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Old 11th January 2008, 15:43   #7 (permalink)
Sporran
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Originally Posted by MoOriginal View Post
Im sure ill be corrected but i thought there is no point using higher octane petrol if the engine doesnt have a knock sensor - and ive heard that the type r doesnt ?
Before the type R, i had the Golf GTI which was designed to run on 98ron or above, the manual said the knock sensor only worked when running on 95.

But Optimax did make a big difference to both the performance and wallet, was 10 a litre more in my garage, but not thats been closed only option is tesco
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