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madmikey

New Member

• Jul 17, 2009

• #1

hi every one hope your all doin good!
well please could someone please confirm this for me, i have a 2.25 petrol serries IIa. do i need to add lead addative to the petrol or am i right in saying it does'nt need as the engine has harden seats etc?
well have a good one cheers for now.mike

 

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Beast o Bodmin

Banned

• Jul 17, 2009

• #2

I find addatives usefull in my orange sweets but not the green or blue ones

 

Davec

New Member

• Jul 18, 2009

• #3

Opinions differ about additives, but the IIa did not have hardened valve seats, so in theory you should be doing something. Of course many have been retro fitted, but without knowing the history of the vehicle, there is no way on knowing.

 

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madmikey

New Member

• Jul 21, 2009

• #4

hi davec
its ex mililatary and has the orginal 2.25 petrol engine in it with no gizmos that i can see!

 

gemsdad

NOT BOTHERED.

• Jul 23, 2009

• #5

standard head you need additives,hardend seats no additive.

 

rustyrhinos

Well-Known Member

• Jul 24, 2009

• #6

Well we have a pair of Series 2 landies, neither with hardened valve seats and we have been running them on unleaded (one for about 15 years with no problems!) so until they break or smoke etc we are sticking with not buying additiive!

 

Davec

New Member

• Jul 24, 2009

• #7

The problem is that a leaded engine will work fine with unleaded fuel, but will wear out quicker. On a high mileage high performance car this can be fairly quick, but opinions differ about how much of a problem it will be on a low stressed Land Rover that only gets used at weekends.

 

rustyrhinos

Well-Known Member

• Jul 26, 2009

• #8

Deffo agree with that Dave.

 

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madmikey

New Member

• Aug 17, 2009

• #9

no addative it is then guys thanks for your help...
look forward to meeting you all at london to brighton 2009
mike.

 

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w3526602

Active Member

• Aug 18, 2009

• #10

Hi,

I thrashed my old S2 on unleaded ever since 4 star became difficult. That included 40 miles flat out without a fan belt. I won't say it didn't do the engine any harm, but it was knackered anyway when I fitted it in 1993, and was still knackered when I sold it in 2007

Your valves will have acquired a lead "memory", which might or might not last a long time. If you grind the valves you will remove that memory.

Work out how much it costs you to add additive for a couple of years, and balance that agaist the cost of a new unleaded head ......or a 2nd hand leaded head.

And remember, if you fit an unleaded head, or use additive, you engine will still NOT last for ever. When it breaks, fix it, but not before.

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