General JTD and Octane Booster

[FiatFleetFamily]

Bought some of this Millers Ecomax Octane booster, add so much prior to filling a tank of diesel, had to flick down my tuning box toggle to the next setting!!, makes a huge difference to power delivery with/without a tuning box. Great stuff . About £11.00 a bottle.

 

[rattystilo]

why did you have to turn down the tuning box

 

[philipb82]

Hello

Do you mean this stuff http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_370465_langId_-1_categoryId_255221 ?

If it is then i've used it too and it is good stuff. I didn't notice much difference to start off with but quite a few miles later the car did feel a bit smoother. Also I don't know if it was me but my MPG seemed to have increased....nothing too spectacular though, 1-3 mpg perhaps.

Phil

 

[StiloBoy]

I thought Diesels were all about cetene and not octane numbers.

Although I do remember hearing back in the old days of Dielses adding a couple of litres of Petrol to a tank of diesel in Winter helped them start on cold days.

 

[FiatFleetFamily]

I thought Diesels were all about cetene and not octane numbers.

Although I do remember hearing back in the old days of Dielses adding a couple of litres of Petrol to a tank of diesel in Winter helped them start on cold days.

Correct. Centane! should of known, Octane for petrol.

 

[FiatFleetFamily]

why did you have to turn down the tuning box

Felt like overfueling, but engine is a lot smoother running.

 

[FiatFleetFamily]

Hello

Do you mean this stuff http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_370465_langId_-1_categoryId_255221 ?

If it is then i've used it too and it is good stuff. I didn't notice much difference to start off with but quite a few miles later the car did feel a bit smoother. Also I don't know if it was me but my MPG seemed to have increased....nothing too spectacular though, 1-3 mpg perhaps.

Phil

Phil. Yes. A little improvment in MPG, an increase of 3 - 4 miles to a gallon. MW feels more eager than before. I like it.

 

[TangerineTractor]

I feel vindicated now. Been telling you all about Millers for the past year!

 

[rattystilo]

i believed you

 

[TangerineTractor]

Thanks.

 

[FiatFleetFamily]

I feel vindicated now. Been telling you all about Millers for the past year!

When in the motor factors, to get some wiper blades, noticed it and remembered your post!! Sorry to take your thunder.

 

[TangerineTractor]

When in the motor factors, to get some wiper blades, noticed it and remembered your post!! Sorry to take your thunder.

No worries. Shame you missed my post on wiper blades. I got genuine bosch aero for 13 a pair!

 

[roy lovelock]

cheers for reminding me, i just used the last of my millers this afternoon, off to ebay to get another 3 bottles (10 tanks per bottle).
Your right though ive been using this for about 2 years now and it makes a massive difference to the pull and economy of the car, also the fumes are a lot clearer.
that and egr isolated makes the workhorse a very quick workhorse even though mines a mw.

edit-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170785463530?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

that works out a lot cheaper 10 bottles for £89 inc del. if your high mileage like me then that will save you a few squids!!

 

[sussexa]

If you search fasteronline, they used to do 5l tubes around £60, probably more now?

 

[roy lovelock]

yeah i saw that on amazon, but i think you would end up losing loads as the bottle are 5litrs. Measuring it out would be a pain in the backside. at lest with these more expenisve bottles they are measured with just a squirt and away you go no mess no fuss..

 

[TangerineTractor]

It's thirteen quid a bottle at halfords - bit cheaper on ebay but not much, and if you sign up at quidco.com and register your debit card, you get 5% cashback on all purchases at Halfords, making it about 12.40, which is still a couple of quid more than online, but not the end of the world to save the inconvenience of missing the postman and having to queue at the sorting office on saturday morning.

 

[roy lovelock]

£8.90 if you buy it in bulk?
or £60 if you dont mind getting a 5liter bottle wich brings the price down to £6 per bottle if you dont mind getting a bit messy splitting it up.

 

[saw]

why not just use the premium diesel instead of additives?

 

[TangerineTractor]

Millers works out at about 2 or 3p per litre and saves about that or more in improved mpg. Premium diesel has a similar effect but costs an extra 10p or more per litre.

 

[saw]

Millers works out at about 2 or 3p per litre and saves about that or more in improved mpg. Premium diesel has a similar effect but costs an extra 10p or more per litre.

good point well put