Fuel treatment

[Outanbout]

Dear all. Our van is booked in for its second service with a VW dealer and along with the email confirmation, they offer some form of fuel treatment, that apparently help to reduce emissions, increase MPG and cleans out the fuel lines and injectors, all for the price of £20.
My question is, are they selling "Snake Oil"?
Thanks for reading this post and I await your always informative replies.

 

[Vagophile]

Could possibly have some benefit, you've asked the question in the right place. I would say that if you are buying your fuel from any UK forecourt there might be only a limited benefit, if any.
Petrol treatments used to be quite commom e.g.Redex, STP, but that was when fuel quality might have beeen more suspect. I don't think that they are so common now and I haven't heard of any diesel treatment.

 

[Outanbout]

Thanks Vagophile for the quick reply, and you reminded me of my "boy racer" days when we added 'Castrol R' to our 2 stroke petrol engines simply for the glorious smell....Oh what great days they were!

Have just taken a look on the internet and found that there are diesel additives available for DIY with the same claims. Think I'll save the £20.

Thanks for your help.

Chris.

 

[Mowbotman]

Just fill up with the better fuel that the bigger supplies offer ( BP & Shell )

 

[Ch1pbutty]

Don’t pay VW, you can DIY for less money.

We used Rhino additive in our old T4, and time to time in T5.1; fuel consumption improves on a run. Was sceptical but it seems to work.

Essentially it’s the same as putting premium diesel in, but works out cheaper.

Diesel Rhino: Diesel Additive - United Diesel

Diesel Rhino is a premium diesel additive, specially formulated with the latest technology. Containing a high level of cetane improver and complete water dissipating agents, Diesel Rhino improves combustion to prevent fuel wastage and increase MPG. This diesel additive also works to lower...

www.unitedperformance.co.uk

 

[B J G]

I add this to standard Diesel when the premium grade isn't available.
Works out about 3p per litre of diesel and does 500 litres of treatment.

Millers Oils Diesel Power ECOMAX Fuel Additive Treatment Multishot - 500ml 3863349469870 | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Millers Oils Diesel Power ECOMAX Fuel Additive Treatment Multishot - 500ml at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products.

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[Perfectos]

product (Skoda)

ŠKODA Multipurpose Fuel Additive - Diesel Engine | Horton ŠKODA

ŠKODA Multipurpose Fuel Additive - Diesel Engine (G001790M3) available to purchase on our shop. 100% official ŠKODA. 2 year warranty. Browse more from the ŠKODA Exhaust & Fuel range.

www.theskodashop.co.uk

from the Guru post # 15

vw fuel additive

My cali beach is going in for a minor service and mot in a couple of weeks under a sevice plan agreement they also say it will have a fuel additive added my beach does not have adblue so why would they add a fiuel addative? any ideas?

vwcaliforniaclub.com

 

[Ozzy Pete]

Jus been shopping in Lidl and would you believe it they have 2 bottles of Redex diesel fuel treatment for The princely sum of £4.99 that’s for 2 full tank treatments. I don’t know where they got the £20 from.

 

[Elmo3]

I don’t know where they got the £20 from.

It‘s what they think they’ll get away with without the customer questioning it.

 

[Ozzy Pete]

Thanks Vagophile for the quick reply, and you reminded me of my "boy racer" days when we added 'Castrol R' to our 2 stroke petrol engines simply for the glorious smell....Oh what great days they were!

Have just taken a look on the internet and found that there are diesel additives available for DIY with the same claims. Think I'll save the £20.

Thanks for your help.

Chris.

I still keep a litre of Castrol R to occasionally add to a tank petrol in the bike..There is 2 things missing from Bike racing 1/ The ear splitting sound of a racing engine with OPEN Megaphones 2/ The smell of Castrol R.

 

[Outanbout]

Thank you all for your reply's, they are very much appreciated.

Chris.

 

[sidepod]

Thanks Vagophile for the quick reply, and you reminded me of my "boy racer" days when we added 'Castrol R' to our 2 stroke petrol engines simply for the glorious smell....



Chris.

Well that and to lubricate the engine!

 

[Kayleigh]

Thanks Vagophile for the quick reply, and you reminded me of my "boy racer" days when we added 'Castrol R' to our 2 stroke petrol engines simply for the glorious smell....Oh what great days they were!.

Oh yes, happy days on my old 350LC

 

[sidepod]

The modern equivalent. Smells the same.
Run it in your strimmer/chainsaw etc for that nostalgic vibe