Two stoke oil in your diesel tank...

[470four]

Read up on much fuss about modern diesel being "low-sulphur", mainly to please the tree-swimming dolphin huggers.

The trouble being sulphur acts as a lubricant in your diesel pump & injectors - a deficit of this will cause premature wear & tear to an expensive pump etc...

Was told by a few others adding two-stroke oil at 100to1 (10ml to a litre) to your tank would lube the pump, make the engine a lot smoother/quieter & have other benefits??

Having nothing to loose and a handy unused bottle of Comp2 I dually added said mix to my tank after filling up at the usual filling station. A week later - this afternoon I clicked through the computer menu's to check fuel left.

My average MPG had increased from 68 to 73.2! Hasnt been above 69 since I've had the car??

My mate's went from 23.4 to 27.2 mpg ( Discovery TDV6 )

RESULT.

Try it - nowt to lose...

[NiteW4tcher]

very interesting

may try it in the work horse

[470four]

No harm in it!

The increased MPG pays for the oil, less wear and tear is priceless...

Smells nice too. ;D

[DC]

Can you use it in modernish turbo diesel engines ?

[470four]

Can you use it in modernish turbo diesel engines ?

Yep.

My dCi Clio is a 52 plate, running better than ever! 8-)

[DC]

I used to run an old Peugeot 405 GLD on 50% veg oil in the warmer months without any conversion kit and that ran beautifully ! could you use any 2 stroke oil or is there a specific Make/Type ?

[voodoo]

might have to try this one as my car's a soot chucker ;D

[DC]

Just found this on the net i have a 2003 VW T4 2.5Tdi diesel van think ill give it a go!!! 8-)

http://www.brick-yard.co.uk/forum/ad...opic37935.html

[470four]

I used to run an old Peugeot 405 GLD on 50% veg oil in the warmer months without any conversion kit and that ran beautifully ! could you use any 2 stroke oil or is there a specific Make/Type ?

Im running Silkolene Comp2, a leftover bottle from my MX days? I would assume most 2-stroke oils would do the job as that is what they are designed to do?

Im thinking the oil helps lube the piston's & cylinder bores causing less friction - hence a smoother more efficient engine?

Tip the oil in before you fill up with diesel - I usually pop 20 litres of diesel in per week, meaning 200ml of 2-stroke goes in.

Interestingly in Daddycool's link they have said a vehicle running on a 2-stroke mix runs 50% cleaner than one on just diesel?

[470four]

might have to try this one as my car's a soot chucker ;D

No smoke, no poke! ;D

Stop's tailgaters.