Fiat Stillo1.9Jtd --- 147,000klms on the clock (approx 92,000 miles) Bought new, May 2004, left hand drive, been driven throughout Europe including the U.K..
For the last 4 years have driven the car using a small amount of sunflower oil (1Ltr/ tank full of diesel) as an additive lubricant to the fuel. Every fuel refill I pour 1 litre of veg oil into the tank and then fill up with diesel in order to mix the veg oil with the diesel.
I have noticed 2 things from the start of this trial
1) The car runs smother
2) The car is considerably quieter inside the passenger pod.
Aprroximatley 6 months ago I stopped using the veg. oil for a period of approx. 6 weeks and noticed that the engine noise inside the car became louder. Re started with the veg. oil and the noise level droped lower to a comfortable level where talking to the passengers was a pleasure.
I also run a Mitsubishi Shogun 3 litre petrol ---- the lack of engine noise at relativly high speed first lead me to try veg. oil in the Fiat although I cannot get the noise down to the level of the Shogun, but still very comfortable in the Fiat. Any comments or is anyone brave enough to try and confirm the above?
For the last 4 years have driven the car using a small amount of sunflower oil (1Ltr/ tank full of diesel) as an additive lubricant to the fuel. Every fuel refill I pour 1 litre of veg oil into the tank and then fill up with diesel in order to mix the veg oil with the diesel.
I have noticed 2 things from the start of this trial
1) The car runs smother
2) The car is considerably quieter inside the passenger pod.
Aprroximatley 6 months ago I stopped using the veg. oil for a period of approx. 6 weeks and noticed that the engine noise inside the car became louder. Re started with the veg. oil and the noise level droped lower to a comfortable level where talking to the passengers was a pleasure.
I also run a Mitsubishi Shogun 3 litre petrol ---- the lack of engine noise at relativly high speed first lead me to try veg. oil in the Fiat although I cannot get the noise down to the level of the Shogun, but still very comfortable in the Fiat. Any comments or is anyone brave enough to try and confirm the above?