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Hugh Hogan

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• Oct 24, 2006

• #1

I have been told that if I add petrol to the tank of my diesel engine
it will reduce the exhaust emissions for test purposes. Is this true
and if so how much petrol would I need to add. If not is there such an
additive that would achieve the same result.

Would adding petrol or some other additive give me better power or
economy by cleaning the engine?

Hugh

 

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EMB

Guest

• Oct 24, 2006

• #2

Hugh Hogan wrote:
> I have been told that if I add petrol to the tank of my diesel engine
> it will reduce the exhaust emissions for test purposes. Is this true
> and if so how much petrol would I need to add. If not is there such an
> additive that would achieve the same result.
>
> Would adding petrol or some other additive give me better power or
> economy by cleaning the engine?

Flashlube Diesel Conditioner works for me - it certainly reduces visible
smoke output and seems to improve economy (they claim up to 6.5%, I see
about half that improvement).

http://www.flashlube-europe.com/products/product02.html




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Marc Draper

Guest

• Oct 25, 2006

• #3

In message <1161724977.507122.15360@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, Hugh
Hogan <hugh.hogan@gmail.com> writes
>I have been told that if I add petrol to the tank of my diesel engine
>it will reduce the exhaust emissions for test purposes. Is this true
>and if so how much petrol would I need to add. If not is there such an
>additive that would achieve the same result.
>
>Would adding petrol or some other additive give me better power or
>economy by cleaning the engine?
>
>Hugh
>


I use "forte" fuel treatment. Yesterday I had a little use 300 tdi
disco fail its emissions test with an off the scale 9.9

I put half the pot of additive in the fuel filter and the rest in the
tank.

After a 10 mile drive it was re-tested and passed with a reading of 0.89
!!!


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Marc Draper

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 25, 2006

• #4

On or around Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:31:41 +0100, Marc Draper
<marc@mdeng.demon.co.uk> enlightened us thusly:

>In message <1161724977.507122.15360@m73g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>, Hugh
>Hogan <hugh.hogan@gmail.com> writes
>>I have been told that if I add petrol to the tank of my diesel engine
>>it will reduce the exhaust emissions for test purposes. Is this true
>>and if so how much petrol would I need to add. If not is there such an
>>additive that would achieve the same result.
>>
>>Would adding petrol or some other additive give me better power or
>>economy by cleaning the engine?
>
>I use "forte" fuel treatment. Yesterday I had a little use 300 tdi
>disco fail its emissions test with an off the scale 9.9
>
>I put half the pot of additive in the fuel filter and the rest in the
>tank.
>
>After a 10 mile drive it was re-tested and passed with a reading of 0.89
>!!!

Mind you, you can get similar improvement by thrashing it hard for a couple
of miles, generally. Mind, the MOT garage I go to has a nice 2-mile-odd
hill close by which is ideal for thrashing vehicles up.
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"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8

 

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Marc Draper

Guest

• Oct 25, 2006

• #5

>Mind you, you can get similar improvement by thrashing it hard for a couple
>of miles, generally. Mind, the MOT garage I go to has a nice 2-mile-odd
>hill close by which is ideal for thrashing vehicles up.

It is 7 miles to my MOT station so they get a good enough "thrashing" on
the way there to make sure they are clear..


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TonyB

Guest

• Oct 26, 2006

• #6

"Marc Draper" <marc@mdeng.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:BmD2DeMYp2PFFwU4@mdeng.demon.co.uk...
>
>
>
> >Mind you, you can get similar improvement by thrashing it hard for a
couple
> >of miles, generally. Mind, the MOT garage I go to has a nice 2-mile-odd
> >hill close by which is ideal for thrashing vehicles up.
>
> It is 7 miles to my MOT station so they get a good enough "thrashing" on
> the way there to make sure they are clear..

I put two gallons in the wife's Rover for the MOT when it had about a
quarter of a tank
of diesel.
The pump is set high for performance and it's a tricky adjustment so the
petrol works just fine,
but that's a bit much. It loses power and is difficult to start after, so I
always fill it up to the brim asap with diesel
- then it's OK again. Some say the petrol is not good for the engine and
seals and stuff, but this car is now 11 years old
with 218,000 on the clock so I can't see that it's a really bad thing!
TonyB

 

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EMB

Guest

• Oct 26, 2006

• #7

TonyB wrote:

> The pump is set high for performance and it's a tricky adjustment so the
> petrol works just fine,
> but that's a bit much. It loses power and is difficult to start after, so I
> always fill it up to the brim asap with diesel
> - then it's OK again. Some say the petrol is not good for the engine and
> seals and stuff, but this car is now 11 years old
> with 218,000 on the clock so I can't see that it's a really bad thing!

It's not good for the injector pump - it reduces the lubricity of the
diesel and increases wear on the pump.

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