MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: veedubbubh on July 31, 2009, 05:07:45 pm

Title: Fuel additives - useful or not?
Post by: veedubbubh on July 31, 2009, 05:07:45 pm

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if a fuel additive to clean injectors is worthwhile every once in a while and if so what to use - do VAG make anything suitable?

Thanx in advance

Title: Re: Fuel additives - useful or not?
Post by: xxx_mojo_xxx on January 18, 2010, 10:46:27 pm

** BUMP **

Interested if anyone has an opinion or experience with fuel additives?

Title: Re: Fuel additives - useful or not?
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 18, 2010, 11:37:44 pm

hurdy is your man, he'll be aong shotly, he has before nad after dyno sheets as well

Title: Re: Fuel additives - useful or not?
Post by: ub7rm on January 19, 2010, 07:28:51 pm

Can't offer much advice on additives but if you use your car on a relatively short commute the best thing you can do for it is take it for a good long drive with a bit of a thrash involved as well if you can.  I periodically do a 300mile journey and it really clears the cobwebs.  The car always feels much sharper and responsive afterwards ... until my 10 mile each way commute gunges it up again  :sad1:

Title: Re: Fuel additives - useful or not?
Post by: Janner_Sy on January 19, 2010, 07:47:53 pm

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=9468.0

Title: Re: Fuel additives - useful or not?
Post by: chungster on January 19, 2010, 07:59:21 pm

he's asking about cleaning the injectors rather than for performance gain.

can't remember if there was another thread about that tho.

but general consensus is that it won't help clean the valves due to direct fuel injection system. 

but cleaning the injectors? well not sure they need cleaning really unless u use some rubbish 95 ron stuff from a crap garage!