Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone

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Mon 8 Jan 2007 06:25
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - TDi Man
Hello everyone,

I run a high mileage (>140k) VW Passat 110 TDi and have never tried using additive such as Millers etc. (See previous topics) In September Roly93 mentioned adding 1ml of Acetone for each litre of diesel in a previous discussion thread. Sounds like a good, cheap fuel-saving tip! Please let me know more re Acetone....(would the engine be at any risk?)

(I must add that I acheive >53mpg on any trips over 10 miles [after which my old cruiser is well warmed up] and 49mpg around town on rarer short trips so I'm not overly worried about fuel economy!)

Thanks,

TDi Man
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Mon 8 Jan 2007 08:07
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - Red Baron
I find this link useful.

www.foxvalleykart.com/fuel4.html

The answer to your question is that acetone has the capacity to damage rubbers especially and some plastics.

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Mon 8 Jan 2007 09:04
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - L'escargot
I would have thought that if it was both advantageous and safe to add acetone to diesel then the fuel companies would incorporate it in diesel fuel.
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L\'escargot.
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Mon 8 Jan 2007 09:22
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - Hamsafar
How do you know they don't?
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Mon 8 Jan 2007 10:20
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - sierraman
I'm getting a strange feeling of deja vu.........
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Mon 8 Jan 2007 12:49
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - Armitage Shanks {p}
If I wasn't bothered about fuel economy (see OP) I wouldn't be putting stuff in my fuel which might or might not wreck my common rail injection system!
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Thu 11 Jan 2007 02:26
Diesel Fuel Economy & Acetone - TDi Man
Thanks for your replies. Bye for now....
TDi Man
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