fuel additive for 2.1

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festers
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fuel additive for 2.1

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What fuel additives are good for the 2.1 diesel? I just had a mot test and it failed the black smoke test. :P
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Re: fuel additive for 2.1

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Any good motor factor sells a variety of potions-some work better in different engines to others.
I use 'diesel clean' myself,you could always complain to that big place down the road from you :cheesy:
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Re: fuel additive for 2.1

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just take it for a hard, and i mean hard, drive. no need to waste money on additives. will clean it out a treat.
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Re: fuel additive for 2.1

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mikey s wrote:just take it for a hard, and i mean hard, drive. no need to waste money on additives. will clean it out a treat.

Best read this thread then :cheesy:

If you do take it for a blast, add some figures in. But do heed the various comments and warnings.
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neildavies
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Re: fuel additive for 2.1

Post by neildavies »

Before every MoT when I had my 2.1TD, I used to put "Forte" diesel additive. You can get it in Peugeot. It's not cheap (about £18), but it's excellent. The smoke on mine disappeared and it instantly felt smoother. It's brilliant stuff, worth the money.

I tried other stuff like redex and it didn't touch the car.
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