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Old 9th September 2018, 19:17   #7
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‘The results of the study support a view that the practice of dosing diesel with 2-stroke oil is surprisingly ineffective in terms of lubricity and cetane improvements. Engine performance, fuel consumption and emissions were also unchanged; however the use of 2-stroke oil in diesel is potentially harmful to modern diesel injection equipment. Trace amounts of zinc, an element which is found in most 2-stroke oils, are well known to cause injector nozzle fouling and the study measured high levels of injector fouling when the test engine was running on diesel dosed with 2-stroke oil. While the oil industry may not mind the additional revenue from the sale of 2-stroke oil with each tank of diesel, this study demonstrated that it is not in the best interest of the user to do so.’

The above is a lift from the report linked to above.

So, instead of being beneficial it’s actually harmful for a modern diesel. Who’d have thought it?.....

Guess that’s why so few people would consider that adding two stroke to a modern diesel as being a good idea.

You pays your money you makes your choice.


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