanol now and the effect it can have on fuel lines/seals/jets now is the thing.....


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  • #7
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    This Millers additive apparently does everything, ethenol ,lead and increases octane.

    http://www.halfords.ie/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_11101_catalogId_15551_productId_808701_langId_-1_categoryId_212351


  • #8
    macplaxton
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 2,957 Mod ✭✭✭✭macplaxton


    Check out the FBHVC site, there's something on testing fuel additives recently.


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