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leaded gas.



> From: ausdal@domain.elided (Thi Van Ausdal)
> Date: Mon, 14 Nov 94 10:52:43 EST
> Subject: leaded gasoline Q
> 
> Stephen Woodward asked what lead-substitute to add to his unleaded gas
> to provide for his 2002:
> 	1:	2002s have hardened steel valve seats, not the induction
> hardened seats a la Chevy V8 etc. which need tetraethyl lead to survive.
> BMW made no changes to the valve seat technology to accomodate unleaded
> gasoline.
> 	2:	I used 104+ Lead Substitute before and was satisfied that
> it did very little to my motor over its lifetime.
> 
> 				thi v.
> 	

	So does this mean that I can safely put premium unleaded gas in 
to my tii? Or should I still add additive to be on the safeside?