simonsi wrote:

Octane wouldn't be my worry, contamination with water etc would be my main concern. Certainly in Saudi much of the petrol there could be contaminated at the filling station due to inadequate rainwater runoff capacity....

Water: it is a problem; they reduce fuel with water at the stations!!!!!  Yuri
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Thanks, Shmoogle!!!! As you said, I may need to contact the LR UK customer service to find out where is the problem from & what is the solution.

This morning, the dealer told me that the LR UK suggest to reduce the fuel injector from twelve to six because of the fuel quality in China. According to the technican in China, this cause less sensitive to the computer engine controller but will cause power lose too. If it is true then it is not worth for LR to sell the supercharges engine in China. CRAZY SUGGESTION!!!

Can't understand 6 (or 12) injectors, surely as a V8 it has, well 8???

 Cheers

Simon

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Finially, I got back my Sport yesterday, the dealer's claim they have replaced all the fuel injectors & the fuel filter. The ignition seems better than before but not as good as the first running. Also, it is suprise that the fuel consumption is dropped down by 20%, it is around 14.50L/KM in city. (Past is 18.00L/LM)

Hi RRS
We have our own company in China and as you say it is normally fuel contamination.
The dealers also need to drain the tank because the water will seperate here and come back to cause the same problem
The bad starting is normally down to the injector spray patterns, because being a V engine the spray pattern is critical to atomise the fuel, this is always more important obviously on a cold engine.
If they do not drain the tank you will be needing another fuel filter and a set of injectors before long and the tank cleaned out at the same time.
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simonsi wrote:

Certainly in Saudi much of the petrol there could be contaminated at the filling station due to inadequate rainwater runoff capacity....