Looks interesting, might have to research this, makes a change to see some reviewed published lab quality research that isn't biased by the company selling the peoductr
Reckon it would be worth a try?
University students develops new product with funding from the 'innovation partnership'
University publishes summary seeming to show that it works to improve mpg
Patents product and puts it on sale with fancy press release
Hmmmmmmm
Besides £20 for up to 6% improved mpg for up to 3 months - dependant on what milage that equates to, not sure its even cost effective.
Exactly as above tbh, plus it was tested on the european driving cycle - the same system that produces the bullshit emissions and mpg figures for modern cars. Just another redex imo.
I actually worked for this project to get their engine running. The way they conducted the before and after tests were not in any way comparable, and the product is not good to put in your fuel system. That's all I will say.
I would imagine it'd be akin to running HDI on petrol, not advisable, and you can imagine how detrimental to HP diesel pumps and injectors that is.
if your injectors are tired get new ones, or get yours rebuilt.
(11-02-2016, 01:54 PM)pro_steve Wrote: [ -> ]I actually worked for this project to get their engine running. The way they conducted the before and after tests were not in any way comparable, and the product is not good to put in your fuel system. That's all I will say.
says it all then!
did we mention the product by name? clean drive i think, or was it cleandrive. review of clean drive, is clean drive actually any good? ...etc
Go on let out the secrets
what sort of stuff would cause issues?
He can't share the information due to industrial espionage laws and stuff like that, most researchers on commercial projects have to sign confidentiality agreements.
Seems a bit of a bummer that he has revealed the only bits he needs to to stop people wanting to try it already and then you can't get the techie bits. Oh well haha
Adding a bit of 2 stroke seems to be more beneficial than anything else... I'm fairly sure even that's just placebo though.
Well judging by Pro Steve's statement, I wouldn't try it on my HDi then! The "research" did seem a bit suspect as I noticed a typo on there
The European Driving Cycle isn't too bad in itself per se, it's more the manufacturers have found sneaky ways to exploit the flaws for their own gain. Peugeot state 54mpg for our 306 HDi's, over 100k miles, I have gotten 56mpg! (over 40k was with a remap too but full disclosure - injectors were all replaced for new ones 50k ago)
I'll just use Esso Premium Diesel now and again, apparently the difference is the fuel contains double the amount of detergents and I have noticed an improvement to engine running smoothness atleast. When I bought the car, it was fantastic on fuel, I filled up with some dodgy fuel and my mpg has never been the same since
(11-02-2016, 07:17 PM)JTaylor2005 Wrote: [ -> ]Seems a bit of a bummer that he has revealed the only bits he needs to to stop people wanting to try it already and then you can't get the techie bits. Oh well haha
Go ahead and try it then. Or do the research yourself, either way will get the result you want, it'll just require some actual work from you.
(11-02-2016, 11:32 PM)BiG K Wrote: [ -> ]Well judging by Pro Steve's statement, I wouldn't try it on my HDi then! The "research" did seem a bit suspect as I noticed a typo on there
The European Driving Cycle isn't too bad in itself per se, it's more the manufacturers have found sneaky ways to exploit the flaws for their own gain. Peugeot state 54mpg for our 306 HDi's, over 100k miles, I have gotten 56mpg! (over 40k was with a remap too but full disclosure - injectors were all replaced for new ones 50k ago)
I'll just use Esso Premium Diesel now and again, apparently the difference is the fuel contains double the amount of detergents and I have noticed an improvement to engine running smoothness atleast. When I bought the car, it was fantastic on fuel, I filled up with some dodgy fuel and my mpg has never been the same since
Fair point, but then it is seriously out of date, especially considering the massive advances in engine and control technology in the last couple of decades. Hmmm, I think i might be wandering off topic a bit here though lol...
(12-02-2016, 07:11 AM)Poodle Wrote: [ -> ] (11-02-2016, 07:17 PM)JTaylor2005 Wrote: [ -> ]Seems a bit of a bummer that he has revealed the only bits he needs to to stop people wanting to try it already and then you can't get the techie bits. Oh well haha
Go ahead and try it then. Or do the research yourself, either way will get the result you want, it'll just require some actual work from you.
Not going to lie I wouldn't have thought it would be out there on the open web to even be researched if it was so confidential that Pro-steve couldn't tell anyone but hey-ho.
Have you looked? Also, have you heard what they say about assuming?
Read the first 2 lines of it and wouldn't touch it. They tested it on a 2000cc HDi when we all know these engines are 1997cc if they can't even get minor facts right then there is no chance on the rest of it.