The Fuel Additives Thread

Jaggu · 5th July 2006, 13:24

i ve been using Iftex since i bought my car 6 years back, and always felt that the car performed better with Iftex along with IOC premium. Again this is recomended by FORD also.

Recently i suggested to one of my colleagues to try this on his ALTO and since the car was under warranty, he decided to check with the dealer before he used. Apparently the first dealer he went to suggested against, saying in the long run this will create problems with regard to carbon build up and would require decarbing after 30k kms.

Apparently he checked with another Maruti dealer and they also said the same.

Now the question is its an injector cleaner and it removes the petrol grime which builds up on the injector, and this is burnt out when the engine is running.

Will the brew of Iftex with petrol coz excess carbon depositing?? anybody who has got any clue on this??

the pollution level is as usual damn lil, as lil as sometimes the machine refuse to read, unless the car is reved out. and even then it settles down to .5-.7 reading.

Any thoughts/experience on this??

Jaggu · 5th July 2006, 21:12

lol plot thickens.. apparently its recomended by MARUTI in Iftex site and on the bottle cover

http://www.iftex.com/system_g.html

Kaizer Sozay · 5th July 2006, 23:10

The guys at maruti are a bunch of uneducated so called engineeres, they dont recomend Iftex coz they try to push Bardhal.
Also Mul dosent recomend Petrol with additives like speed or power.
Nearly all service engineers dont know what a K&N filter is or what any other performance related stuff.
I can only say one thing Trust the Warehouse of knowledge at Team-Bhp & not your service advisor at Mul.

headers · 6th July 2006, 12:52

IFTEX RulesZZZ..better than competetion..
both Petrol and Diesel..

parimal_vb · 17th August 2006, 12:33

IFTEX is good it does reves up the engine for some time but later on smoothens the injector responce.

Boom Shiva · 17th August 2006, 13:06

The guys at the IOC I usually go to says you don't need Iftex if you're filling Xtrapremium because it already has additives.

However they're not exactly engineers or geniuses. Can anyone clarify this?

s.prashanth · 17th August 2006, 17:04

I have been using the same on all my cars for the last 9 years and had no problem I have used it on my old baleno for 80k kms, and the new one for 10k kms, no problems

n_aditya · 18th August 2006, 11:19

i fill regular octane petrol and the recommended dosage

of IFTEX system G.... my car is smooth as butter

Kaizer Sozay · 18th August 2006, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by n_aditya

i fill regular octane petrol and the recommended dosage

of IFTEX system G.... my car is smooth as butter

My Results with system G
Speed + System G = Good
Power + System G = No difference
91 Octane + System G = Not Required 91 octane is great by itself
97 Ocatne = Whats the need for system G ???

SLK · 19th August 2006, 01:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boom Shiva

The guys at the IOC I usually go to says you don't need Iftex if you're filling Xtrapremium because it already has additives.

However they're not exactly engineers or geniuses. Can anyone clarify this?

Again... not an engineer.... but purely based on my experience...
I somehow failed to notice any difference in performance using systemG though I still continued using it.....
but since the high octane fuels are available... which actually apparently make a lot of difference.. i stopped using it.

As per the pollution... even my car which is 5.5years old.. sometimes fails to get noticed on the equipment unless revved.

Vid6639 · 5th November 2006, 17:08

I have been putting bardahl fuel additive in my lancer. Every 6 months i put one bottle.
Although i do notice a small difference mainly in the refinement of the engine. which feels much more smoother.
I wanted to know what exactly it does. Does it serve the same purpose as the power or speed i.e. cleans the injectors.

I fill shell regular fuel and add the bardahl.

Anyone else using this? Whats your feedback?

goldsun · 5th November 2006, 19:38

I used it once for my Alto Vx 1.1, couple of years back, based on the recommendation of the dealer. But then discontinued it. I am also keen to know more details on this.

chocoguy4u · 6th November 2006, 13:05

guys second free service done in my baleno at vitesse. on asking the service manager what fuel should i use, he told me to use regular fuel with system g. i usually use speed. what difference does this make??? advantages, disadvantages??? and what if i use system g with speed???

help!!!!

Sam Kapasi · 6th November 2006, 13:45

This has been discussed before. I have tried both (I used Power for one whole year non stop) and was more satisfied with the result of regular fuel and System G. As I am no expert in these matters, I called Rudra and he uses system G occasionally, but only premium fuel.

da MotorHead · 6th November 2006, 16:02

I always use SYS G on my Optra + speed. The former is recommended by the company. Trust me it works very well.. You might wanna check with some baleno owners though...

