Thinking of buying a 2000 206 GTi with LPG

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ThE-EdGe - 03 Jun 2005 17:42 GMT

Hello,

I'm in the process of buying another car. I've seen a 206 GTi from 10/2000
with LPG (gas), and I'm interested. I have an appointment for next week. So
before I go I want to know if there are any specific points I have to look
out for. It has 155.000 km with full history. What are the weaknesses of
this car? Is it sporty? Are there any known troubles with the engine if you
use LPG? Every little bit of information is welcome.

Thank you.

Eddy

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Nik&Andy - 03 Jun 2005 21:39 GMT

> Hello,
>
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>
> Eddy

Stay away unless it's a closed loop lpg system.

I have owned 3 LPG cars, (not closed loop)- all suffer from backfiring
blowing off the airbox etc....

Andy

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ThE-EdGe - 04 Jun 2005 10:21 GMT

> Stay away unless it's a closed loop lpg system.
>
> I have owned 3 LPG cars, (not closed loop)- all suffer from backfiring
> blowing off the airbox etc....
>
> Andy

Thx for the info!

Eddy

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Paul Everett - 04 Jun 2005 12:00 GMT

> Stay away unless it's a closed loop lpg system.
>
> I have owned 3 LPG cars, (not closed loop)- all suffer from backfiring
> blowing off the airbox etc....

Probably all installed / set up wrong then, as I've not had a single
backfire in normal use from the open loop system on my Land Rover. One
way to reduce/eliminate the risk of backfires is to ensure the ignition
system is in A1 condition as LPG engines are very very sensitive to a
weak spark. I use (and recommend) Magnecor KV85 HT leads, and also make
sure your rotor arm, dizzy cap and plugs are all in good nick.

Paul

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Nom - 06 Jun 2005 09:00 GMT

>> Stay away unless it's a closed loop lpg system.
>>
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> leads, and also make sure your rotor arm, dizzy cap and plugs are all
> in good nick.

No such thing as leads/rotor-arm/dizzy-cap on a modern engine :)

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Nom - 06 Jun 2005 09:01 GMT

>> Hello,
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> I have owned 3 LPG cars, (not closed loop)- all suffer from backfiring
> blowing off the airbox etc....

Then they've been setup wrongly ! Installed correctly, you shouldn't have
any such issues with an LPG system, be it closed-loop or otherwise.

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Nik&Andy - 06 Jun 2005 10:10 GMT

>>>Hello,
>>>
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> Then they've been setup wrongly ! Installed correctly, you shouldn't have
> any such issues with an LPG system, be it closed-loop or otherwise.

Just read the LPG auto's newsgroup, there are plenty of people out there
with such issues.
All I am saying is - How does he know it has been installed and set-up
correctly?

Andy

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