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[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Besides, if you read my post, I'm not that interested in mpg. I'm hoping, with doing short journeys, it may help to keep the DPF in good (better) condition than it might be.

No otherwise you'd have bought the black one. 

Maybe the 6 speed manual box was a bit complicated?   

Trouble is, unlike residents of Darzet, he's only got five fingers.. so that's as high as he can count

Does he only have one hand?

I suppose the other was lopped off during a scouse knife fight back in the seventies.

[aaronjb]

I think using both hands is classed as "advanced maths"..

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Sounds very much like a product sold on the vegoil site. Cant remember the name, but a 1 litre can treats many tankfuls, and a few capfuls per tank boosts cetane and more than restores the small loss of performance from using vegoil.
I was given a can of the stuff and was sceptical, but it  was free so gave it a go.
The difference in performance was  very noticeable indeed.

[tunnie]

Worth waiting before you put that in? So you get used to it's current performance, then you can tell if it makes a difference?

I've read lots about this on various sites. I'm not worried about performance, I'm more interested in boosting the cetane for a cleaner burn to protect the DPF. A so-called 'expert' reckons that you can put this in shitty diesel (which I won't be using) and get around what he calls the con of premium diesel, which can cost dear at the pump. 
It's just arrived and 1 ltr treats 1000 litres, so we'll see. If my car runs fine with no problems, I'll never know if this stuff had anything to do with that or not. But it can't do any harm and, at £20 to treat 1000 litres, why not?

Given my VAGCOM will tell me (via back-pressure estimate) the exact gram weight how much is in the DPF before it starts a re-gen, I could be tempted to try this.

I would need to keep a backlog of readings without this added for a while first, see how often it re-gens and how much it burns off. Then compare that when it's running with this stuff in it.

[Jimbob]

Sounds like its building on the 'bit of 2 stroke' in each tankful idea.

[STEMO]

Sounds very much like a product sold on the vegoil site. Cant remember the name, but a 1 litre can treats many tankfuls, and a few capfuls per tank boosts cetane and more than restores the small loss of performance from using vegoil.
I was given a can of the stuff and was sceptical, but it  was free so gave it a go.
The difference in performance was  very noticeable indeed.

Thank you, Albs.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Your stuff is probably shite though. 

[YZ250]

It's called archoil but, no doubt, you'll all tell me it's actually snake oil 
.....

Wish I'd have bought some years ago, it might have stopped them from going rusty. 

Hope you are pleased with your new purchase. Looks a nice well specced car. 

[TheBoy]

Besides, if you read my post, I'm not that interested in mpg. I'm hoping, with doing short journeys, it may help to keep the DPF in good (better) condition than it might be.

As its quite low miles, I wouldn't be overly concerned, just read the handbook for what to do when the light comes on.  If it was 80-100k miles, I'd probably be more concerned. It will need some regular longer runs, and ideally you want to let it regen long before the light comes on.

Also, service regular, and ensure you use the absolute correct oil for the engine, not just any old stuff, as the oil mixing with the unburnt particles is likely to cause a faster demise.

[TheBoy]

estimate) the exact

opps

[omega2018]

increasing the cetane number of diesel fuel is a valid way of reducing smoke especially in a worn engine so its not snake oil.  Environmentally conscious places like California specify a higher minimum number than euroland allows, and premium diesel has a higher number than base diesel.

i would have used millers oils product mind .

[Sir Tigger KC]

Given my VAGCOM will tell me (via back-pressure estimate) the exact gram weight how much is in the DPF before it starts a re-gen, I could be tempted to try this.

I would need to keep a backlog of readings without this added for a while first, see how often it re-gens and how much it burns off. Then compare that when it's running with this stuff in it.

How often do you take the readings of your DPF Tunnie? 

And how long will and at what intervals would you take readings for your control study before adding the snake oil? 

[tunnie]

Given my VAGCOM will tell me (via back-pressure estimate) the exact gram weight how much is in the DPF before it starts a re-gen, I could be tempted to try this.

I would need to keep a backlog of readings without this added for a while first, see how often it re-gens and how much it burns off. Then compare that when it's running with this stuff in it.

How often do you take the readings of your DPF Tunnie? 

And how long will and at what intervals would you take readings for your control study before adding the snake oil? 

Not often enough really, only every couple of months. I should do it more.

I think I'd want around 4 to 6 weeks of figures, of me plugging in weekly to see when it last did a regen, miles covered and how much soot it burned. That would give me a base to see any meaningful changes if I started using it.

[TheBoy]

Given my VAGCOM will tell me (via back-pressure estimate) the exact gram weight how much is in the DPF before it starts a re-gen, I could be tempted to try this.

I would need to keep a backlog of readings without this added for a while first, see how often it re-gens and how much it burns off. Then compare that when it's running with this stuff in it.

How often do you take the readings of your DPF Tunnie? 

And how long will and at what intervals would you take readings for your control study before adding the snake oil? 

If anything like me, his own cars never get to see the diags equipment


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[Sir Tigger KC]

Given my VAGCOM will tell me (via back-pressure estimate) the exact gram weight how much is in the DPF before it starts a re-gen, I could be tempted to try this.

I would need to keep a backlog of readings without this added for a while first, see how often it re-gens and how much it burns off. Then compare that when it's running with this stuff in it.

How often do you take the readings of your DPF Tunnie? 

And how long will and at what intervals would you take readings for your control study before adding the snake oil? 

Not often enough really, only every couple of months. I should do it more.

I think I'd want around 4 to 6 weeks of figures, of me plugging in weekly to see when it last did a regen, miles covered and how much soot it burned. That would give me a base to see any meaningful changes if I started using it.

Weekly sounds good!    And those long dark winter nights will fly by whilst you're pouring over your spreadsheets! 

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