5th July 2006, 13:24	#1
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,406 Thanked: 16,960 Times	The Fuel Additives Thread i ve been using Iftex since i bought my car 6 years back, and always felt that the car performed better with Iftex along with IOC premium. Again this is recomended by FORD also. Recently i suggested to one of my colleagues to try this on his ALTO and since the car was under warranty, he decided to check with the dealer before he used. Apparently the first dealer he went to suggested against, saying in the long run this will create problems with regard to carbon build up and would require decarbing after 30k kms. Apparently he checked with another Maruti dealer and they also said the same. Now the question is its an injector cleaner and it removes the petrol grime which builds up on the injector, and this is burnt out when the engine is running. Will the brew of Iftex with petrol coz excess carbon depositing?? anybody who has got any clue on this?? the pollution level is as usual damn lil, as lil as sometimes the machine refuse to read, unless the car is reved out. and even then it settles down to .5-.7 reading. Any thoughts/experience on this??
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5th July 2006, 21:12	#2
Jaggu Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 20,406 Thanked: 16,960 Times	lol plot thickens.. apparently its recomended by MARUTI in Iftex site and on the bottle cover http://www.iftex.com/system_g.html
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5th July 2006, 23:10	#3
Kaizer Sozay BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 333 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	The guys at maruti are a bunch of uneducated so called engineeres, they dont recomend Iftex coz they try to push Bardhal. Also Mul dosent recomend Petrol with additives like speed or power. Nearly all service engineers dont know what a K&N filter is or what any other performance related stuff. I can only say one thing Trust the Warehouse of knowledge at Team-Bhp & not your service advisor at Mul.
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6th July 2006, 12:52	#4
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,668 Thanked: 563 Times	IFTEX RulesZZZ..better than competetion.. both Petrol and Diesel..
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17th August 2006, 12:33	#5
parimal_vb BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 32 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	IFTEX is good it does reves up the engine for some time but later on smoothens the injector responce.
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17th August 2006, 13:06	#6
Boom Shiva BANNED Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,055 Thanked: 19 Times	The guys at the IOC I usually go to says you don't need Iftex if you're filling Xtrapremium because it already has additives. However they're not exactly engineers or geniuses. Can anyone clarify this?
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17th August 2006, 17:04	#7
s.prashanth BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 365 Thanked: 86 Times	I have been using the same on all my cars for the last 9 years and had no problem I have used it on my old baleno for 80k kms, and the new one for 10k kms, no problems
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18th August 2006, 11:19	#8
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Namma Bengaluru Posts: 5,373 Thanked: 3,803 Times View My Garage	i fill regular octane petrol and the recommended dosage of IFTEX system G.... my car is smooth as butter
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5th November 2006, 17:08	#11
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,789 Thanked: 44,084 Times View My Garage	Fuel Additive I have been putting bardahl fuel additive in my lancer. Every 6 months i put one bottle. Although i do notice a small difference mainly in the refinement of the engine. which feels much more smoother. I wanted to know what exactly it does. Does it serve the same purpose as the power or speed i.e. cleans the injectors. I fill shell regular fuel and add the bardahl. Anyone else using this? Whats your feedback?
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5th November 2006, 19:38	#12
goldsun BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 230 Thanked: 49 Times	I used it once for my Alto Vx 1.1, couple of years back, based on the recommendation of the dealer. But then discontinued it. I am also keen to know more details on this.
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6th November 2006, 13:05	#13
chocoguy4u BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 26 Thanked: 19 Times	SYSTEM G : yes or no???? guys second free service done in my baleno at vitesse. on asking the service manager what fuel should i use, he told me to use regular fuel with system g. i usually use speed. what difference does this make??? advantages, disadvantages??? and what if i use system g with speed??? help!!!!
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6th November 2006, 13:45	#14
Sam Kapasi Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mumbai (but wat Posts: 7,000 Thanked: 2,479 Times View My Garage	This has been discussed before. I have tried both (I used Power for one whole year non stop) and was more satisfied with the result of regular fuel and System G. As I am no expert in these matters, I called Rudra and he uses system G occasionally, but only premium fuel.
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6th November 2006, 16:02	#15
da MotorHead BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 122 Thanked: 0 Times	I always use SYS G on my Optra + speed. The former is recommended by the company. Trust me it works very well.. You might wanna check with some baleno owners though...
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