Thread: Tdv6

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

And add 2 stroke to you diesel!

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That will also assist keeping the turbo vanes clean.

Originally Posted by Rich84

Is anyone on here adding 2T to their fuel?

Originally Posted by garrycol

I am - there is no obvious difference to the car but hoping that one day it will provide that extra little bit of lubrication to the injection pump when it needs it.

Garry

Personally I'd rather use something properly blended for turbo diesel use with added detergents such as Redline RL2 (which I do) and FWIW I have a brilliant two stroke lube in the shed in the form of Motul 800 2T but I keep that for what it was blended for.

Originally Posted by ~Rich~

Me too, I am hoping for an overall cleaner engine & exhaust. Blanking the EGR'S will of helped too.

Considering how sooted up a 2 stroke can get.. Seems a bit of a dubious statement

I'm with Rick130 on this one.... Use something blended to do the job..

Heck, if a fuel company could add a splash of 2T to diesel and get 'such a great benefit' dont you think they would, and then market it as a 'super dooper wonder diesel'

Originally Posted by rick130

Personally I'd rather use something properly blended for turbo diesel use with added detergents such as Redline RL2 (which I do) and FWIW I have a brilliant two stroke lube in the shed in the form of Motul 800 2T but I keep that for what it was blended for.

So how is the RL2 working for you?

For what it's worth today for the first time I added just over 200 ml of Castrol mineral 2-stroke oil to the tank and then filled the old girl up.

Within 20 kilometres I could tell the engine was definitely far quieter then it was and it feels like it is running smoother, it will take more time and cold start ups to be sure of this though.

My engine isn't exactly old either, it only has around 45,000 kilometres on the clock since it was replaced as a new long engine.

I to have been very dubious of adding 2-stroke but considering there is plenty of posts by different people swearing how good it is and not one saying it had caused them grief I thought it worth a try.

Fingers crossed. ...

cheers,
Terry

I tried it in my TD5 for a short while and felt the smoother running almost immediately but thought the engine had lost some punch at low revs, light thottle.

TerryO what was the cause of your engine having to be replaced?

Let us know how you go with that 2T oil!

IMO most of the 2T effect is placebo, but whenever I've suggested that all hell breaks loose

I raced then worked on race cars for a number of years so know all about what things 'feel' like and what the dyno and stop watch says, and nine times out of ten when either I or a driver said "the car feels faster" the stop watch said otherwise

A change in perceived 'smoothness' or noise may very well occur as the burn rate of the fuel may be altered, but quite often a rattly mechanically injected diesel will be making more power, the quiet one often has the pump timing retarded.

Ambient temp, wind, weight carried and etc play more of a part in perceived performance IME.

As for the RL2, well, I can't really give any meaningful numbers other than the TD42T now has 410,000km on the original pump and injectors and the Tdi 300,000 and they are both running the same and consuming the same amount of fuel as ten years ago when I first started using it.
We've had the Patrol since new and the Deefer was three (no I don't turn cars over very often)

I replaced the glow plugs on the Patrol either last year or the year before and they screwed straight out, virtually no carbon buildup.

If you talk to a lot of mechanics glow plugs will often snap off when trying to service from carbon buildup in the chamber jamming them when trying to remove.

I have been running about 200ml of 2 stroke oil for about a year. Like many people I have read all the posts on the topic on many threads here and on other forums. All are testimonials some saying that the engine runs quieter, better and a whole bunch of other but no real research - however not one post indicated and detriment to the engine.

I started using it and found absolutely no difference in the day to day operation of the engine - is not quieter, smoother or has less smoke. Logically the engine should be more prone to carboning up but anything being laid down will pail into insignificant compared to what the EGRs do to the engine (I have seen the gunk in the inlet manifold).

I have continued to use 2 stroke oil and it may provide a bit of extra lubrication to the injection pump and may or may not help the injection pump in the case of contaminated fuel.

It certainly has not hurt the engine so I will continue to use it.

Garry