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colin fitzgeral 
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Joined: 30-January-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4 |
 Topic: LRP Whats NextPosted: 30-January-2004 at 15:47 |
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All stations have got rid of LRP . Bmw confirm my age of 6 (87) cannot run on unleaded and they cannot recommend any additive sold in the shops, any idea please as I am down to my last drop ta.
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bigfub
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Joined: 21-October-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 55 |
Posted: 30-January-2004 at 17:56 |
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Colin, Mine's an 86 and has been running just fine on Shell Optimax. Pretty sure a lot of other do as well. |
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Nigel
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Joined: 09-November-2002 Status: Offline Points: 6941 |
Posted: 30-January-2004 at 18:18 |
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Colin Is it possible to get upgraded valve seats like people do on the MG's ? I think I remember something being said about some petrol stations having to keep some supply going just for classic cars. There are people out there running classic Bentleys and Jaguars etc. If you dont get any answers on here, maybe looking at those kind of forums may help. |
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Sohlman
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Coupe Chairman Joined: 19-August-2003 Location: Surrey Status: Offline Points: 1259 |
Posted: 31-January-2004 at 20:48 |
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I have spoken with about 5 different specialist regarding the leaded/unleaded fuel issue and have been given the same advice by all. Basically if your car has done more than about 60k on Leaded then there will be anough lead on the internals to protect them. Furthermore i have been told that despite what they claim all BMW's post 82 will be fine. The only cars that won't work as well will be the CSL's and O2's. I have an 86 635csi and have been on unleaded for 4 years and have covered 20k in this time with no problems.
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 31-January-2004 at 21:53 |
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Visit
www.leadedpetrol.co.uk to find out where your nearest petrol station, selling PROPER 4* LEADED PETROL (yes, the same stuff that addles your brain over a few decades), is situated.... You might be nearer to a 4* pump than you think.... My nearest 4* station is: Holland Road Service Station 2 Holland Road Kensington London W 14 8BA Telephone 020 7610 5100 Edited by Horsetan |
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Peter H
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Posted: 31-January-2004 at 22:07 |
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I thought that you were getting rid of the "Father Ted. co.uk"bit
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Das Wolperdinger
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colin fitzgeral
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Joined: 30-January-2004 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4 |
Posted: 04-February-2004 at 15:40 |
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Cheer all. BMW were reading from the text book after I had given the chassis number and it clearly stated all 86 to jan 87 were ok, However due to the higher compression in Feb 87 onwards unleaded would do the engine no good at all. Yeh you guessed it mine was built in Feb 87, still I'll give it a go and thanks for your ideas cf |
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Sohlman
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Posted: 04-February-2004 at 23:40 |
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87 cars where cat ready engines and will definantly be ok with unleaded. The engine is no higher in compression as far as i am aware, and the only difference is that the ECU is Motronic allowing a computer to be plugged in for diagnosing problems and also it will aid the car in rolling road tuning. It sounds to me that you must have an early highline rather than chrome bumper model.
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colin fitzgeral
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Posted: 05-February-2004 at 11:14 |
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The plot thickens, Sure have a chrome bumper 6. everything suggests it should be ok, however going to BMW today to extract the correct wording in their magic book of tecono and I shall post it on site to see what everybody feels about it, thanks for all your help so far cf |
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Sohlman
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Posted: 05-February-2004 at 11:26 |
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Hi Colin, Why don't you give Barney a call at Munich Legends on 01825 740456. He should be able to put your mind at rest. Alternatively you can call Fritz Bits who are another 6 specialist who should also be able to stop you loosing sleep about the unleaded/leaded problem on 01823 669425. You must post a picture of your car. In my opinion the Chrome bumpers are the prettiest and being about 200kg's lighter they are quicker and better on fuel. Hope this helps. James
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Horsetan
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Say Neigh to Gatsos Joined: 11-April-2003 Location: Please let it be Ireland Status: Offline Points: 6381 |
Posted: 08-February-2004 at 19:27 |
Oh, that's a point. Must find an alternative site.... OK so, changed it now. Edited by Horsetan |
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bigfub
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Joined: 21-October-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 55 |
Posted: 12-February-2004 at 22:04 |
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Just spotted that the Tesco at Weston Favell in Northampton still sells genuine 4 Star. Surprised me as it's only 76.9p a litre.
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Horsetan
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Posted: 15-February-2004 at 00:03 |
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Ah, lovely leaded 4-star.... there's nothing quite like it....
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Big Vern
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Joined: 22-December-2003 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: 15-February-2004 at 10:36 |
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I run my 1983 635 on Unleaded but I keep a small bottle of red diesel in the boot and add a drop at each fill up.Doesnt seem to do any harm and runs fine on unleaded. Edited by Big Vern |
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bigfub
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Posted: 15-February-2004 at 14:50 |
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Is that the same as adding a bit of Redex?
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'86 635CSi - Sold
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Horsetan
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Posted: 15-February-2004 at 15:20 |
Not quite, although standard Redex (intended for carburettor engines) does come as a bottle of red gloop... Think Big Vern's referring to agri-diesel... |
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Big Vern
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Posted: 16-February-2004 at 13:14 |
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Yep, I pinch some from my mates garage that he runs his fork lift on, red diesel is mega cheap. To be honest for the amount I use to fill an old redex bottle as it happens I reckon a gallon of white would last a year at least. I got this tip of a mate who is into classic rallying, he reckons he's run several old nails on unleaded with a drop of diesel (AND I STRESS A DROP) without any problems. Like I say, mine seems fine on it, and the head has just been off and there were no apparent problems found with that either. When I start up I get a little bit of blue oil smoke which I think is the diesel in the system but when its warm its A1. |
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Horsetan
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Posted: 17-February-2004 at 13:15 |
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We did experiment once with a drop of the black stuff on my own '83....
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Horsetan
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Posted: 05-March-2004 at 18:17 |
Hmmm, maybe Ashwell Garage's �1.07 per litre of 4* isn't so clever..... 
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