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Best fuel additive?
by
larry104
on 01 Nov, 2006 11:20
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With the weather turning cold, and low-sulfur diesel fuel, which additive(s) would you guys recommend for a 1.6 TD? Thanks.
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#1
by
Jetta Fan
on 01 Nov, 2006 11:30
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I'm using Howes, but just started in the last month or so.
I know a friend of mine likes Gen49.
I was looking at Kleen-Flo the other day, but don't know anyone using it, so I didn't buy it. (I'm almost out of the Howes I was given)
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#2
by
Justin
on 01 Nov, 2006 12:27
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anything that adds viscosity and lubricity, hey wait a blend of B20 for the winter is just what I am doing. Higher blends in the summer. or higher blends in the winter in the heated fuel tank.
other than that I will toss in small amounts of filtered used veg oil and such. I hear avation oil is good since its very clean
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#3
by
burn_your_money
on 01 Nov, 2006 13:23
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I use the stuff from canadian tire. Thier own brand. I also will use 2-stoke oil or ATF. Actually I have some stuff too but I forget what it's called.
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#4
by
larry104
on 01 Nov, 2006 14:33
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Thanks. Hmmm, nobody mentioned Stanadyne.
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#5
by
commuter boy
on 01 Nov, 2006 19:33
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You only got replies for three hours. +1 for Stanadyne. I use bio these days as an additive, but break out the Stanadyne on new to me diesels to clean them out.
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#6
by
VelocityConservation
on 02 Nov, 2006 06:23
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I use "diesel Source".
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#7
by
VWCaddy
on 02 Nov, 2006 11:57
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I use Stanadyne Performance Formula mixed with a pint of 2-stroke oil per tankfull of diesel.
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#8
by
philone
on 02 Nov, 2006 20:51
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I use the PowerService brand DieselKleen in the summer (gives +6 cetane boost) and the same brand DieselPower in the winter (has a good anti-gel as well as +3 cetane boost). I run it in my '86 NA as well as '06 TDI. Makes a big difference.
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#9
by
jtanguay
on 02 Nov, 2006 21:41
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agree on the power service. boosting the cetane numbers does make a difference, unlike boosting the octane number on gas which only gives less emissions on a vehicle that doesnt have high compression.