Hi everybody. I have a question regarding the use of unleaded gasoline in older cars. I have a 1994 Mazda Protege I bought back in 1997 and because of sentimental attachment reasons I would like to keep this car. Back then leaded gasoline was not phased out in my country, and this particular car is a carbuerator engine, no cat convertor, designed to run on leaded gasoline. Back in early 2000s, leadd gasoline was phased out in accordance with the EU laws, and now it is impossible to find leaded gasoline anywhere. I have used unleaded gasoline in the car a few times and did not notice any difference in the way it runs.
I was wondering if it is OK to use unleaded gasoline in this type of a car, designed for leaded gasoline ?
2006-09-23 23:18:41 · 5 answers · asked by oralm2 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It will be just fine....plus you don't really have much choice with leaded being unavailable.
2006-09-23 23:22:00 · answer #1 · answered by LUCIFER 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may need to run a lead substitute, but the truth is your engine may be fine on unleaded as this same car lives in the U.S. as well. So the engine should be fine as many parts are shared to save money.
2006-09-24 09:29:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unleaded gasoline works just fine in your older automobile.
Conversely, leaded gas will quickly clog up your catalytic converter in any newer model.
Happy motoring
2006-09-24 06:28:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using unleaded gas will not harm the car at all... in fact that old car will run better and cleaner on unleaded than it ever ran on leaded fuel. No worries mate.
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2006-09-24 06:23:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
94 isnt neerly old enough to wory about that
2006-09-27 23:29:04 · answer #5 · answered by calan d 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