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DiscoGeorge
 7th Jan 2013 4:57 am
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Hi guys
just a quick one here.
The debate pro/contra 2sO rages on.
For those of you with greasy finger experience, the real test, beside all the other positive aspects is when you have to re ... |
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DiscoGeorge
2nd Jan 2013 5:24 am
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Hi filpot
it is never too late to start!  |
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DiscoGeorge
28th Dec 2012 9:49 pm
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Hi Guy
thanks for the cudos.  Yes some of us actually do know what we write about. 
I would like you to pay particular attention to the change in cold start behaviour and the la ... |
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DiscoGeorge
23rd Dec 2012 5:06 pm
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And this is a typical example, of what those engines run on 2sO look like from the top end:
This specific piston is from a 2.7 PSA TDV6 (Disco3). Picture taken at Landyworx in Johannesburg.
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DiscoGeorge
22nd Dec 2012 5:51 pm
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Hi Oldgeezer
just confirms, what yamahafan who was first to advocate the use of 2sO on this forum and others including myself have been advocating for years.
The inside of my 300Tdi looks simila ... |
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DiscoGeorge
22nd Dec 2012 1:35 pm
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Hi oldgeezer
nice to hear that it is working for you as well. Please post those pics!
It is very difficult for the not so technically inclined to fa ... |
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DiscoGeorge
20th Nov 2012 12:13 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 1392 · Views: 479820 · Subject: 2SO - 2 Stroke oil and Diesel |
Hi chicken george
add to that the fact that only a small minority of luxury new car owners would be willing to add a bottle of 2sO with every tank filling. It is only in environments such as offro ... |
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DiscoGeorge
20th Nov 2012 10:39 am
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Hi npinks
it is an open secret, that the "Versuchsabteilung" of MB makes use of 2sO for their endurance testing.
As you can well imagine, there is also another side to this equation, a ... |
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DiscoGeorge
20th Nov 2012 10:06 am
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There are many G-Mercs here in SA running on the Muti.
They are part now of the Mercedes Club SA and sometimes I join them in their offroad adventures with my D1. Especially on the older 240GD and ... |
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DiscoGeorge
20th Nov 2012 9:40 am
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Hi npinks
the additives you listed from your search are administered to prevent the partial solidification of the diesel at very low temperatures.
In the olden days we used paraffine added to th ... |
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DiscoGeorge
18th Nov 2012 5:06 pm
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Forum: Technical · Replies: 1392 · Views: 479820 · Subject: 2SO - 2 Stroke oil and Diesel |
Hi guys
in non-dpf vehicles, the advantage of using JASO-FC is the higher additive content combatting carbon buildup. From a lubricity enhancing point of view both will work just fine.
For vehi ... |
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DiscoGeorge
30th Oct 2012 2:12 pm
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@DiscoGeorge,
Does this means that FD variant burns with more ash ?
I'm not an expert on this topic but according to Wiki JASO FD variant is the same as FC but with far higher detergency require ... |
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DiscoGeorge
30th Oct 2012 12:45 pm
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| I can confirm that using the 2SO JASO FD oil in diesel it helps the DPF. Before using the 2SO oil, after 1 or 2 weeks of driving in the city, the DPF Full message pops up. Now, after using 2SO and mor ... |
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DiscoGeorge
29th Oct 2012 6:18 pm
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For those who do like to use it, I have just bought some castrol actevo 2T (FC rated) from a tesco garage for the remarkable price of £1.44 a litre.
Hi wizking
that is what the TDV6 owners on di ... |
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DiscoGeorge
29th Oct 2012 5:53 pm
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As far as the use of 2sO is concerned, no one is forced to use it. But for those who do, the benefit is in the avoidance of costly CRD component repairs.
Don't worry, as I've said before in this thr ... |
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