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I'm simply pointing out that it has to be a placebo because there is no science behind it. I'm a believer in verifiable facts. Anything else is snake oil. But you can believe what you like. I may still choose to poke fun though because I'm a bit of a bastard :)Quote:
Originally Posted by CountP
The quote of a wise man :angel:Quote:
Originally Posted by Basil135
I bought some fairy dust for a project and have some left over. Not cheap but PM me if you are interested. Its pretty light so postage won't be expensive. A bit hard to store and transport though; you can't see it in sunlight. But when you put it in your fuel tank it makes everything run somewhat smoother, but not as good as 2 stroke.Quote:
Originally Posted by CountP
Is there no benefit to having some 2T running through the IP from a lubrication point of view or does modern diesel provide enough lube?
You are unlikely to get a sensible answer to your post. Unfortunately the clowns are out in full force regurgitating the same old worn out lines about Hi clones, ferry dust blah blah zzzzzzz. The sad part is they think it's still funny even though it's been posted on numerous occassions.
Clowns...pfttt.....I resent bring called a clown - I'm more of a jester. (Look up what they used to do - it was an important role). Using ridicule is one way of testing if an action is appropriate...
I reckon you need to lighten up .I missed where your very helpful answer contained the correct percentage and till it does your reply was as useful as all us clowns and jesters replies :DQuote:
Originally Posted by wayne
Ok I'm all lightened up now. :D that was already answered by another poster.
There have been plenty of sensible answers, plus real world experiences, offered in this, and numerous other threads on exactly the same subject.Quote:
Originally Posted by wayne
It gets to the point where sometimes, a light-hearted comment is what is needed. That is what this place is about.
If someone has a question, problem, need, whatever, you will find there are plenty of people here willing to help, offer advice, even lend tools, workshop space or time, to help a fellow LR owner. However, when the same question is asked over & over, and peoples experiences differ, then sometimes a little sprinkle of fairy dust is what is needed.
That is just how this place works. And it DOES work.
Ok, getting back on my unicorn, and riding away. Can't wait until my magic carpet is back from the cleaners... :D
Just read the 5 page artical on this trip, not one mention of adding 2T to the cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jason789
From the artical;
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Life was decidedly better for Denise, Alex, and me inside the Mercedes. The seat heaters fired up quickly each morning, and the kilometers passed rapidly beneath the Michelin Pilot Alpin winter tires (the caravan had driven through snow in Russia). Our recent stateside drives of the new Bluetec E-class had already confirmed that it is not only the finest diesel sedan Mercedes has ever made, it's the finest diesel-powered automobile ever sold in America. Forget your preconceived notions about diesels: this one is so quiet (or, at least, so well noise-insulated), so smooth, so bursting with torque, and so benign, we literally forgot that we were driving an oil burner. And you might think we would have remembered, since we were surrounded by belching, smoky, stinky diesel cargo trucks much of the time.
To drive the Bluetec is to experience the same privileged ease and comfort that one does in any E-class, except you can travel 600 miles between fill-ups. According to the trip computer, our hard-driven car had been averaging about 26 mpg on a steady diet of Aral low-sulfur diesel trucked in specially from Germany. The local diesel fuel in Russia, Kazakhstan, and China has up to 300 times more sulfur than European regulations allow.
With the aid of exhaust-gas recirculation, two catalysts, and a particulate filter, the Bluetec is the cleanest Mercedes diesel ever. It will be even more so once Mercedes-Benz and the U.S. EPA agree on a system where-by the cars can be equipped with a catalyst that, when primed by an injection of aqueous urea, will convert oxides of nitrogen into nitrogen and water vapor. The sticking point? The EPA fears that owners will fail to replenish the urea fluid every 10,000 miles, rendering the emissions controls ineffective.
Such microcosmic environmental considerations are literally and figuratively half a world away from the so-called coal highway out of Wuhai, where we passed trucks hauling enough coal to power Beijing for a week. People walked alongside the road collecting little chunks of coal that had blown off the trucks. The next 200 miles that unfurled for us in the foothills of the Gobi Desert looked not unlike parts of the American Southwest. We hammered the E320 hard here, jostling for position with trucks carrying coal, livestock, corn, and hay; braking fiercely; and keeping a sharp eye out for long-horned sheep on the roadside. Some of the pavement was rough, but the Benz's suspension absorbed the worst of it without complaint."
Somehow I can't see them adding 2T oil to a Bluetec engine, is there somewhere else it is mentioned??
Baz.