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Title: Diesel additive
Post by: JDX on 01 April 2017, 12:21:53
Im interested to know whether diesel additives make any sort of difference to performance or consumption.
Does anyone use it regularly?
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 April 2017, 16:48:48
Im interested to know whether diesel additives make any sort of difference to performance or consumption.
Does anyone use it regularly?

Not I.
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Jimbob on 01 April 2017, 16:51:42
I chuck 250ml of 2 stroke in per tankful.

Definately makes it quieter / smoother and possibly a little more mpg too,
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Viral_Jim on 01 April 2017, 17:04:16
When I first got my mondeo TDDI it was running like a bag of spanners, on recommendation from talkford i used a bottle of additive in 5L of diesel (so about 5-10x recommended strength) and fed it directly from the can. It Kicked up a huuge cloud of foul smoke, then subsequently ran better (although still very agricultural by today's standards). So yes in that instance it made a difference.  ;D

I've never used it as recommended on the bottle though  :D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: VXL V6 on 01 April 2017, 17:24:58
I used to put approx. 300ml of 2 stroke into every tankful on my old DTi
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: biggriffin on 02 April 2017, 04:09:46
I used to put approx. 300ml of 2 stroke into every tankful on my old DTi

What's that in old money. 16\1, do you use castrol R.
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 April 2017, 05:49:05
100% Spry crisp & dry goes in mine. I wonder if a litre of extra virgin olive oil per tankful would make it run smother ?  ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: JDX on 02 April 2017, 10:08:54
100% Spry crisp & dry goes in mine. I wonder if a litre of extra virgin olive oil per tankful would make it run smother ?  ;D
LOL  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 02 April 2017, 11:00:28
100% Spry crisp & dry goes in mine. I wonder if a litre of extra virgin olive oil per tankful would make it run smother ?  ;D
LOL  ;D ;D
He isn't joking... ::)
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 April 2017, 14:58:14
Missed an o. Should have said smoother, not smother.   :-[
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: TheBoy on 02 April 2017, 16:49:08
Missed an o. Should have said smoother, not smother.   :-[
Didn't you mean smoggier? ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 April 2017, 17:07:02
That and smellier.  :y ;D
Its currently running on a very sweet smelling Tandoori flavoured oil. Makes people in cars behind me hungry apparently.  ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: STEMO on 02 April 2017, 19:32:59
That and smellier.  :y ;D
Its currently running on a very sweet smelling Tandoori flavoured oil. Makes people in cars behind me hungry apparently.  ;D
I wonder what that would do to a DPF?  ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: biggriffin on 02 April 2017, 20:02:50
That and smellier.  :y ;D
Its currently running on a very sweet smelling Tandoori flavoured oil. Makes people in cars behind me hungry apparently.  ;D
I wonder what that would do to a DPF?  ;D
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Pump would, give up, then injectors' block, O dpf would be knackered.
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 02 April 2017, 20:32:43
Yep. Modern diesels are fragile and shite.  :)
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: aaronjb on 03 April 2017, 08:54:39
Pump would, give up, then injectors' block, O dpf would be knackered.

According to OOF wisdom that's what happens every 1000 miles regardless of what you run a modern diesel on ;)
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: tunnie on 03 April 2017, 09:37:47
Pump would, give up, then injectors' block, O dpf would be knackered.

According to OOF wisdom that's what happens every 1000 miles regardless of what you run a modern diesel on ;)

That generous!  :o  ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 03 April 2017, 09:55:00
Pump would, give up, then injectors' block, O dpf would be knackered.

According to OOF wisdom that's what happens every 1000 miles regardless of what you run a modern diesel on ;)

But it is correct for a modern diesel if running on vegetable oil as is considering the diesel magic trick on a common rail setup..

Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: biggriffin on 03 April 2017, 19:17:59
Pump would, give up, then injectors' block, O dpf would be knackered.

According to OOF wisdom that's what happens every 1000 miles regardless of what you run a modern diesel on ;)

But it is correct for a modern diesel if running on vegetable oil as is considering the diesel magic trick on a common rail setup..


Now would that be, the fill, the filter and housing with said product and start.
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 04 April 2017, 08:04:56
Indeed it would, takes out the high pressure pump  :y
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: tigers_gonads on 04 April 2017, 11:27:57
I chuck 250ml of 2 stroke in per tankful.

Definately makes it quieter / smoother and possibly a little more mpg too,


We do similar to my lads Corsa cdti but every second tankful
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: tigers_gonads on 04 April 2017, 11:34:48
That and smellier.  :y ;D
Its currently running on a very sweet smelling Tandoori flavoured oil. Makes people in cars behind me hungry apparently.  ;D



 ;D

I used to have a customer who owned a kebab shop who was quite happy to let me take the waste oil.
Used to stick it on the roof of the shed in the sun for a month until the oil and fat had separated then it went into the tank of the panzer (my old 2.5 td estate)

I was sat at some traffic lights one day when a couple of traffic coppers pulled up along side of me, tapped on the window and asked for fish and chips twice before driving off laughing  ::)
Got to admit, I shit myself because it was sign written up at the time  8)
VAT avoidance and all that  ;D
Title: Re: Diesel additive
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 04 April 2017, 13:52:04
Nothing to worry about. Its perfectly legal, as long as you don't use more than 2500 L per year.  ;)