easy start ...is it a myth that cars rely on it
Discussion
I think the fuel for the myth is that if your car needs easy start, obviously there is a problem with it. While your using easy start and not fixing the problem, it's only going to get worse. So then when you don't use the easy start, starting is as bad or worse than you remembered and you think crikey, it's hopeless without easy stuff!
I used it lots on a Nissan Patrol 4.2 that had fuel issues and took an age to start with no adverse side affects on the engine. It didn't fix the fuel issues though!
I used it lots on a Nissan Patrol 4.2 that had fuel issues and took an age to start with no adverse side affects on the engine. It didn't fix the fuel issues though!
Very true, kills bores and rings and I've had first hand experience of a tractor that had been dosed daily for nigh on 2 years. It was screwed, compression was so low that it had to have it to get going.
The odd squirt won't hurt but as had been said, it is a quick fix to get round an underlying problem.
The odd squirt won't hurt but as had been said, it is a quick fix to get round an underlying problem.
Munter said:
Whilst I don't believe it does damage engines, pouring that much into an engine that expensive seems mad!ridds said:
Very true, kills bores and rings and I've had first hand experience of a tractor that had been dosed daily for nigh on 2 years. It was screwed, compression was so low that it had to have it to get going.
The odd squirt won't hurt but as had been said, it is a quick fix to get round an underlying problem.
But was it not shagged bores and rings that made it hard to start in the first place? In which case, easy start actually helped the engine last longer before needing a rebuild! The odd squirt won't hurt but as had been said, it is a quick fix to get round an underlying problem.
We have a few tractors that start better with a whiff of it in the winter. None of them are bad enough to need it all year yet though.
busta said:
Munter said:
Whilst I don't believe it does damage engines, pouring that much into an engine that expensive seems mad!
and munter dont post that link, when i watch one 917 video i then have to watch nearly all the 917 videos!
you could get either start buttons in the cabs of tractors, from the factory certainly up untill the late 1990's as part of a cold climate package in the US. I'm not sure if it is still needed with common rail diesels, the new ones all start very well.
Some say the bigger bang pushes the valves harder into their seat and it reduces compression. Maybe if you are usings tonnes of the stuff, but the machines I used with it on all started fine once the ambient temperatures got to the point where it was no longer possible to walk across the river.
Some say the bigger bang pushes the valves harder into their seat and it reduces compression. Maybe if you are usings tonnes of the stuff, but the machines I used with it on all started fine once the ambient temperatures got to the point where it was no longer possible to walk across the river.
Willy Nilly said:
you could get either start buttons in the cabs of tractors, from the factory certainly up untill the late 1990's as part of a cold climate package in the US. I'm not sure if it is still needed with common rail diesels, the new ones all start very well.
Some say the bigger bang pushes the valves harder into their seat and it reduces compression. Maybe if you are usings tonnes of the stuff, but the machines I used with it on all started fine once the ambient temperatures got to the point where it was no longer possible to walk across the river.
Yes, JCB Fastracs had that in the UK too. I always used to get told off by dad for pressing the button thinking it would give more power.Some say the bigger bang pushes the valves harder into their seat and it reduces compression. Maybe if you are usings tonnes of the stuff, but the machines I used with it on all started fine once the ambient temperatures got to the point where it was no longer possible to walk across the river.
busta said:
ridds said:
Very true, kills bores and rings and I've had first hand experience of a tractor that had been dosed daily for nigh on 2 years. It was screwed, compression was so low that it had to have it to get going.
The odd squirt won't hurt but as had been said, it is a quick fix to get round an underlying problem.
But was it not shagged bores and rings that made it hard to start in the first place? In which case, easy start actually helped the engine last longer before needing a rebuild! The odd squirt won't hurt but as had been said, it is a quick fix to get round an underlying problem.
We have a few tractors that start better with a whiff of it in the winter. None of them are bad enough to need it all year yet though.
Gassing Station | General Gassing [Archive] | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff