Golf 118 TSI Engine Failures and Service Campaign 24S4

[Corey_R]

Nope, nothing unusual that I can think of...

You don't happen to run your aircon at 16 on the hot days then do you? hehe

[Rocket36]

on the whole fuel thing, there are a LOT of countries in Europe that have SHOCKING fuel compared to Australia. Engines are re-mapped differently to cope but I guess they got it wrong in this case. It's why most R36s appear to blow smoke under WOT - it's actually unburnt fuel as the engine is designed to run quite rich, which is safe - i.e. engine shouldn't fail with a mixture that leans towards rich.

On the flip side, I agree with other sentiments... why people spend thousands on cars and don't run the best quality fuel available is beyond me. the difference is a couple of dollars a tank (or the cost of a cup of coffee). And BP Ultimate is the best of what we have since V Power Racing is no longer available.

[Maverick]

And BP Ultimate is the best of what we have since V Power Racing is no longer available.

BP ultimate is better anyway, V power racing used 10% ethanol to boost it to 100 octane which meant it had less energy then BP ultimate 98 octane.

This isn't even looking at all the other negatives of ethanol.

[Diesel_vert]

on the whole fuel thing, there are a LOT of countries in Europe that have SHOCKING fuel compared to Australia. Engines are re-mapped differently to cope but I guess they got it wrong in this case. It's why most R36s appear to blow smoke under WOT - it's actually unburnt fuel as the engine is designed to run quite rich, which is safe - i.e. engine shouldn't fail with a mixture that leans towards rich.

I assume you are referring to the Eastern bloc?

On the flip side, I agree with other sentiments... why people spend thousands on cars and don't run the best quality fuel available is beyond me. the difference is a couple of dollars a tank (or the cost of a cup of coffee). And BP Ultimate is the best of what we have since V Power Racing is no longer available.

The majority of people aren't car enthusiasts so they don't know or care that using 98 affords them a bit more power and fuel economy. What difference is a couple of kW and km to them? And though we may cringe at the thought of using 95, those who do don't deserve to be punished with engine failure - in the unlikely event that is the cause.

BP ultimate is better anyway, V power racing used 10% ethanol to boost it to 100 octane which meant it had less energy then BP ultimate 98 octane.

This isn't even looking at all the other negatives of ethanol.

Actually, V-Power Racing 100 only had 5% ethanol and besides, the European standard for petrol EN228 allows a maximum of 5% ethanol anyway, so there should be no problems using the stuff, provided the fuel hasn't gone stale.

It's a pity Shell stopped producing it. I personally love ethanol. Higher octane means the computer can advance the timing (or just retard it less), which means more power. The only negative for me was the price of the damn fuel, though my priorities are different as I couldn't care less about higher fuel consumption, environmental issues, etc.

[ozgti]

I runu a tank of 95 every 4 tanks of 98. Oddly, I get better mileage from 95 than 98 (about 70kms more).

[Diesel_vert]

Well according to VW's German website, only for the 199 kW TSI in the Golf R and the older FSI engines does it explicitly mention that 98 is required for maximum performance.

Other engines have no such blurb, other than to use 95. But if running 98 was worth it on the 90/118/155 TSI engines, certainly the Germans of all people would have said so...

[Corey_R]

Look in your fuel tank flap

As logger posted a few pages back, from the inside of his 118TSI:


The minimum is 95, the recommended is 98.

[logger]

... if running 98 was worth it on the 90/118/155 TSI engines, certainly the Germans of all people would have said so...

...They have said so. Not sure what you mean by "worth it"? Fuel economy, engine Longevity? Volkswagen/Germans have fitted a label on the fuel door that clearly recommends 98 over (95).



the most un-German thing about the fuel label is the buggers could not stick it on straight


Jinx Coreying....

[Diesel_vert]

Well if that's the case, they should fix their website.

[pologti18t]

Well if that's the case, they should fix their website.

They have... it now says min 95RON for all Golf Models (petrol). Fuel type: Premium ULP, minimum RON 95.

There is not even a little "*" stipulating that extra performance/economy will be achieved using 98RON.