Tesco turbo diesel fuel injector cleaner

XantiaMan · Post by **XantiaMan** » 28 Jan 2008, 20:31

Bought some of this last week and ran it through a veg/diesel mix, its under £3 quid for a bottle and treats a tankful.

I put the whole bottle in for half a tank anyway and after 100 miles or so i noticed a big cloud of brown/grey soot a few times, now its clean! Note this was deliberate foot to the floor to clear the system out. I don't see the point running it gently if using a system cleaner as it wont do its job properly.

I can only suspect it has cleaned the system to some extent. I've seen the same soot come out before when i used a dose of acetone..

Since the cleaner i have noticed a small performance difference, more responsive as a whole, so i would definatly recommend it as its even cheaper than Redex fuel system cleaner (about £3.60 in Asda) and i think its a wise move when running veg, a bottle of this every other tankful should keep it in good condition.

Gareth

Post by **CitroJim** » 28 Jan 2008, 21:18

Was that Tesco Finest or Tesco Value injector cleaner Gareth ?

That's a good price. I was shocked when I saw how much the Redex stuff is at our local factors.

I'll get a bottle next time I go shopping...

citronut · Post by **citronut** » 28 Jan 2008, 23:20

the guy who works at the local LSUK diesel shop recons these addatives do damage in the long teerm as they are abrasive, would you not get a similar result with just a mexican tune up (good blast in second 2 or 3 times)
regards malcolm

Brian UK · Post by **Brian UK** » 28 Jan 2008, 23:34

citronut wrote:the guy who works at the local LSUK diesel shop recons these addatives do damage in the long teerm as they are abrasive, regards malcolm

Never heard that one before.

Post by **elma** » 28 Jan 2008, 23:58

I've discussed this in depth with friends.
Our opinion now is that the modern ones are alright, but in the past you were playing with fire.
We all use the comma one which is £5 a shot.

XantiaMan · Post by **XantiaMan** » 29 Jan 2008, 08:45

citronut wrote:the guy who works at the local LSUK diesel shop recons these addatives do damage in the long teerm as they are abrasive, would you not get a similar result with just a mexican tune up (good blast in second 2 or 3 times)
regards malcolm

I do it every day, except Italian style! I do drive my car hard on occasions and its only when i've added a cleaner to the system i've noticed the soot coming out.

On an older style engine with a number of miles i cannot see it doing any harm, especially when running SVO, as the injectors were not designed for such fuel. It's cheaper than getting the injectors cleaned properly and far less hassle, at my mileage it would not be worth getting them cleaned as they really need replacing, but keeping them peridocially cleaned must have some benefit.

Gareth

RugbyPete · Post by **RugbyPete** » 29 Jan 2008, 21:43

I tried the same stuff.

Bad mpg was all I got unlike the wynns fuel cleaner from halfords which gave good mpg and response was great, it also solved my poor starting problems.