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smo:
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--- Quote from: "smo" ---acetone, 100% pure and itll clean it out a treat :)
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How safe is this? the engine has 170,000 on the clock and where do I get it?
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Perfectly safe, there are various papers out on the net about using acetone in diesel to increase fuel economy, its disputed by fuel companies (supprise supprise) but is proben to work in some engines. The best side effect though is cleaner burn so less emissions and it cleans out the engine too :)
I've put it through my TD5 and various other modern and not so modern cars to see the effects, it works in petrols too.
Just keep it off your paintwork, because 100% pure acetone is a great paint stripper. You can get it from any chemical suppliers, some chemists and anywhere related to boats.
NeilWilson:
I thought there were some issues with acetone capable of dissolving certain types of rubber ? There was a long email exchange on one of the overland lists a while ago.
Neil
smo:
Its not going to be a problem, all fuel systems are made of materials resistant to chemical attacks, and the quantity used is so small it would take hundreds of years to damage it even if it could.
snezza69:
Thats great info, thanks!
Now I just need to find out what it is called in German!
It can't be as simple as Acetone!
Don't suppose you can take a photo of the label and bottle so I can show it to the chemists here?
dew1911:
Dad got some Redex for Lucifer, haven't used it yet though.
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