Diesel injector cleaner

[tyberwan]

Hi

I have seen supermarkets promoting diesel injector cleaners to pour into a full tank of diesel. Are these in general reliable and won't damage further the engine or injectors? Has anyone tried these and are the response good? I have changed 2 injectors recently and I want to make sure that the other 2 which are about 6 years old, can get a good maintenance and keep shape for many years to come.

thanks

[Marco34]

Hi

I've used forte diesel treatment for a few years. I use it at every service, 6 months. It's supposed to be very good and not generally available at outlets.

Ben Williamson of Sports tech and regular Audi mag columnist uses it. It helps keep injectors clean giving a good burn and thus preventing clogging, on Turbos and EGR etc. You can always find it on ebay. RRP is about £11-12. Add to a low tank and add about £10 on top not a full tank. I apllied direct into my fuel filter last year as most servicing places will do.

Sometimes I add a splash of Millers DSP4. This is a cetane booster and has similar affects but not as good as Forte.

Marco

[omegadirective]

You might want to consider using the Shell Diesel V-Power once in a while as well. The V-Power products have big benefits over the normal fuel. They include injector cleaner, which may not be as good as some of the products Marco34 has mentioned, but used regularly enough certainly do the trick.

If you've had to replace 2 injectors, you will probably have some crap built up around your older injectors. Use the aforementioned products, then every 4th tank put in some V-Power Diesel or something like that.

[Marco34]

You might want to consider using the Shell Diesel V-Power once in a while as well. The V-Power products have big benefits over the normal fuel. They include injector cleaner, which may not be as good as some of the products Marco34 has mentioned, but used regularly enough certainly do the trick.

If you've had to replace 2 injectors, you will probably have some crap built up around your older injectors. Use the aforementioned products, then every 4th tank put in some V-Power Diesel or something like that.

Yep I'll second that I do the same. I've filled with Shell V-Power more often lately for those free Ferrari cars

[adamss24]

You should have ballanced and test the sparay pattern on the other 2 as well...

[omegadirective]

The free Ferrari toys are absolute cr*p. Cannot believe Ferrari endorse them. Having said that, I still have 3 of the cars to claim...

[Marco34]

The free Ferrari toys are absolute cr*p. Cannot believe Ferrari endorse them. Having said that, I still have 3 of the cars to claim...

I wouldn't say there were that bad! They would look better red rather than the odd dark red. They look very red in the promotional photos

[thefreak]

Ben Williamson of Sports tech and regular Audi mag columnist uses it. It helps keep injectors clean giving a good burn and thus preventing clogging, on Turbos and EGR etc. You can always find it on ebay. RRP is about £11-12. Add to a low tank and add about £10 on top not a full tank. I apllied direct into my fuel filter last year as most servicing places will do.

I wish he'd return my call.
He's my mate's brother and I want to get the car over to him to get the cambelt, clutch and general service but he's pretending to be ill at the mo

[Marco34]

I wish he'd return my call.
He's my mate's brother and I want to get the car over to him to get the cambelt, clutch and general service but he's pretending to be ill at the mo

Nice one... sounds a good place to go to me!!!

[The Glove]

Hi

I've used forte diesel treatment for a few years. I use it at every service, 6 months. It's supposed to be very good and not generally available at outlets.

Ben Williamson of Sports tech and regular Audi mag columnist uses it. It helps keep injectors clean giving a good burn and thus preventing clogging, on Turbos and EGR etc. You can always find it on ebay. RRP is about £11-12. Add to a low tank and add about £10 on top not a full tank. I apllied direct into my fuel filter last year as most servicing places will do.

Sometimes I add a splash of Millers DSP4. This is a cetane booster and has similar affects but not as good as Forte.

Marco

Started to use the fortes diesel treatment on my car last year, very good stuff.