fuel

if this is the case my wife will be able to taste it she is partiial to lemonade Axke.
cheers

Lol Benq!!,......A Repuatable diesel mechanic told me ",unless the diesel is the colour of white wine ", stay clear of it, I've always used BP Probably supplied by Caltex and most of the time its got the green dye in it but have never noticed any difference in performance or economy in machines or vehicles, as long as its clean is my motto.

Cheers Axle.

This Caltex website describes Caltex Vortex Premium Diesel as being "specially formulated to clean your car's fuel system while you drive."

My question is........ why would my fuel system be in need of cleaning if I have been using only Caltex diesel? Is their regular diesel dirty?

Sounds to me to be a bit like the advertisements for dishwasher cleaners. Isn't that is what the regular dishwasher powder supposed to do......... clean?
Or like putting nitrogen in your tyres? ....... here we go!

hi patsproule
thats actually why they are claiming that vortex diesel keeps your fuel system clean
its diluted with bio-diesel
i've tryed them all and did notice anything that was worth the extra i had forked out for in any brands imho
just another pull the wool advertising gimmick
cheers barry

sorry that was suppose to read
didn't notice anything
cheers

hi gbc
yes i'm using it in both my diesel vehicles engines
they both run much quieter and smoother eg
vw golf 1.9tdi
and mazda bravo 1996 2.5ltr diesel with aftermarket safari turbo

there has absolutely been no difference in fuel consumption and anyone who claims they are getting better fuel figures while using 2 stroke additive in the diesel
imho is dreaming
cheers barry

For a diesel engine that is designed for a Cetane number range between say 42 and 48, the use of fuels with higher cetane number actually results in slightly worse fuel economy.
The upside of using higher cetane number fuels (ie; Super diesels) is they have a slightly faster combustion which results in apparent smoother engine operation with less diesel knock.
These higher cetane number fuels are specially suited to high speed passenger car diesel engines.
To achieve the higher cetane number fuel formulators have to either reduce fuel density (use lighter components with less energy density), add oxygenated fuels including biofuels, or add esters of low molecular weight compounds such as 2-Ethylhexyl nitrate ( a favourite).

The use of these higher cetane fuels in engine developing peak torque around 2,000 rpm is not warranted.
Recent studies in the US where these fuels have been sold for some time has returned an overall fleet fuel use increase of between 1% and 2%.