Fuel Requirements - Triumph 2012 Tiger 800 Service Manual

Fuel System/Engine Management

Fuel Requirements

Fuel Requirements - all countries except U SA
Outside of America, Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC models
must be run on 91 RO N (or higher) unleaded fuel.
Fuel Requirements USA
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In the United States of America where the octane rating of
fuel is measured in a different way, the following
information may be applied:
Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC are designed to run on
unleaded gasoline with a CLC or AKI octane rating
<R+M)/2 of 87 or higher.
Note:
If 'knocking' or 'pinking' occurs at a steady
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engine speed under normal load, use a
different brand of gasoline or a higher
octane rating.
The use of leaded gasoline is illegal in some countries,
states or territories and will inva lidate the vehicle and
emissions control wa rranties.
gasoline will cause damage to emissions control
components.
Oxygenated Gasoline
To help in meeting clean air standards, some areas of the
U.S. use oxygenated gasoline to help reduce harmful
emissions. This model will give best performance when
using unleaded gasoline. However, the following should
be used as a guide to the use of oxygenated fuels.
Because of the generally higher volatility of oxygenated
fuels, starting, engine response and fuel consumption
may be adversely affected by their use. Should any of
these difficulties be experienced, ru n the motorcycle on
normal unleaded gasoline.
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Additionally, leaded
Service Manual Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC
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Ethanol
Ethanol fuel is a mixture of 1 5 % ethanol and 85%
gasoline and is often described under the names
'gasohol', 'ethanol enhanced', or 'contains ethanol'. This
fuel may be used in Triumph motorcycles.
Methanol
containing methanol should not be used in
Triumph motorcycles as damage to components in the
fuel system can be caused by contact with methanol.
MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether)
The use of gasolines containing u p to 15% MTB E <Methyl
Tertiary Butyl Ether> is permitted in Triumph motorcycles.