Broquet Catalyst
Stephen Barnes
the virtues of the Broquet Catalyst, which one drops in ones petrol
tank, and allows:
* Cars which cannot be converted to run on unleaded petrol, to run on
such fuel.
* better fuel economy for unleaded cars
* better economy
+ improved sex life
+ increased wealth
(* - so the manufacturers said)
(+ - made up!)
I discovered a ASA ruling: http://www.asa.org.uk/adj/adj_2483.htm
against them.
Basically, does anyone out there use this?
What do you think of it?
Does it work?
Does it save you money?
Any opinions would be gratefully received!
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Dave Plowman
Stephen Barnes <stephen@REMOVE_ME.barnes1.force9.co.uk> wrote:
> I am a member of the CMSA, and their mag has, until recently bestowed
> the virtues of the Broquet Catalyst,
Then I suggest you give up your membership, as it has been known for some
years that these products are a con.
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Andy Hewitt
> I am a member of the CMSA, and their mag has, until recently bestowed
> the virtues of the Broquet Catalyst, which one drops in ones petrol
> tank, and allows:
>
> * Cars which cannot be converted to run on unleaded petrol, to run on
> such fuel.
> * better fuel economy for unleaded cars
> * better economy
> + improved sex life
> + increased wealth
>
> (* - so the manufacturers said)
> (+ - made up!)
>
> I discovered a ASA ruling: http://www.asa.org.uk/adj/adj_2483.htm
> against them.
>
> Basically, does anyone out there use this?
> What do you think of it?
> Does it work?
> Does it save you money?
>
>
> Any opinions would be gratefully received!
According to recent tests, they don;t work too well. Additives seem to
be better.
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jon
4 years with no problems at all, valves checked annually (the old decoke
festival) and all ok, fuel consumption difficult to ascertain as it is poor
at the best of times, but the annual MOT emisions test showed that the
engine was very clean by the standards that would have been expected from an
engine that was 45 years old, I sold the vehicle in 97 and it is still
running locally and as far as I know still using unleaded with no problems.
I am also a member of the CMSA, I decided to try the Broquet as I was going
to relace the engine in the LR for a later 21/4 that had a head with
hardened valve seats which I had already bought so I had nothing to lose, I
never had to fit the new engine and sold the engine to another person when I
sold the S1.
Just as a footnote I have had no dealings with Philip Lock or Broquet other
than to buy the catalyst from him.
Dave Plowman
jon <her...@callnetuk.com> wrote:
> Con?, I used the Broquet catalyst in the tank of a S1 LR using unleaded
> for 4 years with no problems at all, valves checked annually (the old
> decoke festival) and all ok,
Then it would have run OK on unleaded without it. Many old vehicles can
run on unleaded - all Rolls-Royce for example. All the tests of these
cons- and make /no/ mistake that's what they are- on engines prone to
valve seat regression, ie BMC A and B series, have shown no improvement
(over unleaded) whatsoever. But if you are happy carry on; just don't try
to persuade others to waste their money.
Guy King
owner had kept all the receipts, one of which was for fitting a
Broquet thingy. The reason he sold it was because the valves had
receded. When I took the head off there was no valve clearance at all
on two of the exhaust valves.
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Ian Johnston
: Con?, I used the Broquet catalyst in the tank of a S1 LR using unleaded for
: 4 years with no problems at all,
I have used unleaded in an entirely unmodified Triumph Herald engine for
80,000+ miles with no problems at all. No "catalysts" either.
Ian
Chris Atkinson
>I am a member of the CMSA, and their mag has, until recently bestowed
>the virtues of the Broquet Catalyst
>Basically, does anyone out there use this?
Yup. I've had one in my 1975 2 litre V-4 Transit Motor Caravan for some
fifteen (??) years now (and I've had the van since new).
>What do you think of it?
Got no reason to decry the product - at least as far as I know, since
the head has never been off.
>Does it work?
Well the touring mpg has stayed constant at around 21.5, which ain't too
bad for something built like a brick outhouse. Also the engine seems to
be *very* flexible - my other vehicles are automatics, and I have to
keep reminding myself that the Trannie has a clutch. (It grumbles when
I forget and roll round corners still in third!)
>Does it save you money?
I suppose the answer is 'yes', because I've been using unleaded all that
time with, as far as I know, no ill effects. Perhaps I could have got
away with this anyhow?? But I've long since recovered the cost and the
Trannie keeps rolling along and passing MoTs, so I have no complaints.
Chris A. (A CSMA Member with no formal connection with either David Lock
or the Broquet product)
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