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At 09:40 PM 4/7/02 -0600, Night Shadow wrote:


>Replace injectors?  Heh....well I am glad you have been sucked in by the
>marketing hype....I prefer the real technical truth.
>
>Let see...my first car, 1978 Rabbit, bought new by my father, and driven
>its entire life on 85 octane, ran like the day it was new when I sold it
>with 148k on the clock....never needed injectors....
>
>What ruins injectors is foreign particles in the gasoline...like rust
>flakes.  I have yet to find a CIS injector ruined by gasoline.  And if the
>system needs a cleaning because of varnish build up, use the right
>stuff....don't rely on some additive package in your gasoline.  BG 44K is
>the absolute best "pour in" solution.  Yes it is expensive at close to $20
>a bottle, but it does AMAZING things to those old varnished up injectors.
>Use that every couple years, and you'll be fine...keep a clean fuel filter
>in there too.
>
>BTW, all gasoline you buy today has fuel additives, and cleaners.  No
>matter the grade. When you buy a certain brand of gasoline, all you are
>buying is their additive package.  Without the additive packages, gasoline
>from one brand or the other would be exactly the same.  Now, both of your
>vehicles are knock sensing type igintions....no need to defend your
>position, you should use higher octane.
>
>My whole point was to educate some people about why you may or may not
>want to use high octane gasoline, expecially after your rather broad
>statement.  Use the right octane for your engine and ignition system.
>
>--
>Eric
>Northglenn, CO

Good points Eric.  But one thing that has not been mentioned, that I 
learned from
family members you used to be in the gas business is, don't buy gas while their
tanks are being filled or just filled.  That is where you get crap like 
water in you gas.
When they start filling their tanks it stirs up any crap in the tanks 
including water.
Now hopefully the filtration system they've got catches the particles, but 
you've got
a good chance at getting some water.  Almost every tank has some to a degree.
It amazes me how many cars I see filling up at stations while the tanker is 
there
filling the tanks.  And while tiny amounts of water may not even be 
noticable going
through the system, your tank will notice it over time, just ask these guys 
who all
need new tanks.


John C. Worden
Bucksport, Maine

'98 Dakota 4x4-Just rolled 100K
'86 Scirocco 8V-
'81 Scirocco 2.0 16V -
'78 Scirocco Brazil Brown Metallic,  4 speed.

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