Yes, we now have LRP or Lead Replacement Petrol as well. My Range Rover
doesn't like it at all, with idling and up-hill performance badly affected.
My neighbours V12 jaguar is the same. However, my daughters Mazda 323 is
fine on LRP.
The "cure" by the oil companies is to sell you Premium Unleaded which is
about 6 to 8 cents a litre more expensive.
My Range Rover runs on LPG gas, so I use unleaded for the rare times I use
petrol. As part of the gas system, I have an automatic feed of upper
cylinder lubricant which stops valve recession. If you don't do much
distance, maybe this might be OK if you add it to the fuel directly in the
petrol tank.
The Alpine (SV) will get a conversion to unleaded when the time comes to put
it back together, although I suppose its an interesting question. Since its
an aluminium head, it already has hard valve seats - is this enough to stop
valve recession and use unleaded anyway??????
John
Perth Western Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Russell & Neola" <rmaddock@petrie.hotkey.net.au>
To: <imps@egroups.com>; "Alpine List" <alpines@autox.team.net>; "Hillman
List" <HILLMAN@can-inc.com>; <ozimps@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, 7 October 2000 6:54
Subject: Aussies watch out!
> I stopped last night at a BP service station to fill up my Peugeot and
> discovered that they had stopped selling leaded fuel. This was a bit of a
> shock to the system, since I thought it was going to be around until next
> year.
>
> I was half way through filling up when I realised that what they described
> as "Super" was subtitled as lead replacement petrol.
>
> I asked the spotty kid at the counter about it and he told me it's the
same
> fuel and they just changed the name! I think this translates as "I tell
> customers any old BS if they'll just go away and leave me alone." I tried
> the BP Australia website, but all it tells me is what warm, cuddly, fuzzy
> people BP really are. Don't any customers want to know technical stuff
> anymore?!
>
> >From what I hear from Britain, LRP isn't all it's cracked up to be. While
> I'm out this morning I might look around and see if any aftermarket
> additives are on sale yet.
>
> So read the labels carefully before you fill up!
>
> Russ Maddock
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