OptiLube XPD
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free shipping when you purchase a gallon
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Diesel Fuel Lube ? Save Money on Your Opti-lube Order
free shipping when you purchase a gallon
saves $14
Diesel Fuel Lube ? Save Money on Your Opti-lube Order
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TDI group buy
free shipping when you purchase a gallon
saves $14
Diesel Fuel Lube ? Save Money on Your Opti-lube Order
free shipping when you purchase a gallon
saves $14
Diesel Fuel Lube ? Save Money on Your Opti-lube Order
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I was reading about cost per gallon of additive on the TDI club and I thought I would share it here.
Here's my experience with both PS & OptiLube cost:
PS 16oz. = $6.50+.40 tax @ AdvanceAuto.
.4 oz treats 1 gal. = .17 cents per gallon.
OptiLube 128oz. = $51.33+$4.75 SH @ Diesel Fuel Lube.
.25 oz treats 1 gal. = .11 cents per gal.
OptiLube recommends .50 oz per gal in winter (below 0*) = .22 cents per gal.
I was suprised that it was cheaper than Power Service and I think you get much more with Optilube. The summer blend would even be cheaper.
Here's my experience with both PS & OptiLube cost:
PS 16oz. = $6.50+.40 tax @ AdvanceAuto.
.4 oz treats 1 gal. = .17 cents per gallon.
OptiLube 128oz. = $51.33+$4.75 SH @ Diesel Fuel Lube.
.25 oz treats 1 gal. = .11 cents per gal.
OptiLube recommends .50 oz per gal in winter (below 0*) = .22 cents per gal.
I was suprised that it was cheaper than Power Service and I think you get much more with Optilube. The summer blend would even be cheaper.
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I have been useing optilube for over a year and this tank full i didnt add any and my soot count goes up much slower and also i see passive regens at around 450 degrees .
Yesterday i drove 50 mile round trip unloaded and my starting soot count was 1.77 and my ending was 1.75 it had creeped to 1.81 both ways but ended up lower than the starting point.
I have never seen that before
Yesterday i drove 50 mile round trip unloaded and my starting soot count was 1.77 and my ending was 1.75 it had creeped to 1.81 both ways but ended up lower than the starting point.
I have never seen that before
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Joined: Aug 2011
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From: Indiana
I have been useing optilube for over a year and this tank full i didnt add any and my soot count goes up much slower and also i see passive regens at around 450 degrees .
Yesterday i drove 50 mile round trip unloaded and my starting soot count was 1.77 and my ending was 1.75 it had creeped to 1.81 both ways but ended up lower than the starting point.
I have never seen that before
Yesterday i drove 50 mile round trip unloaded and my starting soot count was 1.77 and my ending was 1.75 it had creeped to 1.81 both ways but ended up lower than the starting point.
I have never seen that before
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Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Edmond, OK
I buy the large jug (80 oz) of PS DieselKleen at a local (Stillwater or Norman) farm and ranch store for under $12 and usually several times a year on sale for as little as $10; at which time I stock up. I then pour it into my smaller bottles. Week or so it was just under $10 for the Power Services Diesel Fuel Supplement + Cetane boost 80 oz.
I did run a gallon of optilube.
Bob
I did run a gallon of optilube.
Bob
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Anytime you get your EGTs above 572° and keep them there for a period, You are doing a passive regen and buring off soot.
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I agree, most 65 mph empty runs are about 470°-500°. So unless you headed up over a mountain pass or something else that used the turbo, you normally would not see passive regens for that type of driving
