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From: junk@ur-tut.UUCP (Jan Vandenbrande)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: 98 octane gasoline/European cars
Message-ID: <27@ur-tut.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Mar-86 16:14:15 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  5 16:14:15 1986
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Reply-To: junk@ur-tut.UUCP (Jan Vandenbrande)
Followup-To: Tom Hapaenen's inquiry
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Organization: Univ. of Rochester Computing Center
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Keywords: 98 Oct, Euro specs
Summary: 98 Oct, how to get Euro spec cars in.

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	In responce to Tom Hapaenen's questions:

	First of all congratulations on bringing the car into
Canada. Did you have it converted? I am interested since I am
in a similar situation.
Please send me more mail on how you did it. Mine is still not converted...

About the gas: I believe 87 R+M/2 (=GLC) octane rating in US/Can =
93 RON (= ROZ =Europe's).

You can use unleaded in all the VW's engines since 1976 without damage
to the valves. BUT, in our cars the advance/retard ignition has to
be changed if we switch to purely unleaded fuel. (VW supposed to know)

I can use just regular leaded (also in Europe) so I usually have no
problem. But I have known people with cars from Europe that had to
have a cocktail of Unl. Super & Reg. Leaded to run fine.

Watch out for octain booster with tetra ethyl lead => they are highly
cancerous!
Another interesting trivia: I had a "casual" emmission check done on
my car and ... it would have passed the NY emmissions test. This is 
without any polution control device whatsoever.
Jan.