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2 Stroke in the Diesel

Discuss your latest mods or ideas, and anything to do with the BMW X5 (E53).
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2 Stroke in the Diesel

Post by squeaky2 » Wed May 02, 2012 4:39 pm

I have been reading up on adding 2 stroke to the diesel in a ratio of 200:1

With modern low sulphur and 5% bio diesel it would appear that the lubricating properties of the fuel are decreasing. I stumbled across this on my transit forum and have since been adding 2 stroke to the van. So far i have noticed it running slightly smoother, a 10% increase in economy, less squeaking of the EGR and can hear the turbo spinning up more freely. (i think)

Now so far i havent found too much info on adding it to cars with a DPF even though id love an increase in fuel economy but it might be something the E53'ers want to discuss (try at your own risk ;) )

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Re: 2 Stroke in the Diesel

Post by IanP » Wed May 02, 2012 4:55 pm

Does it smell nice?

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Re: 2 Stroke in the Diesel

Post by squeaky2 » Wed May 02, 2012 5:18 pm

No Idea at all.......havent stuck my head in the exhaust yet ;)

oh transit is a 57plate 2.4tdci 140bhp

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Re: 2 Stroke in the Diesel

Post by X5Sport » Wed May 02, 2012 5:18 pm

You don't have a DPF on the E53, unless specially fitted afterwards as an option?

Interesting idea though. I'm not sure how much difference it would make to a more finely tuned engine such as fitted to the BMW against that normally found in a Transit. Be interesting to get a before and after on emissions too as well as power output. I can definitely see it being useful for older engines that were never designed to run on ULSD or even B5 or B8 diesel.
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Re: 2 Stroke in the Diesel

Post by pvr » Wed May 02, 2012 5:30 pm

[quote=""squeaky2""] on my transit forum [/quote]

I found this the most shocking part :D
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Re: 2 Stroke in the Diesel

Post by squeaky2 » Wed May 02, 2012 5:41 pm

[quote=""pvr""][quote=""squeaky2""] on my transit forum [/quote]

I found this the most shocking part :D[/quote]

Oi.....I cant get all my work stuff in the car and i wasnt buying a Mercedes ;)

Transit has just tipped 101,000 and is now doing the same economy as the 35d :x

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