Premium diesel in fairly old engine?

BeenThroughItAll

arcon5 wrote: »

Op wants to clean his engine of sludge. If injectors are full of sludge it won't be running right so obviously not an issue

But you explicitly said:

If you want to clean the injectors you want an additive in the oil not the fuel

You didn't mention sludge or anything else, so don't try to pretend you were being clever.

motorguy

forgotmyname wrote: »

Is that rebadged from the millers eco sport? Thats what i use. Bought a job lot off ebay a while back.

No idea.

It could be? I've been using it for a couple of years.

I've a 2016 Passat TDI on its way to me and i've already ordered the Millers stuff - starting as i mean to go on.

kmb500

Premium fuel is utter !!!!!!!!, when I fill up with BP Ultimate or whatever its called, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference to my mpg / miles per tank. It's false advertising and in my opinion they should not be allowed to sell it.

Makes me wonder how many additional Nigerian children have to be killed to produce each litre of that special V-Power.

Jonesya

When was your diesel fuel filter last changed?

martyp

Jonesya wrote: »

When was your diesel fuel filter last changed?

Does need changing now to be honest, about 300 miles overdue.

martyp

That Millers stuff looks worth a shot, I've heard mixed reviews on Redex and thought better stuff would be available from other sources. I've heard people rave about stuff like Slick50 but that Millers stuff looks good.

motorguy

kmb500 wrote: »

Premium fuel is utter !!!!!!!!, when I fill up with BP Ultimate or whatever its called, it doesn't make a damn bit of difference to my mpg / miles per tank. It's false advertising and in my opinion they should not be allowed to sell it.

Makes me wonder how many additional Nigerian children have to be killed to produce each litre of that special V-Power.

Oh god.... where do i start?

Firstly, your MX5 doesnt require premium grade petrol to run on. It'll quite happily run on 95RON. In fact it wont do ANYTHING with the extra RON rating of the fuel.

Secondly, any additives that act as cleaning agents take months to work. Sticking the odd fill of premium grade fuel through wont matter a diddly squat.

Thirdly, we're talking about DIESELS. Different kettle of fish, with different issues and different requirements.

Fourthly, the advantage of a Premium Grade diesel is not any extra RON (or equivalent) capability, but the cleaning capability. THAT is what you're paying for with Premium Grade diesel, and as i - and others - have already described there are cheaper ways of achieving the same result. Thats not to say premium grade diesel doesnt work / have its advantages over regular diesel, just that there are other ways of achieving the same result.

HTH.

motorguy

martyp wrote: »

That Millers stuff looks worth a shot, I've heard mixed reviews on Redex and thought better stuff would be available from other sources. I've heard people rave about stuff like Slick50 but that Millers stuff looks good.

I'd a 2005 Jaguar X Type 2.2D a couple of years ago and i ran it with the required squirt of Millers in every tankful. Ran great, gave me the cleaning agents i wanted, and costed a couple of pence per litre.

I also ran my 2010 Insignia with it last year, and as i've said i've also ordered it up already while i await my 2016 Passat getting to the local dealers.

motorguy

martyp wrote: »

Does need changing now to be honest, about 300 miles overdue.

Keep your fuel filters changed regularly, and do your oil and filter at worst every 9,000 miles.

Decent maintenance on an older diesel (or any diesel for that matter) is worth its weight in gold.

arcon5

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

But you explicitly said:


You didn't mention sludge or anything else, so don't try to pretend you were being clever.

Fair point.
Meant engine not injectors, must have been a brain fart