Mercedes-Benz 190 1985 Problems
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Subtract the additive
Answered by CarsGuide
8 Jul 2005
PULP is the best fuel for the W201 190E. It has the required octane for that engine, which would have been developed to run on the old leaded super. The Australian Institute of Petroleum says you should use an additive, but the Merc has an alloy cylinder head with cast-iron valve seat inserts that have probably been hardened. which means you could safely run it without an additive.
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