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| 110MGD Member Since: 17 Oct 2013 Location: Wear Valley Posts: 153  
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Still loving the old girl!!!!
Brimmed my old Td5 always fill at about halfway (£50 odd quid)- last few times filled it with shell premium diesel or supreme... The higher grade diesels. Does this make the engine run too hot? Cause and damage to manifold, cylinder heads etc? I know they are designed to run on shoddy diesel, but is too rich of a mix damaging the engine? Does seem to run smoother and go faster (very slightly)..... Maybe it's a placebo for the extra per litre and what I'd like to feel? Thoughts? 2001 Td5 CSW (weekend and snow mobile) Plenty of lights, M/T tyres EGR delete, roofrack, swing away wheel carrier, snorkel. 2016 E220 CDI Night Edition Estate 2014 VW UP! 2x D3 and 1x D4 GONE |
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23rd Jul 2014 1:19am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610  
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Thoughts a plenty. Put 'premium fuel' into the search facility and it'll throw up 39 threads....
 If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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23rd Jul 2014 1:23am |
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| taazzukcb Member Since: 30 Aug 2013 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 663 
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V-Power Diesel in mine all the time. Or a premium if I can't find a shell (dont get the point or the little lego car then though).
Just runs a bit cleaner and smoother to my eye! Higher MPG to, but whether or not it negates the extra cost, I dont know. I do have the opinion that it keeps the injectors in better nick though, but again, that can be argued left right and centre! |
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23rd Jul 2014 9:58am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6037 
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I firmly believe that modern diesels (from Td5 onwards) have never been designed for shoddy fuels... quite the opposite in fact. The Tdi can run on fairly naff stuff, even avgas (I think) but as Jimbob says, modern engines are a bit like thoroughbred racehorses... everything needs to be squeaky clean! |
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23rd Jul 2014 10:15am |
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| Tommo Member Since: 19 Dec 2013 Location: Leicestershire Posts: 830 
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Premium fuel in mine
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23rd Jul 2014 5:57pm |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1756  
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I run V Power or BP Ultimate and every 4 weeks I stick a can of Wurth diesel treatment through it 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
1971 Bowler Tomcat 88 4.2 V8 Auto 2022 110 250D XS |
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23rd Jul 2014 6:22pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5084  
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I am told that the additive of premium diesel fuel breaks down fairly rapidly with age (a bit like the old 4 star petrol used to) So to derive any benefit first you have to know how long it has been stored in the fuel station tanks and then how long you store it in your own fuel tank before its used.
The best option and also the cheapest (after all Premium fuel demands a premium price) is to add a fuel additive such as millers every time you fill up. |
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23rd Jul 2014 6:37pm |
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| Lou Sparts Member Since: 15 Apr 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 1501 
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I always run my Td5 on supermarket fuel with the occasional Comma diesel magic to keep the system clean, fuel filter replaced every other service.
All the Td5 development work was done running the engines on kerosene ! 2005 Td5 90 XS Steve |
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23rd Jul 2014 6:47pm |
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| 110MGD Member Since: 17 Oct 2013 Location: Wear Valley Posts: 153
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Just a fifth gear review I saw of the puma and Tom ford said it was designed to run on shoddy fuel. Ah well I can afford it I'll just put premium stuff in. 2001 Td5 CSW (weekend and snow mobile) Plenty of lights, M/T tyres EGR delete, roofrack, swing away wheel carrier, snorkel.
2016 E220 CDI Night Edition Estate 2014 VW UP! 2x D3 and 1x D4 GONE |
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23rd Jul 2014 7:31pm |
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