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diesel additive,

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ive put some of this in the car http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TSUNAMI-DIESE ... 2c62ee3db9

engine runs hotter with it in is that right ?
or is this stuff crap
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i would say its chit. i was always told forte is the best ....... altho ive never used any .
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Mpg as gone up by using it, which ithought wouidnt happen,
so thats 1 good thing,

is it supposed to make a car run hotter tho thats what was sort of bothering me :?
its not much hotter but guage goes up to like half way as before it was way below half way
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i dont think its suposed to do that . i know a few people that use forte regular and they never have any probs with engine running hotter.
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Cheers mate,
iwill get some decent stuff ,
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I believe it raises the combustion temperature in order to help burn off the old gunk inside the engine, this would obviously cause the running temp to be higher than normal.
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Never heard of it! I use wynns fuel aditive from my local factors for £5. Works well and is highly thought of by our engineers at work. Although Forte does seem to be the best.
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Thanks chaps,

guess what, im going to carry on using it,
the Mpg is alot better with this stuff in and its not expensive so for a scrooge like me this stuff will do :lol:
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