Hello All,

New to the game of RR ownership. I have a question to the Group concerning anyone's experience of adding 2-stroke oil to diesel in the TDV8 with the intent of increasing fuel lubrication. There is much opinion out there on the general subject but I've not found anyone who has commented on having so done with this engine.

Any hard-won experience much appreciated.

Thanks

Mark_001

Lots of anecdotal opinion on this and many other forums but absolutely no scientific or factual evidence , why do you think diesel oil needs more oil ? 2008 MY Supercharged
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Thanks Axle. In answer to your question - it was a comment made by my local indenpendent RR garage that this was done by some to keep the injectors clean. Wanted some wider experience before so doing.

Thanks for confirming what I suspected.

Mark_001

I did it on my 300TDi Disco. It appeared to be quieter but that could be my brain telling me it quieter because I added 2 stroke oil and it smelt of 2 stroke oil.
It is also expensive to do here.

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Plenty of the Disco 3 boys have tried this and report differing results. Reading about the properties of the recommended stuff (JASO FC) it seems that it is designed to lubricate rather than burn, and when it does finally burn it is a low ash output to prevent damage to O2 sensors & CATs etc.

Personally, from what I've read, I can only form the opinion that it might be beneficial in winter with the ultra low sulphur blends of diesel that have extra solvent added to prevent waxing. Even then, it'd only lubricate the HP pump mainly, and these are not renowned for causing trouble on any of the TDV series engines.

Conclusion: Spend the money on summat else.

My own opinion on a lot of this "Let's add everything we can think of to an engine" thinking is that the rumours get started by people who have a vested financial interest in selling the product. I have lived in the USA where oil (lube) shops adorn almost every shopping mall. Not a lot of people with cars over 2 years old use the dealer, these places are popular. And guess what......yep, you can buy every snake oil additive known to man in these places. You can form your own opinions from here.