Hi All,
Very positive experience I would like to share with anyone driving a Diesel powered vehicle.
My V10 has just turned over 101K, fuel efficiency was starting to look sick, ave 14lts/100K and going up. I also have excessive plumes of Diesel smoke coming out of the exhaust system.
It's more evident at night with the lights from the rear vehicles making it embarrassing, I was worried that some one would report it to the EPA and hen you could cop a hefty pollution fine.
This was picked up by a Mate tailing me home from a recent long weekender. However, I had noticed the problem at night and it's not pretty.
I started researching about injectors, how to clean them, replacing them and looking to discover what could go wrong. Have I sucked Dirty air in, has this caused excessive wear on the Pots, rings, all sorts of things go
through your mind. A common problem with Petrol engines is the wear of valve stem seals.
All I could think about was the dollar signs going up and up, my
vehicle is now out of it's extended warranty.
So you may ask, what did you do or are about to do to fix the issue:-
So I did some research and found Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and
detergent for Petrol and Diesel Fuel. You may ask why I picked this one. The Lucas product does not have Cetane added.
Cetane is a octane booster, don't really need more boost on the V10 and it just takes up space in the bottle. I also wanted to look at the cleaning
properties and feel the change rather then the change created by the Cetane.
I read a number of articles, Cetane is added to make you buy a brand,
because it provides that boost and wow factor!!
But I had a problem, I just don't believe in additives, don't ask. However a
friend works in Defence, they add additives to prolong engine life and keep
them clean and run cleaner, he said to me, are you Stupid, go and buy some.
So I rushed out of work early one evening, popped down to Supercheap, $19 later and 100mL (40oz +/- 40 oz ) in tank just before a refill. Wow, Wow and Wow, absolutely Blxxxy amazing results.
Well a week later, the V10 runs smoother, completely stopped blowing plumes of spent Diesel exhaust fumes and the city efficiency is back to 11.8L/100K with worst case 12L/100Km. A trip to Ballarat last weekend got the efficiency down to as low as 9.8 to 10.1L/100K long term.
# Is it worth $19, absolutely.
# Would I recommend it, absolutely.
# Would I use it in every tank, yet to be decided, but I think yes.
# Will it help engine efficiency, absolutely.
# Is the effect almost immediate, yes.
# Will an additive hurt the engine, Absolutely no way.
# Is it used by others, absolutely Yes. LR put a small portion in my business Partner's Disco 3 upon each service. Still not a nice vehicle to drive.
My V10 is even more enjoyable to drive, it's smooth super quick, efficient
as can be and clean again, just needs a wash now.
I am sold on additives, but you need to do the research, talk to friends and spend time reading people's views.
I was going home last evening with my Son Joshua, and travelling down the ring road planting the foot, any exhaust smoke was very hard to spot.
This morning on the way to work it was 4 Degrees, I planted to foot, and no plume at all. Prior to the additive, it was embarrassing to a point I was starting to drive like Miss Daisy in a V10.
I need to add a small disclaimer at this stage, use at own risk, do your
home work.
Excuse the post format, it's some cut and paste from local chatter via private emails.
Regards
Gerald
Very positive experience I would like to share with anyone driving a Diesel powered vehicle.
My V10 has just turned over 101K, fuel efficiency was starting to look sick, ave 14lts/100K and going up. I also have excessive plumes of Diesel smoke coming out of the exhaust system.
It's more evident at night with the lights from the rear vehicles making it embarrassing, I was worried that some one would report it to the EPA and hen you could cop a hefty pollution fine.
This was picked up by a Mate tailing me home from a recent long weekender. However, I had noticed the problem at night and it's not pretty.
I started researching about injectors, how to clean them, replacing them and looking to discover what could go wrong. Have I sucked Dirty air in, has this caused excessive wear on the Pots, rings, all sorts of things go
through your mind. A common problem with Petrol engines is the wear of valve stem seals.
All I could think about was the dollar signs going up and up, my
vehicle is now out of it's extended warranty.
So you may ask, what did you do or are about to do to fix the issue:-
So I did some research and found Lucas upper cylinder lubricant and
detergent for Petrol and Diesel Fuel. You may ask why I picked this one. The Lucas product does not have Cetane added.
Cetane is a octane booster, don't really need more boost on the V10 and it just takes up space in the bottle. I also wanted to look at the cleaning
properties and feel the change rather then the change created by the Cetane.
I read a number of articles, Cetane is added to make you buy a brand,
because it provides that boost and wow factor!!
But I had a problem, I just don't believe in additives, don't ask. However a
friend works in Defence, they add additives to prolong engine life and keep
them clean and run cleaner, he said to me, are you Stupid, go and buy some.
So I rushed out of work early one evening, popped down to Supercheap, $19 later and 100mL (40oz +/- 40 oz ) in tank just before a refill. Wow, Wow and Wow, absolutely Blxxxy amazing results.
Well a week later, the V10 runs smoother, completely stopped blowing plumes of spent Diesel exhaust fumes and the city efficiency is back to 11.8L/100K with worst case 12L/100Km. A trip to Ballarat last weekend got the efficiency down to as low as 9.8 to 10.1L/100K long term.
# Is it worth $19, absolutely.
# Would I recommend it, absolutely.
# Would I use it in every tank, yet to be decided, but I think yes.
# Will it help engine efficiency, absolutely.
# Is the effect almost immediate, yes.
# Will an additive hurt the engine, Absolutely no way.
# Is it used by others, absolutely Yes. LR put a small portion in my business Partner's Disco 3 upon each service. Still not a nice vehicle to drive.
My V10 is even more enjoyable to drive, it's smooth super quick, efficient
as can be and clean again, just needs a wash now.
I am sold on additives, but you need to do the research, talk to friends and spend time reading people's views.
I was going home last evening with my Son Joshua, and travelling down the ring road planting the foot, any exhaust smoke was very hard to spot.
This morning on the way to work it was 4 Degrees, I planted to foot, and no plume at all. Prior to the additive, it was embarrassing to a point I was starting to drive like Miss Daisy in a V10.
I need to add a small disclaimer at this stage, use at own risk, do your
home work.
Excuse the post format, it's some cut and paste from local chatter via private emails.
Regards
Gerald
