The danger of unleaded fuel

Herbie · 2005-03-02T22:42:54+00:00

Many people are concerned about wheather their old cars are capable of running unleaded fuels, What I would be much much more concerned about is the fact that we dont run catalytic converters on our force fed unleaded dubs and other cars too. Does the word cancer mean anything to anyone? There is a reason why every unleaded car gets a catalytic converter from the factory, think of the extra cost to manufacturers that is involved in doing that to a million cars, its what they have to do to eliminate/reduce the carcenagenic emmissions that the chemicals that replace leads function in fuel, {to reduce future law suits} If the manufacturers could get away without the extra cost they would, but internationally its recognized as being a very important requirement to have a catalytic converter on any car manufactured to run on unleaded as a health issue. Although its an acumulitave effect, think about it, we all run unleaded in cars without catalytic converters, have done for years and will continue to do so no doubt, we even stick our little kids in the back and give them a good dose to grow up on too. Adding the upper cylinder lubricant may make our engines cope but it doesn't change the obnoxious unleaded anti knock and cooling additives does it. There have been many articles written on just this subject, I have read them and read their technical explanations etc, I probably still have some articles in my car collection, {I am collecting car mags to eventually make myself a house out of them}:thumb I will endevour to find one of those article and post it on here. Just because we cant "see" the harmful pollution we naturaly forget about it, No one is going to force the issue on us, after all, anyone whos anyone would be able to afford a brand new car and not be forced to drive an old VW out of desperation wouldn't they? We as enthusiasts of early motoring, living in a modernday evironment, need to look after ourselves, dont you agree?

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 4 Mar 2005, 9:08 pm

#310991

i know my two litre meets the emission standards that it has to cause if it didnt it wouldnt have passed its engineers

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3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 4 Mar 2005, 9:12 pm

#310995

The dangerous compound that comes from unleaded fuels when burned is benzene. An active carcinogen.

It is not tested in emissions control.

If benzene mixes with heated oil it then forms a nerve gas that can be fatal.

The dangers are low but higher than that of the inert baked lead that used to be present. Lead in fuel was much more dangerous to those working in refineries than it ever was in the environment.

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4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 · 4 Mar 2005, 9:54 pm

#311021

my 4wd has no cat and runs unleaded ,but its all in the design

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2005, 10:04 pm

#311033

Hi

Had about a 1986 Hi Lux, it ran unleaded but no cat from the factory. Everything will kill you, just got to try to avoid what you can. I reckon the new scurge will be brain tumors or cancer from mobile phones. Ive lost some of my hearing from driving noisy VWs. When the dof dof boys go deaf will they need louder music?

Steve

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308 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 4 Mar 2005, 11:39 pm

#311075

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900 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 4 Mar 2005, 11:56 pm

#311083

i'll toke to that eire

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3,945 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 5 Mar 2005, 8:41 am

#311183

okay...so in the end we're saying that we want proof that the unleaded can kill, cause cancer, make u sterile..

happy to do testing, just tell me where u want the man to stand....next to exhaust, next to heaters(in back) :thumb

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