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I don't think this is a problem. The owners manual tells you to use fuel with at least 95 octane. In Sweden we can choose between 95 and 98 octane fuel. I use 98 without any problem and I have never heard of any problems from other 1500S owners. Henrik Larsson, Sweden 1964 1500S Notch Dave Hall wrote: > The 1500S engines were 8.5:1 CR and needed excessively high octane fuel - > Esso Golden Extra used to go into our '64 Squareback to stop it knocking! > What do people do now? Is timing retard the only answer? ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe