Does Anyone Use VPower Diesel?

Nemesis · Nov 20th, 2011, 18:47

I'm going to have a bash at seeing if this stuff really works.

Filled up earlier in the week with regular shell diesel and that has returned an average 30.6 MPG.

Filled up again today with regular shell diesel but this time added Redex diesel treatment, so let's see how this tankfull goes then its onto V-Power

Ron_XC90 · Nov 20th, 2011, 19:07

I have the same problem, no Shell station nearby. Nearest is 10 miles away and is a motorway service station...
I have been using Tesco fuel for a while (mainly as I keep getting the 5p/liter off vouchers) and have only last week started using my local Total again.
I must say that even though this is not a v-power type but their regular diesel, it does sounds like the engine is running smoother

Nemesis · Nov 20th, 2011, 21:14

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Originally Posted by Ron_XC90

I have the same problem, no Shell station nearby. Nearest is 10 miles away and is a motorway service station...
I have been using Tesco fuel for a while (mainly as I keep getting the 5p/liter off vouchers) and have only last week started using my local Total again.
I must say that even though this is not a v-power type but their regular diesel, it does sounds like the engine is running smoother

Must say I ran my D5 V70 on Tesco & Sainsbury juice and it felt punchy enough and gave me decent mpg but Im really keen to see what results shifting to Shell will produce in the big XC

RoyMacDonald · Nov 21st, 2011, 14:18

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

I'm going to have a bash at seeing if this stuff really works.

Filled up earlier in the week with regular shell diesel and that has returned an average 30.6 MPG.

Filled up again today with regular shell diesel but this time added Redex diesel treatment, so let's see how this tankfull goes then its onto V-Power

I found that diesel treatment reduced my mpg a bit.

doddiej · Nov 21st, 2011, 15:19

I've been using v power for a couple of months now in my XC90 (205bhp) - consumption is marginally better and does feel a bit smoother. But I primarily buy it with 'it's likely to be better for the engine in the long term' in mind . So not terribly scientific!

Nemesis · Nov 21st, 2011, 21:20

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Originally Posted by RoyMacDonald

I found that diesel treatment reduced my mpg a bit.

WTF

that's not so good news, well we will see the results by Friday

Spike1918 · Nov 21st, 2011, 21:36

My Citroec C5 (110 hp HDI) runs MUCH better on it, the turbo lag is almost non evident on it but on cheap supermarket diesel really makes itself felt!
Millers diesel additive is fantastic stuff I have to say, my old Rover 418 (Peugeot XUD7 tdi motor) pulled like a train on it and would do over 50 mpg even if you were clogging it along at 100 mph plus.
In fact the Citroen C5 feels snail like compared to that old Rover, would still have her if she hadn`t rotted in areas that would have cost a pretty penny to sort.
The motor had done 115,000 and ran like an eight day clock, plenty of power and reliability was incredible, only ever let me down once in ten years plus of ownership when a turbo vacuum hose split through old age!
She went to the scrapyard with a nylon ferrule I fitted at the roadside still in that hose.

Nemesis · Nov 24th, 2011, 18:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

I'm going to have a bash at seeing if this stuff really works.

Filled up earlier in the week with regular shell diesel and that has returned an average 30.6 MPG.

Filled up again today with regular shell diesel but this time added Redex diesel treatment, so let's see how this tankfull goes then its onto V-Power

Well, that tankfull of regular Shell returned a disappointing 29.8 MPG, have filled up once again today with Regular, my thinking is lets have 3 full tanks of this then 3 full tanks of V Power to get a fair average.

To be continued then...

RoyMacDonald · Nov 25th, 2011, 10:12

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Originally Posted by Nemesis

Well, that tankfull of regular Shell returned a disappointing 29.8 MPG, have filled up once again today with Regular, my thinking is lets have 3 full tanks of this then 3 full tanks of V Power to get a fair average.

To be continued then...

Ditch the Redex and try a few tanks unadulterated. I found the treatments work in tdi engines but have the opposite effect in common rail.

Nemesis · Nov 25th, 2011, 18:55

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Originally Posted by RoyMacDonald

Ditch the Redex and try a few tanks unadulterated. I found the treatments work in tdi engines but have the opposite effect in common rail.

Your spot on Roy, no Redex in this latest tankfull but the average MPG is still going down

Lol looks like my experiment is doomed

Nov 20th, 2011, 18:47	#1
Nemesis Member Last Online: Apr 17th, 2018 07:21 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Glasgow	Mpg... I'm going to have a bash at seeing if this stuff really works. Filled up earlier in the week with regular shell diesel and that has returned an average 30.6 MPG. Filled up again today with regular shell diesel but this time added Redex diesel treatment, so let's see how this tankfull goes then its onto V-Power __________________ MY2007 C30 S 2.4i Geartronic, hers. MY2008 VW Touareg Altitude 3.0 V6TDi, his. MY2004 XC90 D5 SE Geartronic, gone but never forgotten.

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Ron_XC90 Master Member Last Online: May 19th, 2014 11:33 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Redditch View Photos By: Ron_XC90	I have the same problem, no Shell station nearby. Nearest is 10 miles away and is a motorway service station... I have been using Tesco fuel for a while (mainly as I keep getting the 5p/liter off vouchers) and have only last week started using my local Total again. I must say that even though this is not a v-power type but their regular diesel, it does sounds like the engine is running smoother __________________ Chrysler Grand Voyager 2.8 CRD Limited 2010 XC90 D5 SE Geartronic, MY2008 (Now sold) Mitsi Pajero 2.8TD Super Exceed '96 (My Toy) Member of the Gloucestershire & Worcestershire 4x4 Response group. www.gw4x4r.co.uk

Nov 21st, 2011, 21:36	#7
Spike1918 Looney Last Online: Mar 29th, 2017 14:56 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Here n there	My Citroec C5 (110 hp HDI) runs MUCH better on it, the turbo lag is almost non evident on it but on cheap supermarket diesel really makes itself felt! Millers diesel additive is fantastic stuff I have to say, my old Rover 418 (Peugeot XUD7 tdi motor) pulled like a train on it and would do over 50 mpg even if you were clogging it along at 100 mph plus. In fact the Citroen C5 feels snail like compared to that old Rover, would still have her if she hadn`t rotted in areas that would have cost a pretty penny to sort. The motor had done 115,000 and ran like an eight day clock, plenty of power and reliability was incredible, only ever let me down once in ten years plus of ownership when a turbo vacuum hose split through old age! She went to the scrapyard with a nylon ferrule I fitted at the roadside still in that hose. __________________ I get into a pink Volva whenever I like, my S70 is coral red metallic. Volvo S70 SE auto 1998 vintage

Nov 21st, 2011, 15:19	#5
doddiej New Member Last Online: Feb 25th, 2024 23:11 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: London	I've been using v power for a couple of months now in my XC90 (205bhp) - consumption is marginally better and does feel a bit smoother. But I primarily buy it with 'it's likely to be better for the engine in the long term' in mind . So not terribly scientific!

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