what fuel for Renault Espace 2.0TXE petrol J116 engine

May 11, 2004 6 Replies

The manual says "4 star" and the J117 says unleaded so it is pretty clear that the original recommendation really was 4 star and not unleaded.



And presumably if I used unleaded I would gradually wreck the valve seats.



So what's the difference between LRP, unleaded + additive, and real 4 star?



Obviously the technologies are very different - which one should I go for for economy and long life? Presumably "4 star" is the easy answer, but not always easy to get.



I'd be grateful for any advice, thanks


Luke



The message from Luke Siemaszko contains these words:

What reg is the car?

the txe2.0 88-89 with engine code j7re760 is suitable for use without modification on unleaded according to autodata.

you may find you have a little more power with superunleaded, or lrp

mrcheerful

How reliable is autodata? It seems a bit odd that they say it can be used with unleaded when the owners manual doesn't. Easy typo for them, expensive head job for me!

cheers

The message from Luke Siemaszko contains these words:

Hmmm, right on the cusp of the requirement for unleaded.

I'd ask Renault.

Well, they say the info come from the makers. They don't list a txe for any other years, so IMO you will be ok.

mrcheerful

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