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Old Jun 29th, 2017, 10:37   #1
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https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C886614

nice car but what's the long thing in the 4th picture - could it be an inline fuel filter??? just back from the radiator

I'm curious?
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Old Jun 29th, 2017, 15:05   #2
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Some sort of hocus pocus unleaded thing?
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Old Jun 29th, 2017, 16:07   #3
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It is a Broquet a filter containing pellets to change unleaded fuel into leaded fuel popular when unleaded fuel was introduced.
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Those add on things have been proven by a leading motoring organisation to be totally bogus and has no effect just like the pellets in a wire cage you can drop in the fuel tank .....pure BS
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Yes - but it stopped my Amazon Estate from pinking under load. How conclusive are the results on a high-mileage car?

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Those add on things have been proven by a leading motoring organisation to be totally bogus and has no effect just like the pellets in a wire cage you can drop in the fuel tank .....pure BS
They were tested and found not to work.

Lucky for the 140 there is no need for anything like this so will not find out teh hard way.
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