engine adatives

[thestu]

i used one from nulon in my engine with fresh synthetic oil...so much quieter and it seems to run fine...

but i have a vr6 so it may be different.

[WEDEL.1]

just wondering , does anyone here put any form of engine adatives in there oil , fuel or anywhere else? im thinking of putting some nulon long term engine treatment in it, has anybody heard good/bad things about this product. or do you think its no such a great idea to put anything in.

Used it in my T4 Transporter, no problems, @ 147K motor still sounded new.

I'm using Nulon oil in the Polo.

Maris

[mozzzy_2000]

Umm, what is the Auto Clutch Function??

Probably better said as "idle up". You know when cars once had a manual "clutch" that you pulled out to help start the car better? Maybe not. Same thing except nowadays is electronic. Comes in when you start the car and idles the car up whilst everything warms up. After a minute or so it backs off and the engine is heaps quieter.

[Blitzen]

Probably better said as "idle up". You know when cars once had a manual "clutch" that you pulled out to help start the car better? Maybe not. Same thing except nowadays is electronic. Comes in when you start the car and idles the car up whilst everything warms up. After a minute or so it backs off and the engine is heaps quieter.

On Carbied cars this was the Choke...No clutch involved here. The ECU controls a similar function on EFI cars these days for cold start, but no clutches were every involved here.

[mozzzy_2000]

On Carbied cars this was the Choke...No clutch involved here. The ECU controls a similar function on EFI cars these days for cold start, but no clutches were every involved here.

Sorry, yes the choke. I have no idea why I said clutch. But yeah the electronic idle up is noisy as hell.

[pixl]

Does anyone else wait until the revs drop to 700rpm before taking off or am I the only fool who sits and waits for it to drop?

[NickZ]

I wait, but only because I like the car to run for about a minute before I take off on a cold start, and the cars run at the higher revs for exactly 1 minute.

[Ben_GTI]

Does anyone else wait until the revs drop to 700rpm before taking off or am I the only fool who sits and waits for it to drop?

I wait for the initial fuel consumption to drop for 3.5L/min to 1.3L/min before moving off then I usually stop somewhere before the freeway for the idle to show between 0.9 and 0.7L/min before I go above 2500rpm or giving it any stick.

[mikepologti]

I wait for the initial fuel consumption to drop for 3.5L/min to 1.3L/min before moving off then I usually stop somewhere before the freeway for the idle to show between 0.9 and 0.7L/min before I go above 2500rpm or giving it any stick.

thats funny my fuel consumption goes up when i let it idle.

[Bubu]

thats funny my fuel consumption goes up when i let it idle.

They are talking about liters per minute and not liters per 100 kms. L/min does not go up when idling for extended period of time.

[mikepologti]

They are talking about liters per minute and not liters per 100 kms. L/min does not go up when idling for extended period of time.

oh ***** ,...........think i was having a blond moment. nm.

[mozzzy_2000]

I have been told its better to get the car moving asap rather than let it idle to warm up. This is because the engine warms up faster under load and idling doesn't warm it up fast enough. Of course that doesn't mean you go thang it up the street. No sudden or hard acceleration until the engine is warm & the temp needle is sitting in the middle. I suppose its a personal choice tho. Who nows if there really is a difference? Time will tell I guess but in terms of fuel usage mine seems to float around 0.7 and 0.8 now, occassionaly 0.9 if its cold and it hit 0.6 the other day just idling after a decent run. I seem to be getting better fuel economy the more I drive it and especially so since I have installed a K&N panel filter. Easily the best mod after a chip.
And Mike I agree with you on that point too; If I let mine idle for long enough the avg L/100Kms goes up unreasonably. Not entirely sure the trip computer is that accurate to be honest.

[mikepologti]

I have been told its better to get the car moving asap rather than let it idle to warm up. This is because the engine warms up faster under load and idling doesn't warm it up fast enough. Of course that doesn't mean you go thang it up the street. No sudden or hard acceleration until the engine is warm & the temp needle is sitting in the middle. I suppose its a personal choice tho. Who nows if there really is a difference? Time will tell I guess but in terms of fuel usage mine seems to float around 0.7 and 0.8 now, occassionaly 0.9 if its cold and it hit 0.6 the other day just idling after a decent run. I seem to be getting better fuel economy the more I drive it and especially so since I have installed a K&N panel filter. Easily the best mod after a chip.
And Mike I agree with you on that point too; If I let mine idle for long enough the avg L/100Kms goes up unreasonably. Not entirely sure the trip computer is that accurate to be honest.

yeah i just installed my k and n filter today too, quite impressed with the way she breaths now. think ill buy some nulan long life tomorrow. at $40 a pop itd wanna do the engine good.

[Blitzen]

think ill buy some nulan long life tomorrow. at $40 a pop itd wanna do the engine good.

Add it when you do your next oil change, that way you don't have to go dropping oil out to compensate for the additive.

[mikepologti]

i think from memory its only a 500ml bottle, and lasts regardless of changing oils in that time. would 500mls make that much of a differance?