Eliminox additive - does it work as advertised?
In a recent edition of the Club Magazine there was an offer of a 20% discount on Eliminox fuel additive for members. The advertisement said it "Reduces costs whilst protecting your engine". I haven't been able to find any independent reviews of this product online and wondered if any Club members (or our Technical Advisor, if we have one) had any experience with it. My main interest is in its claim to reduce emissions as our Danbury Active Camper is based on a 2005 Renault Trafic diesel van so the emissions are greater than more modern engines.
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With that going in your fuel tank, the only sure thing is you will pollute the planet that bit more with it consequently coming out of the exhaust pipe.
The so called "diesel bug", Cladosporium resinae, needs water in diesel fuel, not a wide spread issue in the UK's well managed fuel distribution network. If that really modest risk unduly worries you, then only buy fuel from high turnover outlets, and cycle the vehicle's tank down to low levels rather than habitually topping up when half full. Burn the fuel rather than store it.
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Hi campervaner from wiltshire,replying to your question for eliminox, I have used it for the last 6 tankfulls and i am very pleased with the improvements it has made to my skoda superb 2.0 ltr diesel. It drives much better and has more oomff and its 4 miles more per gallon on a motorway run down south (solo 487 mls round trip).as for cleaning up the emissions its hard to say until mot time,the car is euro 6 complient but i think it would clear up your emissions.on a foot note you can find similar products on ebay for a fifth of the cost and double the volume.
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I’ve encountered “diesel bug” in boats, but never in a road vehicle, although I’m sure it happens occasionally. Sounds like snake oil.
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Forgive my ignorance, but this sounds like the same sort of product as 'Ad Blue'. If so can users of 'ad blue' comment on the efficacy of that product and indeed compare to Eliminox.
I look forward to hearing, particularly as I am a diesel car driver.
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It's not the same sort of product as AdBlue which is an exhaust additive and is injected into the exhaust gases to reduce emissions. AdBlue is not a fuel additive and does not enter the fuel tank.
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‘Which?’ looked at fuel additives a while back and concluded that if you own a vehicle that's less than 10 years old that has been well maintained, there really isn't any need to use any kind of additives, as the car's electronics and fuel system will be optimised to deliver the best mix of performance and efficiency in the first place. A 2005 Renault might therefore gain some benefit?
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Re the efficacy of Ad Blue; without the need to get too technical here, we can take it as read it "works", as nearly, if not every auto diesel engine car maker finally had to adopted it to achieve Euro 6 onwards.
None would do so if it did not achieve the NOx level requirements, as the kit does not come cheap, and it is another running cost, neither aspect being taken lightly in this ultra-competitive industry.
None of us normal users have the equipment to explore what our engines NOx levels are, let alone compare NOx levels with and without Ad blue.
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I saw the Eliminox advert. I thought it was a fuel catalyst, but I'm not sure and it probably isn't. Ultimum5 IS a fuel catalyst which increases the efficiency of combustion, increasing mpg and reducing emissions, but it doesn't seem to be on sale yet.There are others. I think the best way to keep water out of diesel is to fill the fuel tank up after each trip reducing the chance of condensation in the tank. Ultimum5: http://ultimum5.com/
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I tend to use Redex diesel additive. I stock up when it is half price at Tesco's. Does it work? No idea!!
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ELIMINOX
I bought this when it was offered at a discount, I bought the 500ml container and used exactly as instructed, unfortunately I can not say I found any improvement at all on a E220d, the only thing that did happen was a nox sensor failed , but was replaced by Mercedes as they were having a run on them.
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I have used 2 additives recently both of which appear to have the same ingredients and, on our 100 000 mile Euro V engine appear to have really improved the engine smoothness and pick up (no hesitation) It runs like new IMHO.
I never take the MPG claims seriously but there may be a slight improvement over the longer term.
They claim to turn supermarket diesel (lets not get into that one!) into Super diesel but the cheapest, Archoil, dosed at 1ml per litre costs 2.4p/litre.
For us, it does make a noticeable difference and if it keeps the fuel system cleaner lubricates the pump and has even slight effects on cleanliness of DPF/EGR etc as extra effects, then it is still worth it for the better running we seem to get
I have looked up the ingredients and they do seem to have the right credentials.
Regardless, and this is just my opinion, we are continuing to use it (no connection with either)
Archoil AR6900-D Max Advanced Diesel Fuel Synthesis - 1 Litre dosage 1ml/l £24.
HYDRA MAXIMUS fuel injector cleaner, 1 Litre dosage 2ml/l £27.45
Both on Amazon of course.
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I use Adblue, because I am advised to do so by my vehicle manufacturer Toyota. If I don’t and the AB tank runs dry, I cannot drive. The engine will not start. I have no reason to disbelieve the information that it reduces pollution. Like the diesel particulate filter, if it helps the environment I’m content, but on a 2.8 Toyota diesel it’s compulsory. It’s probably less polluting than a Prius anyway.
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