[sustran] [sustran] fuel additive

[remonde at gsilink.com]

Dear SUSTRAN friends,

Wonder if someone can help verify this: last night, a friend told me 
about a fuel additive (i guess that's what it's called) that is to be 
used on old cars whose engines can't shift to unleaded gasoline. When 
this substance is added, any engine that runs on gasoline can run on 
unleaded. 

I hope i'll get more information about this. A local (Philippines) 
petroleum company is going to launch this 'substance' this coming 
week. According to my source the fuel additive is being widely used 
abroad (she mentioned the UK). It will make a shift to unleaded fuel 
easy, and the petroleum companies will have no problem complying with 
a possible total phase out of leaded gasoline.

For Philippine subscribers, you may find it interesting that the fuel 
additive will be introduced in an island province next month, and 
that leaded gasoline will not be available anylonger in that province 
once the fuel additive has been introduced.

Has anyone heard of this type of fuel additive? Is it being used in 
Europe or other countries where leaded gasoline has already been 
phased out? Is it harmless?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Marit Stinus-Remonde
4302-A Forest Hills
Banawa
Cebu City 6000
Philippines
Tel/Fax +63 32 2546207
remonde at gsilink.com