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Problem with early V8's (archive)
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Posted by Andy O'Connor on March 26, 2000 at 20:12:38:

In Reply to: Sulpher in gas a problem? posted by Tim H. on March 26, 2000 at 19:35:51:

: Was poking around on the web and found some obscure post talking about sulpher in gasoline causing problems for the engine... the poster said they were ok cause the sulpher content in gas is low in the west.... well, I don't suppose anyone would know if this is a real concern for me in Ohio? :) If someone knows the answers to this, maybe a description of why its bad if at all would help everyone, not just me.

The problem was with early production of the 4.0 liter V8 The high sulfur content was eating the cylinder walls, BMW has updated the cylinder walls and is no longer a problem.

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