Hi there, I've had a question from someone that I can't help with - he's got a 205 XS which runs on 4* petrol and was wondering if it's possible to convert it to unleaded and if so, how much would it cost and who does it? Am I right in thinking that you could get the head from a later XS that runs on unleaded and use that? What else would be required? If that's possible, it would be a good time to do it as his head gasket has just gone so the head needs to come off anyway! Cheers, M -- 1991 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros Cabriolet TU3S 1.4 Carb http://www.205rolandgarros.co.uk 2003 - Happy 20th Birthday Peugeot 205 SETI Team "Peugeot 205" Founder (and only!) Member http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_152225.html ==
AFAIK and of the TU series engines can run on UL, its just a matter of tweaking the timing slightly (3 degrees I think, but I cant remember which way, will look for ya). J
Ah yes, that does ring a bell (I'm sure it's in the Haynes manual addendum somewhere) - what I was wondering about though was will the valve seats suffer over time or are they sufficiently hardy enough to cope? - Anyone any experience either way? Cheers, Matt -- 1991 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros Cabriolet TU3S 1.4 Carb http://www.205rolandgarros.co.uk 2003 - Happy 20th Birthday Peugeot 205 SETI Team "Peugeot 205" Founder (and only!) Member http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_152225.html ==
IIRC, it should be retarded 3 degrees (usually). Hey, that sounds like a weird band name. I don't think valve seat wear is an issue on any TU engines, they're all new enough to be able to take unleaded. Chris.
IIRC, it should be retarded 3 degrees (usually). Hey, that sounds like a Agreed, on all three points. Stripped my TU1 after 50K running UL and valve seats were as normal i.e. a bit pitted but not much. J
Thanks Chris & J - that's kind of what I was hoping to hear. Cheers, Matt -- 1991 Peugeot 205 Roland Garros Cabriolet TU3S 1.4 Carb http://www.205rolandgarros.co.uk 2003 - Happy 20th Birthday Peugeot 205 SETI Team "Peugeot 205" Founder (and only!) Member http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/stats/team/team_152225.html ==
