How Does Redex Work?

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How does redex work?

So right now my 2006 Fiesta has just under a quarter of a tank of fuel. I'm going to full tank it tomorrow. Do I add redex now or after I have filled up?

Also what does it do? Anyone who's used, did you notice any difference in smoothness? etc
 
Issue I have is that with my 1.25 2006 Ford Fiesta, I'm only getting around 220 - 230 miles from a full tank.

I do 60 miles a day for uni and it's done on A-Roads so there's no stop-start and it's at constant speed of 70mph.

It's been serviced every year and just had it's last service two months ago and it's MOT a couple of weeks ago which it passed with no advisories.

I'm stumped to what the problem is. I also feel the cars not running as smoothly as it should be. The tyre pressure etc is all correct.
 
iaind said:
Erk, assuming 230 miles is a complete tank (45L according to parkers), that's about 23mpg :( That's a fair bit less than my car which is much heavier and much more powerful - so I'd suggest the problem is definitely something additive wont sort out
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That is unbelievable! I hadn't worked it out in that sense.

I've already done around 3k in the car. I knew something was wrong but after having it serviced and MOT'd and nothing being flagged up I thought it was probably just me!
 
Thanks for the replies. I'm going to full tank it later today then. I'm doing 60 miles tomorrow - I'll fill it up again and post back on here.

I'm going to try and book it in for one day this week.
 
I knew mine wasn't good but I wasn't aware people get 350 miles from there Fiesta.

This is such a kick up the nuts considering I've done 3k miles in the last seven months or so! - Gear changes are normally

1st: 0 - 10mph
2nd: 10 - 18mph
3rd: 18 - 25mph
4th: 25 - 30mph
and then anything above 30 is in 5th

Want to get it booked into a garage ASAP now - Although all the good garages around here always full and want you to leave your car with them at 9am and they don't normally ring you back untill mid afternoon!
 
Ah right - it normally feels 'right' to slip it into 5th once I hit around 33 - 34mph. Engine doesn't struggle. Sits at around 1.5k revs I think.
 
I have another Q and might aswell add it in this thread instead of making another one.

When I start my car in the morning it has a really hight idle. Like over 1k revs and can just exit out my driving at quite pace just using my clutch. It settles down after a few minutes.

Is that normal? If not, any ideas what is up with it?
 
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