Hi,So does this stuff work, the comments are mixed on Halford's website and are there any downsides?
Dave47 said:Hi,So does this stuff work, the comments are mixed on Halford's website and are there any downsides?
Dave47 said:Hi,Have I got this right, you used the dpf cleaner first then the Millers addative in the next tank?
Definitely sounds impressive, but even at £7.99 it is supposed to be added every 1,000 miles. On an average of 10-12,000 miles a year would cost £80-100 a year.â™ ChumBucketâ™ said:Yep, it's true, well with a wee bit of cheating!!![]()
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To almost a full tank & set off on a journey of 88 miles, from Barnsley to Bridlington. Two adults, two teenagers & a 6 year old on board. To my amazement, and never achieved before I averaged 45.2 mpg!!!!!!!!!!! Being totally honest here too, I wasn't particularly trying either! Yes it was a steady run but a run that kept on pace with the rest of the traffic along the whole route. NEVER have I achieved those figures before even with just myself on board.
Dropped a little on the way back to approx 44 mpg.
On the way back up to Scotland & with the tank refilled (but no more additive) I was again achieving 44 mpg average but after 78 miles I had a regen!!and this dropped to 35.7 mpg. The regen lasted approx 18 minutes but another 100 miles later it had still recovered to 40.3 mpg!!![]()
We'll see how it goes.
Dilligaf said:Definitely sounds impressive, but even at £7.99 it is supposed to be added every 1,000 miles. On an average of 10-12,000 miles a year would cost £80-100 a year.â™ ChumBucketâ™ said:Yep, it's true, well with a wee bit of cheating!!![]()
Added this-
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_895221_langId_-1_categoryId_255221
To almost a full tank & set off on a journey of 88 miles, from Barnsley to Bridlington. Two adults, two teenagers & a 6 year old on board. To my amazement, and never achieved before I averaged 45.2 mpg!!!!!!!!!!! Being totally honest here too, I wasn't particularly trying either! Yes it was a steady run but a run that kept on pace with the rest of the traffic along the whole route. NEVER have I achieved those figures before even with just myself on board.
Dropped a little on the way back to approx 44 mpg.
On the way back up to Scotland & with the tank refilled (but no more additive) I was again achieving 44 mpg average but after 78 miles I had a regen!!and this dropped to 35.7 mpg. The regen lasted approx 18 minutes but another 100 miles later it had still recovered to 40.3 mpg!!![]()
We'll see how it goes.
Agreed cheaper than an extra oil and filter change, but why not try the jlm that recommends every 6,000 miles or £40 per 12,000 miles![]()
Hiya Dave47 jlm is a brand name. They do different fuel additives, , the newest being dpf cleaner. They state that it will help with the regens (burning the soot at lower temperatures. Also claim improved mpg and only needs to be added every 6,000 miles.Dave47 said:Hi Dilligaf,
What's jlm?
Lazarus said:I regularly use the Wynn's additive (purple bottle) which I bought on Ebay from Autosessive, as their multi-buy of 5 bottles worked out at £5.65 each. I've since decided to go with the professional range (black bottle) as it is meant to drop the burn-off temperature/engine rev relationship a little more. It's more expensive than the normal stuff but Autosessive (ebay) have it at about £10 per bottle when bought as a multi-buy.
I've yet to achieve those figures, having got 35 mpg on a run down to Manchester but, I was booting it (85-90) with the Aircon full on, so 'my bad' as they say!
Hopefully, with this stuff and my bluefin tweak I shall see some better MPG figures being returned, if only I can resist using the bigger BHP and Torque to burn off the boy racers at the traffic lights - I should know better at my age too!
Anyway, it would seem reasonable MPG figures can be achieved, so well played Sir!
-LaZ-
♠ChumBucket♠ said:On the way back up to Scotland & with the tank refilled (but no more additive) I was again achieving 44 mpg average but after 78 miles I had a regen!!and this dropped to 35.7 mpg. The regen lasted approx 18 minutes but another 100 miles later it had still recovered to 40.3 mpg!!![]()
8342mat said:♠ChumBucket♠ said:On the way back up to Scotland & with the tank refilled (but no more additive) I was again achieving 44 mpg average but after 78 miles I had a regen!!and this dropped to 35.7 mpg. The regen lasted approx 18 minutes but another 100 miles later it had still recovered to 40.3 mpg!!![]()
So is this stuff suppose to reduce the number of regens by lowering the temperature at which the soot is burnt off ?
Just interested as you had a regen later in the journey.
I use the Millers which raises the cetane level of diesel thus it burns hotter so has the same effect but the opposite way round. Similar to using one of the more expensive fuels that the likes of Shell etc sell.
I have used it in my previous Antara and the Discovery before that.
In each case the engine runs smoother and more quiet.
I drop 75ml into every other tank full, mainly because i use supermarket fuels.
I also guess those MPG figures are from a manual gearbox version ?
At what point do you reset the BC to get your consumption figures ?
Interested to see a comparison.
Mat
♠ChumBucket♠ said:8342mat said:♠ChumBucket♠ said:On the way back up to Scotland & with the tank refilled (but no more additive) I was again achieving 44 mpg average but after 78 miles I had a regen!!and this dropped to 35.7 mpg. The regen lasted approx 18 minutes but another 100 miles later it had still recovered to 40.3 mpg!!![]()
So is this stuff suppose to reduce the number of regens by lowering the temperature at which the soot is burnt off ?
Just interested as you had a regen later in the journey.
I use the Millers which raises the cetane level of diesel thus it burns hotter so has the same effect but the opposite way round. Similar to using one of the more expensive fuels that the likes of Shell etc sell.
I have used it in my previous Antara and the Discovery before that.
In each case the engine runs smoother and more quiet.
I drop 75ml into every other tank full, mainly because i use supermarket fuels.
I also guess those MPG figures are from a manual gearbox version ?
At what point do you reset the BC to get your consumption figures ?
Interested to see a comparison.
Mat
Yes the car did do a regen on the way back BUT...... it had started & failed to complete THIS regen TWICE BEFORE the additive was introduced. So, I have to assume that the car would have completed this regen regardless anyway.
The car is a manual yes.
The BC was reset at the set off of each journey, so the 45mpg trip was reset on my mums drive. The 44mpg drive back up to Scotland was reset at the fuel station just before setting off.
They are "genuine" figures. Not achieved by resetting the BC "on route" in perfect conditions for a set period.![]()
It will be interesting to see when I get the next couple of regens to determine whether or not this additive has made any difference or not in regard to soot deposits.