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Originally Posted by
Tim Cullis
Just telling like it is. The reason leaded fuel is still sold in Morocco is because of the number of ancient petrol-engined vehicles. If they ran these on unleaded it would burn out the exhaust valves.
Also, you will find some fuel stations selling both 'essence' and 'san plomb' from different pumps which rather blows the theory that they are the same.
As for south of Tan Tan only having leaded, it's because I've been there several times.
Tim
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I don't doubt that you've been there. I've been there too (and a bit more south than that). I'm just saying that the info that I have been able to aquire on the net (sources from oil companies and domestic official sites) indicate to me that it is unleaded. I was hoping for a bit more than "I've been there" to support it.
Incidently, there was a story on a consumer program here in Denmark where we use the term 92 octane and 95 octane. I think the english term is Super and Regular, if I'm not mistaken. In the more rural areas where the small filling stations only have one underground tank, they put the same 95octane in the tank. But they have two pumps. One that said 92 octane and one that said 95 octane. And obviously at different prices. So the consumer program had found quite a lot of these filling stations where you could purchase your petrol at the 92 pump but still get 95 in your tank.
As I said, I don't know what to believe anymore, untill someone actualy measures the lead content (or lack thereof) in the pumps. Not just a driveby where you can read "essence" on the side of the pump that has stood there for the past 30 years.
So if anyone asks me "Do they use leaded or unleaded in Africa", I'll just respond "yes"
. Better safe than sorry.
Oh and Novice, I concur with the info about southern Africa. Namibia also goes on the list of countries that definately have unleaded. And if I remember correctly, many filling stations offer the choice of super or regular.
Best regards
Torsten