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Aug 7th, 2014, 20:56 | #11 |
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Ethanol fuel is causing havock with the small engine industry! It attacks fuel lines, fuel tanks any sort of diaphragm or seal so god knows what it's doing to cars! I'm a Briggs and Stratton master tech and when I was last at Briggs we saw how fuel was taking small layers of plastic from the fuel tanks and lodging them in the carbs ect.
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Aug 8th, 2014, 01:03 | #12 |
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I hate the Tesco fuel. Always found MPG to drop, either petrol in my old Focus or Diesel in my S60 now. Also found Morrisons hit or miss (once used a whole tank on a journey that normally used a bit less than a half).
I find Sainsbury's fuel to be the sweet spot in terms of MPG and cost at the moment. |
Aug 8th, 2014, 10:25 | #13 | |
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Mean while, we can grow bio fuels ... |
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Aug 8th, 2014, 11:24 | #14 | |
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It would only contaminate the engine oil if the engine was knackered and had blowby. Farm? I produce it myself. Winter is just add 5-10% petrol
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Aug 8th, 2014, 13:40 | #15 |
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Containing the bare minimum of additives and low cetane rating I prefer not to use supermarket fuels as they are of very low quality compared to the main brands like BP and Shell.
However, if I am forced to use it due to running low on fuel and the nearest fuel station is Tesco's for example, I add 100ml of 2-EHN (99.5%+ pure high performance Cetane booster. http://www.trinity-research.co.uk/pr...products_id=49) to every 25l of diesel. This increases the fuels Cetane rating to a level my car appreciates and 25l is more than enough to get me to a branded fuel station like Esso, Shell or BP. |
Aug 9th, 2014, 17:18 | #16 |
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I run my cars on nothing other than Shell V Power. Noticeably better MPG and power/throttle response, even from a 1.4 petrol a few years ago. I have tried a lot of the supermarket stuff in past cars and didn't appreciate the effects on the engine such as lower mpg.
I once put esso in as well and it seemed to disappear from the tank like it was leaking. |
Aug 9th, 2014, 18:16 | #17 | |
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The general public have been brain washed to think all fuels are the same, when there is a big difference in both the base fuel and the additives. Gumming up injectors or using a low power density fuel can also be a waste of money.
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Aug 9th, 2014, 18:57 | #18 |
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Don't mean to turn this in to and additive thread, but I've started using Diesel Rhino additive in my Hilux pickup. I think it has made the engine smoother and quieter, but what I can say for sure is that it smokes a lot less. Before if you floored it, you could see lots of smoke in headlights behind, but now it's pretty clear.
Surely if it smokes less, it must be better for the engine? |
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At present there are far too many companies making fuel additives and many of them do not have the test equipment or even data base info to figure out if they will cause long terms issues with HP pump seals or fuel tank sensors. Seems expensive at 18 quid for 500ml: http://www.dieselrhino.co.uk/ In general terms it's best to buy fuel additives from a major oil company or a large US additives producer. The companies I like for that are Lubriguard, Redline, Amsoil, BG and Liqui Moly. The Rhino add company can only afford a one page web site so far! It seems to be similar to LM Diesel Purge, this is the Rhino TDS: http://www.dieselrhino.co.uk/DR_Prod_Desc.pdf A bit short on actual contents info, such as flashpoint, light oil or solvents used or viscosity. 18 quid for half a liter is a lot for what might just be Bio diesel or kerosene.
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Aug 10th, 2014, 11:04 | #20 |
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940 tdi auto 1995
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i have been using millers diesel clean power plus for the last 10 years but with morrisons fuel . I've done 217000 miles now just had the injectors changed all 6 this engine is not the most economical as a lot of you will know but its very reliable for me and the 940 estate is ideal for my job as a carpenter . i get millers diesel clean in 5 litres and put in 20mls to 60 litres fuel . i did try shell fuel but i could not get a real increase in fuel economy . but I've always used the same additive |
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