Diesel fuel cleaner/additive

[clk320x]

Don’t want to use premium diesel so can someone please recommend a good cleaner/additive to add every so often.

Cheers
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[w213e350damg]

forte diesel treatment

 

[KillerHERTZ]

You dont need to use anything, we have decent enough Diesel in the UK already. The car has done 200k without any additives. Regular servicing is all you need.

 

[clk320x]

You dont need to use anything, we have decent enough Diesel in the UK already. The car has done 200k without any additives. Regular servicing is all you need.

They seem to be be regarded and perhaps beneficial when used from time to time to clean out the inner carbon deposits. Can’t do any harm?

 

[markjay]

Redex, Forte, or Millers. All good.

 

[KillerHERTZ]

They seem to be be regarded and perhaps beneficial when used from time to time to clean out the inner carbon deposits. Can’t do any harm?

It's done 200k without a single drop, it's snake oil m8

As long as it's serviced regularly it will be fine.

 

[clk320x]

It's done 200k without a single drop, it's snake oil m8

As long as it's serviced regularly it will be fine.

Fair enough mate thanks!

 

[markjay]

Why do you not want to use Shell V-Power or BP Ultimate?

 

[clk320x]

Why do you not want to use Shell V-Power or BP Ultimate?

Tesco Diesel is 121.9p, VPOWER is 133.9p. Also I filled it up with VPOWER once and I noticed no performance increase at all?

 

[Tiim533]

Tesco Diesel is 121.9p, VPOWER is 133.9p. Also I filled it up with VPOWER once and I noticed no performance increase at all?

Once isn’t enough. I tested V Power over 1000 miles, and l got 10% more MPG than supermarket stuff.

 

[BIRMA]

What I've been doing for the last four or five years with my vans is to fill up with V-Power diesel every 4th fill and use Sainsbury's diesel for the other three. I did buy some Hydra Fuels Cetane Booster and injector cleaner and it worked out OK, but unless you want the faff of syringing in the fluids maybe every other fill with V-Power. I firmly believe in the cleaning properties of both V-Power fuels and use both.

 

[WDB124066]

Moreys is NOT snake oil, I can deal to HSV's and Harleys in a 1500 cc diesel Toyota Starlet on it - well, twice the recommended dose. You don't NEED it but if you use it it WILL give you quite a difference in power and smoothness.

 

[sturgeon]

Quote from a Piston Heads thread "V-Power diesel is at least partially made up of GTL (Gas to Liquid) diesel fuel from the Pearl plant that's come online in Qatar to turn gas into liquid products. Tests done with pure GTL diesel produce a lot less soon and a lot less acidic combustion byproducts, so if there is a significant percentage of it in V-Power in it then it seems likely it'll produce less soot and put less of a load on the DPF. It'll also make life easier for your engine oil."

Quote from an esteemed forum sponsor here when I said I was using the expensive Shell diesel "It's not expensive diesel! Its cheap when you consider what it todoes to keep your engine running well and what it can save you in maintenance costs"

Also, if you get a Shell loyalty card you get money off coupons every 3 months which help make it a bit cheaper. You need to use it for a few months eor it to have significant effects on your mpg, but it will.

 

[ph47mf]

I just pop redex in from time to time, can't see any improvement but can't spot any issues as well which I guess is a good thing. Last time I put a bit too much in, my MPG was shocking.

 

[zipdip]

Well as long as the car is used in some long trips and not round the houses,you should not need additive,but we are all face with a new MOT starting May,and so if you have any doubts about your diesel car then I would run the tank down to a quarter and then add Redex or one of the others and then rev the car to clean out any deposits,I would pick a deserted area to do this,then fill up with diesel and this new MOT will need you to turn up for it and before it starts rev the engine for a couple of minutes this will heat up the exhaust gasses and then you should pass,for me gone are the days of leaving the car and then picking up later with the MOT done you need to be there and rev it.

 

[markjay]

...it'll produce less soot and put less of a load on the DPF...

My wife's Kia Diesel only does around 1,000 miles annualy, and when we bought it 5 years ago I was initially concerned about potential DPF issues.

The advice on the Kia forums at the time was to use Shell V-Power on low mileage Diesel cars to prevent DPF issues.

We've only ever used V-Power in the Kia since, and to date had no DPF or other issues.

Said that, the Kia (which came with 7 years manufacturer's warranty) is a tough little car and very reliable at that, so it's difficult to tell what would have happened had we used regular Diesel fuel instead of V-Power.

Make of it what you will....

 

[GeeJayW]

No need for after market fuel additives in the U.K. Use three tankfuls (1500 miles) of VPower Diesel, that will clean up any injector deposits you already have. Thereafter using regular diesel from Shell, BP or Esso will keep things clean. The odd fill of VPower (500 miles) will help with injector cleanliness.

As mentioned, VPower Diesel may also contain GTL which is a very clean burning fuel that also has high cetane.

 

[markjay]

I just pop redex in from time to time, can't see any improvement but can't spot any issues as well which I guess is a good thing. Last time I put a bit too much in, my MPG was shocking.

I used Redex for many years on my petrol cars and would swear by it - the fuel injection rail was shiny and clean even after covering 40k miles.

About 10 years ago I started using premium fuels instead of adding Redex to regular fuel, because I got tired of fumbling with the additive bottle at petrol stations and of measuring the correct ratio etc.

In short, based on my years long experience with Redex, I believe that detergents added to fuel do a good job of keeping the fuel injection system and engine upper parts clean.

But I no longer do DIY engine work so have not had the chance to check for myself the condition of the injectors on cars I used V-Power on.

 

[T5R+]

Currently running a lot of tank-fulls of Costco fuel.

The tanker deliveries drivers swear by it being some of the best on the market, (as they mix ratio on site) - not much else to do at 6am waiting for the pumps to be turned on.

 

[GeeJayW]

Currently running a lot of tank-fulls of Costco fuel.

The tanker deliveries drivers swear by it being some of the best on the market, (as they mix ratio on site) - not much else to do at 6am waiting for the pumps to be turned on.

Use whatever you like, but IMHO tanker drivers are very unlikely to know much about fuel formulation or how good fuel A is in comparison with fuel B.