Adding two stroke oil to a tank of diesel

[Ray Singh]

A good freind has advised me to add a small amount of two stroke motor bike oil (JASO-WB/WC spec) to a tank full of diesel.
He has done this on his Land Rover Disco 3 and it has made the world of difference.

Is this a proven technique? Does this have downsides?

I am wondering if i should use this in my VW Touran which sounds like two skeletons bonking in a biscuit tin and Audi A4.

[sconzo]

Made a world of difference to what?

[falkster]

Why?

[K12beano]

Ray Singh said:

...... sounds like two skeletons bonking in a biscuit tin and Audi A4.

Eh?

[Triumph Man]

K12beano said:

Ray Singh said:

...... sounds like two skeletons bonking in a biscuit tin and Audi A4.

Eh?

I am wondering if i should use this in my VW Touran, which sounds like two skeletons bonking in a biscuit tin, and Audi A4.

Fixed that for you. Sub clauses are underrated things.

[Triumph Man]

Ray Singh said:

I am wondering if i should use this in my VW Touran which sounds like two skeletons bonking in a biscuit tin and Audi A4.

They are Volkswagen diesels, they are supposed to sound like that!

[FoundOnRoadside]

We put a dab of 2-stroke in our Massey, but that's just to protect the 1960's injection pump from the ultra low sulphur diesel. Sulphur used to lubricate those pumps, so a wee bit of 2-stroke to replace that seems to help.

[S0 What]

FoundOnRoadside said:

We put a dab of 2-stroke in our Massey, but that's just to protect the 1960's injection pump from the ultra low sulphur diesel. Sulphur used to lubricate those pumps, so a wee bit of 2-stroke to replace that seems to help.

Yep the older the diesel engine the better the result, i wouldn't bother on a modern but i use 2 stroke on every fill on my 80's TD. (50 to 1)
The older transit Di (pre banana) loves the stuff, mind you they are like the noisyest diesel ever

[Fleckers]

S0 What said:

The older transit Di (pre banana) loves the stuff, mind you they are like the noisyest diesel ever

bloke in the next street has one, i walk past him most mornings going to the station when he starts it up, glad he does not live next door to me

[williredale]

Fleckers said:

S0 What said:

The older transit Di (pre banana) loves the stuff, mind you they are like the noisyest diesel ever

bloke in the next street has one, i walk past him most mornings going to the station when he starts it up, glad he does not live next door to me

Is it something like this???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiO7HrjE_qg

[morgrp]

Rather than pissing about with 2 stroke oil - try changing what engine oil you use - bet your touran runs on that appalling long life castrol crap