in the past, when i had petrol cars, using 100 or 98 octain fuel definately delivered better MPG. i used to drive around europe for my job and filled up many times and drove many miles. i have used injector cleaner with octain booster in my motorbike and could definatey feel the difference.
my shogun will run on vegetable oil, so i am told, but i usually use supermatket diesel and it seems to run fine.
what does cause problems with EGRs and DPFs is short journeys.
we hava a Navarra at work and i have been putting a forte additive in it to try to rduce its smoking, its terrible, i took it to a diesel expert to try to cure the smoking because Nissan said there was nothing wrong. the diesel 'expert' recommended the additive and that he doesnt recommend anyone using a diesel for short trips.
unfortunately the Navara doesnt get much use and gets moved in and out of our warehouse or sometimes taken home by my colleagues unless i use it on longer trips.
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Short journeys cause DPF problems, I asked our postman if they had problems and he told me that none of their vehicles had any problems,their fleet are all Fiats.
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Quote: Originally posted by Baileyjake on 09/12/2019
in the past, when i had petrol cars, using 100 or 98 octain fuel definately delivered better MPG. i used to drive around europe for my job and filled up many times and drove many miles. i have used injector cleaner with octain booster in my motorbike and could definatey feel the difference.
my shogun will run on vegetable oil, so i am told, but i usually use supermatket diesel and it seems to run fine.
what does cause problems with EGRs and DPFs is short journeys.
we hava a Navarra at work and i have been putting a forte additive in it to try to rduce its smoking, its terrible, i took it to a diesel expert to try to cure the smoking because Nissan said there was nothing wrong. the diesel 'expert' recommended the additive and that he doesnt recommend anyone using a diesel for short trips.
unfortunately the Navara doesnt get much use and gets moved in and out of our warehouse or sometimes taken home by my colleagues unless i use it on longer trips.
have a look back at page 2, i cover additives and veg oil there mate
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DPF`s have got a lot better over the recent years, with development, to cater for short journeys. The Euro 6 in particular. True some of the older ones are prone to issues. But all benefit from a motorway run of 20mins in 3rd at no more than 50mph..
Re diesel types, maybe worth a mention that almost 80% of fuel in France is dispensed via supermarket forecourts. I use a mixture of Shell and Tesco in the UK..Best of both worlds I guess
Quote: Originally posted by Steve W 77 on 07/12/2019
Quote: Originally posted by Paul_B on 07/12/2019
The deluded diesel user will have far les trouble with the EGR valves and injectors than the know it alls
As a non deluded diesel user for the last 15yrs, I am happy to say I have had absolutely no problems with EGR valves or injectors.
I buy where ever is cheapest when I need fuel.
Same here. Always the cheapest. Have never had any issues.
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Topic: Diesel of same quality as shell or bp Fra
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