Just got mine back

[em2evol]

Just got my car back from a service and cambelt change / new brakes etc (expensive!) and the guy who dropped my car back goes "and I've put £20 of fuel in it for you" I said "95ron or 99?" and he goes "95..." I was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"    The tank is half full now with 95 ron fuel, is it best to fill it to the top with 99 or wait until I've used this crappy stuff up before putting a good lot in?

[JPC]

id run it on the 95 until its gone.

theres no point mixing 99 with it.

by the time your 1/4 down in a full tank of 99 you'll be right! ;)

[CarrG]

Don't worry it's not going to kill it! 

[cuprak1]

i put £45 of v power in mine last night only to realise i have a flat tyre.. what a waste lol... ill let it mature in my petrol tank for a few days hahaha

[CarrG]

Doesn't it go off afer time?

[animal]

Doesn't it go off afer time?

Yes but it takes ages to break down to point where you'd actually notice.

Personally, I'd brim it with 99 if you're that bothered but ETTO, it wont do any harm. Out of interest, how bad is it running on 95?

[cuprak1]

Doesn't it go off afer time?

you mean v power has an expiry date 

[CarrG]

Doesn't it go off afer time?

you mean v power has an expiry date 

Lol. It losses it's RON rating over time. Not sure what the timescale is tho! Months i'd guess.

[em2evol]

Doesn't it go off afer time?

Yes but it takes ages to break down to point where you'd actually notice.

Personally, I'd brim it with 99 if you're that bothered but ETTO, it wont do any harm. Out of interest, how bad is it running on 95?

Well I've just taken it for a spin on my lunch break and I was worried that they may have wiped the Revo off it but perhaps it's just becuase it's got the wrong fuel in it that it's not running at full potential? Still wheel spins in 2nd, but only just, whereas before it was everytime and easily... I'm hoping it's just the fuel.

Also, having new brakes (which I conveniently forgot about on my little spin a minute ago) means I have to be careful on the braking front for a while doesn't it? How careful and for how long? And will be having forgotten about hard braking for the 15 mins I was out be bad?!  

[revo carl]

don't worry! if they have..... just pop back to your dealer and get it reflashed :)

[RedRobin]

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Disconnecting the battery is what usually resets your ECU so that your Revo remap is 'switched off'.

Some Revo dealers charge to reflash but only a nominal sum like £25 to cover their time.

[em2evol]

don't worry! if they have..... just pop back to your dealer and get it reflashed :)

  I do worry an awful lot about my lovely GTI, I just want everything to be dandy! I was annoyed even that the fleet guy who dropped my car off put his briefcase on the passenger seat! THAT DOES NOT HAPPEN! 

[animal]

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Disconnecting the battery is what usually resets your ECU so that your Revo remap is 'switched off'.

Some Revo dealers charge to reflash but only a nominal sum like £25 to cover their time.

The Revo map is kept is volatile memory? Fuel trim and stuff is normally kept in KAM and is what gets wiped when you disconnect the power (ECU reset) but the base engine management software is normally hard coded to the ECU (EEPROM) - is this really the case? The car reverts to the OE map if power to the ECU is cut?

EM2EVOL - Give your brakes a couple of hundred miles to bed in. Don't baby them though, just brake normally and avoid hard applications.

[stealthwolf]

The GTI haz a sensor to detect whether 95/98 ron is used and adjusts things accordingly so it is less powerful on 95 ron. At least, that's what I've picked up from here.

Also, why did he need to fill it with petrol? Did he go joyriding?

[animal]

Doesn't it go off afer time?

you mean v power has an expiry date 

Yes all petrol does... It's quite volatile stuff. Have you ever noticed how fast in evaporates when you spill it?