What Additive are you running?

CO335D · 04-20-2015, 09:59 AM

Just curious what diesel additive everyone is running on their d? Any evidence that it helps reduce CBU?

335dFan · 04-20-2015, 10:25 AM

Am at 42.5k miles. At under 10k miles roughly I started using PS Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost in the summer and PS Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane Boost in the winter. Use about 4 oz per complete fill up, proportionally less if fill up is less than a complete fill. NOTE: PS = Power Service.

Have no idea if it affects CBU, but my gut (and gut only) says no. I have used it as a mild injector cleaner (effectivity?) and cetane booster (effectivity?).

chau · 04-20-2015, 10:49 AM

I also use PS Diesel Kleen occasionally.

Nushibo · 04-20-2015, 12:35 PM

Mild dose of biodiesel every other tank. Have used optilube and Diesel Kleen up until my CBU cleaning at 52k

Hoooper · 04-20-2015, 12:54 PM

No additives generally. 106k miles.

mjn77 · 04-20-2015, 03:34 PM

A can of BG244 every 10k miles.

Si-M240i · 04-20-2015, 04:18 PM

Archoil ar6800

Built4Sin · 04-20-2015, 05:14 PM

Power service at almost every fillup

mscire2 · 04-20-2015, 05:37 PM

So far I've been running power service just about every fill up

BB_cuda · 04-20-2015, 05:56 PM

220 to 320 cc's of PS Diesel Kleen every fill up depending on how empty. The bottle says you can go double up for max cetane benefit. Its normally 1 oz (30 cm^3) per 3 gallons but its okay to go to 60 cm^3 per 3 gallons. It doesn't get cold enough in south Texas to bother switching to winter formula.

Vreimann · 04-20-2015, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CO335D

Just curious what diesel additive everyone is running on their d? Any evidence that it helps reduce CBU?

I run the BG conditioner and it keeps the injectors from getting fouled up, but the buildup is still building, it just may be a bit slower.

fsd350 · 04-20-2015, 06:47 PM

I run Motorcraft Powerstroke Cetane Booster & Performance Additive. Which I have always used in my F350's(Stanadyne I believe). Supposedly adds lubricity too. I work for a Motorcraft WD. Run about 3-4 ounces a tank. Not sure if it is preventing CBU. Bought my d with 51k and now has 54k. EGR cooler and EGR looked pretty clean when I replaced the thermostat and IC hose o-rings recently. Don't know what deposits lie further down the intake manifold.

Persian Whisperjet · 04-20-2015, 07:13 PM

PS diesel kleen every service -- 49K miles

DETSGTSTARSKY · 04-20-2015, 11:54 PM

I have been using Amsoil diesel injector clean and Amsoil diesel cetane boost since buying the car with 21k miles. I'm at 31.5k now. I think additives are good for the purpose of adding lubrication back into the fuel system. This is since the ulsd is a "dry" diesel with much of the lubricative properties stripped out as a byproduct of the emissions standards. I also think trying to raise cetane for fuel that may be only 40 cetane isn't a bad idea. Especially since BMW really wants 51 cetane to be used. Saw that vw tdi chart a while ago and looks like Shell may be 46 cetane. So hoping to add 3-5 points to get what the car should have in the first place. I guess to me it is the same as using 89 octane gas when BMW calls for 91 or better. It can get you by but isn't the greatest for your car.

Puerto Rican 335d · 04-22-2015, 11:09 AM

AMSOIL from the beginning and now using a new product,works great w the car I've been using it for a month now.

