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2 Stroke Oil question
WARNING - silly question time - Assuming I was to endorse the 2 stroke oil option (yes, yes, I know I have previously slagged it off!), is it still OK to use it with a D4 with no harmful effects?
15th Feb 2013 7:57 pm
chalky
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Who knows ?
The jury's out still and until some things start to go pop I don't suppose we will ever know ?Only dead fish go with the Flow !
15th Feb 2013 8:07 pm
Robbie
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Well if it helps my D4 has 664 miles of 2sO running through it and only 23 miles without.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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In theory, it has nothing but benefits, the main one being the diesel burns better, leaving less soot particles to block the DPF (if fitted)My D3 Build Thread
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I have stopped adding 2 stroke and for some reason the last couple of thousand miles i've been getting an extra 2.3 mpg. No idea why
17th Feb 2013 8:33 am
chalky
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I didn't put any in mine on my previous fill with Esso fuel and in the recent spell of cold weather it was knocking and tapping like an old tractor, I wondered then whether or not I had started something that I wasn't sure would end well ?
On Friday I brimmed it and added 500ml and quite literally from the first crank it was immediately noticeable how it quietened it down !
My economy has dropped due to stop start journeys and the FBH being on.Only dead fish go with the Flow !
17th Feb 2013 8:48 am
rockcrawler
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I was averaging 24mpg but since adding 2 stroke i actually managed 32mpg yesterday admittedly i was driving very sedately
But I think it has made a difference to mine
I will keep adding it until I see a post on here saying " My engines gone bang 2 stroke. D3 Metropolis Bonatti Grey-Alpaca Leather-adaptive headlights-fridge-EGR blanking kit-Harmen Karden-Cruise-4x4 info enabled-Tinted Windows-Heated F&R Seats-Rosen rear Entertainment-LED'S everywhere -Smoked Side Repeaters-Rear Aircon-Vredestein Wintrac 4 Extreme-Puddle and Footwell Lamps-Stainless Steel Side Protection Tubes- NEW ASHTRAY ( thanks to dsd1036 )
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17th Feb 2013 9:01 am
dervdave
Member Since: 21 Nov 2012
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rockcrawler wrote:
I will keep adding it until I see a post on here saying " My engines gone bang 2 stroke.
I`m sure we would`ve heard something by now, I must`ve looked at nearly every forum discussing the use of 2 stroke oil and no down sides other than the extra cost.
17th Feb 2013 6:15 pm
Landylad
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Must be missing a trick here.
Any old 2 stroke? How much is recommended on a full tank?If in doot, flat oot!!
17th Feb 2013 8:18 pm
Robbie
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Massive thread on 2sO which should have made sticky status by now. The cheap 2sO deals at Tescos is almost as big:
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Ha! As it happens, I have an unopened bottle of Castrol Actevo sitting in the garage that I bought for a pertol strimmer when I couldn't get proper 2T from the garden centre.
I'll chuck in some next fill up and see the magical resultsIf in doot, flat oot!!
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2 stroke. 
