Fuel additives

Matt82 · 15 Mar 2008 at 12:26

wow. seems to be a good product.

BigglesPiP · 15 Mar 2008 at 12:54

R124/LA420 said:
Having previously tried Diesel Redex which the mechanic described as Cat's Urine its clear to me that some additives work and others don't.

I need to find out exactly what he put in it now.

Man urine?

BigglesPiP · 15 Mar 2008 at 13:01

Redex for petrol seems to work if fed in direct at the fuel filter

Annoying to try an hear it through the music, but there's a couple of quiet spots.

Overlag · 15 Mar 2008 at 13:48

i havnt been able to find forte anywhere...

Defcon5 · 15 Mar 2008 at 14:29

Overlag said:
i havnt been able to find forte anywhere...

You can only but it from an approved garage

TaKeN · 15 Mar 2008 at 14:33

Forte crops up on ebay a lot

bullit in head · 15 Mar 2008 at 15:03

BigglesPiP said:
Redex for petrol seems to work if fed in direct at the fuel filter

Annoying to try an hear it through the music, but there's a couple of quiet spots.

not really sure what he's trying to prove there.... I want my 6 mins back...
and he puts it in the carb not the fuel filter...

bullit

NathanE · 15 Mar 2008 at 15:20

You can get better powergains for free... simply clean your air filter every month or two rather than at every service interval. A dirty air filter is often overlooked on cars that are running lumpy or similar problems.

Scania · 15 Mar 2008 at 15:26

NathanE said:
You can get better powergains for free... simply clean your air filter every month or two rather than at every service interval. A dirty air filter is often overlooked on cars that are running lumpy or similar problems.

Too true.

I was surprised to find a clean (ish) filter in my Mondeo, in an old Scania truck, inside its air intake was found the remains of a large bird! - Brings a whole new meaning to "feathering the throttle"

Zip · 15 Mar 2008 at 16:21

The camry is misfireing and it comes and goes. And when the V6 desides 5 cylenders is all it wants to use it feels like an old diesel tractor starting up

What can be done to fix this? Anything i can chuck in its tank to clean it up a bit? Its not the spark plugs because they got changed about 3 weeks ago and its been doing this before and after the service.

It only happens every now and then too.

Blocked injectors maybe? :confused:

BigglesPiP · 15 Mar 2008 at 19:08

NathanE said:
You can get better powergains for free... simply clean your air filter every month or two rather than at every service interval. A dirty air filter is often overlooked on cars that are running lumpy or similar problems.

True, but do remember that it's mostly the dirt you can't see that restricts the airflow. Cleaning a filter is not an alternative to replacing it.

Duke · 5 May 2008 at 13:09

I put some Wynns Injector Cleaner in my bimmer today as it approaches 100k, hopefully it will clean some of the crud out.

Here is the blurb

# Cleans injectors and pump and keeps them clean
# Prevents deposit formation on valves, in the intake manifold and in the combustion chambers
# Improves cold starting properties
# Prevents irregular idling and stumbling when accelerating
# Restores injector spray pattern
# Lubricates injectors, valves, pump and upper cylinder area
# Improves combustion and engine performance
# Protects the fuel system against rust and corrosion
# Maintains CO and HC values at a minimum level
# Prolongs the lifetime of the injection system