www.steamcombustion.com

NickTheStick · 04-22-2015, 06:02 PM

PS every fill up, summer and winter formulas respectively

04-20-2015, 09:59 AM	#1
CO335D Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 218 Posts Drives: '11 335D Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: CO iTrader: (0)	What Additive are you running? Just curious what diesel additive everyone is running on their d? Any evidence that it helps reduce CBU?
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04-20-2015, 10:25 AM	#2
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04-20-2015, 10:49 AM	#3
chau Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 234 Posts Drives: 335d Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	I also use PS Diesel Kleen occasionally.
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04-20-2015, 12:35 PM	#4
Nushibo Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 294 Posts Drives: 335D Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA, West Palm Beach, FL iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW 335d [0.00]	Mild dose of biodiesel every other tank. Have used optilube and Diesel Kleen up until my CBU cleaning at 52k __________________ Reviews! and Mods M3 Steering Rack Swap and M3 Control Arms BMS Cowl Cabin Filters E92 Lighting Interior Light Set
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04-20-2015, 12:54 PM	#5
Hoooper Colonel 213 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: 335D Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Petaluma, CA iTrader: (0)	No additives generally. 106k miles.
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04-20-2015, 03:34 PM	#6
mjn77 Colonel 1445 Rep 2,043 Posts Drives: E90 M3 LCI Jerez Black Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Herts, UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [10.00]	A can of BG244 every 10k miles.
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Si-M240i Major 146 Rep 1,450 Posts Drives: M240i LCI Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: England iTrader: (0)	Archoil ar6800 __________________ M240i LCI (Mineral Grey):- M2 Door Mirrors, M2 Black Kidney Grills, Lower grille inserts, MP Exhaust, Dinan Carbon Fibre CAI, hot climate intake elbow
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04-20-2015, 05:14 PM	#8
Built4Sin TL/DR 100 Rep 237 Posts Drives: 2009 335d Sport Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 335D [9.50] 2014 Audi Q7 TDI [10.00]	Power service at almost every fillup
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04-20-2015, 05:37 PM	#9
mscire2 New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 335d, e46m3, mcoupe, 528it/5 Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	So far I've been running power service just about every fill up
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04-20-2015, 05:56 PM	#10
BB_cuda Brigadier General 776 Rep 3,559 Posts Drives: 2011 335D Msport, 2013 X5D Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Clear Lake, Texas iTrader: (0)	220 to 320 cc's of PS Diesel Kleen every fill up depending on how empty. The bottle says you can go double up for max cetane benefit. Its normally 1 oz (30 cm^3) per 3 gallons but its okay to go to 60 cm^3 per 3 gallons. It doesn't get cold enough in south Texas to bother switching to winter formula.
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04-20-2015, 06:47 PM	#12
fsd350 First Lieutenant 115 Rep 371 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335d Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: BFE iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW X6M [10.00] 2010 BMW 335d [8.50] 2010 X5 35d [0.00] 2006 BMW 760i [0.00] 2002 BMW e39 540i S ... [0.00] 1988 Pontiac GTA [0.00] 2005 KTM 950 Adventure [0.00] 2007 KTM 990 Adventure [0.00] 2012 BMW GS650GS Se ... [0.00] 2001 KTM 520EXC [0.00] 1989 Chevy IROC ASC ... [0.00] 1984 Dodge Ramcharg ... [0.00] 1997 Husaberg FC600 [0.00] 2015 Can-Am Outland ... [0.00] 2004 Ford F350 Supe ... [0.00]	I run Motorcraft Powerstroke Cetane Booster & Performance Additive. Which I have always used in my F350's(Stanadyne I believe). Supposedly adds lubricity too. I work for a Motorcraft WD. Run about 3-4 ounces a tank. Not sure if it is preventing CBU. Bought my d with 51k and now has 54k. EGR cooler and EGR looked pretty clean when I replaced the thermostat and IC hose o-rings recently. Don't know what deposits lie further down the intake manifold.
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04-20-2015, 07:13 PM	#13
Persian Whisperjet Kind of a Big Deal 171 Rep 857 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Washington, D.C. iTrader: (0)	PS diesel kleen every service -- 49K miles __________________
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04-20-2015, 11:54 PM	#14
DETSGTSTARSKY Private First Class 69 Rep 127 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	I have been using Amsoil diesel injector clean and Amsoil diesel cetane boost since buying the car with 21k miles. I'm at 31.5k now. I think additives are good for the purpose of adding lubrication back into the fuel system. This is since the ulsd is a "dry" diesel with much of the lubricative properties stripped out as a byproduct of the emissions standards. I also think trying to raise cetane for fuel that may be only 40 cetane isn't a bad idea. Especially since BMW really wants 51 cetane to be used. Saw that vw tdi chart a while ago and looks like Shell may be 46 cetane. So hoping to add 3-5 points to get what the car should have in the first place. I guess to me it is the same as using 89 octane gas when BMW calls for 91 or better. It can get you by but isn't the greatest for your car.
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04-22-2015, 11:09 AM	#15
Puerto Rican 335d Brigadier General 231 Rep 3,488 Posts Drives: Montego Blue 335d Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Puerto Rico(Dominican Republic 03/2017) iTrader: (0)	AMSOIL from the beginning and now using a new product,works great w the car I've been using it for a month now. www.steamcombustion.com __________________ RENNtech Flash(Lenny Wu)/WAGNER IC Enkei Rajin 18"/Execuhitch Hitch/Koni FSD Soft Ride Bike Rack/Brava Synthetic Motor Oil(Made in Puerto Rico)/Meth(in the works)/CBU done w Andrew EGR Race Pipe (whoa! what an animal it is now)
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04-22-2015, 06:02 PM	#16
NickTheStick Private First Class 16 Rep 158 Posts Drives: 12' X5d / 09' 335d Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	PS every fill up, summer and winter formulas respectively
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