Diesel Addatives?

Hello,

Okay I am new to diesels also. If adding lubricity to ULSD was a good thing, would it not seem reasonable that VAG would suggest or at least state that additives are okay? If HPFP or injectors benefited through increase service life I would think the OEM would want that or am I missing something?

Aaron Butler said:

@VWDoggy

Recommending an additive is tantamount to admitting that there's a design flaw in the CR engine. That would open the doors for a class action lawsuit and probable brand dilution.

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Okay so selling cars with a design flaw issue caused by ULSD won't dilute the brand image when engines crap out early? Not trying to argue but I do enjoy the banter... thanks for the reply. :thumbsup

Aaron Butler said:

These forums aren't representative of the overall VW buying population. With HPFP failures at < 1%, the only people that fret about it are guys like us.

If VW were to admit that there was a design problem explicitly or implicitly, the issue would be much better known by the automotive media and thus the car buying public.

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Yes, car companies are secretive and like to hide their problems. I agree very few drivers want to know anything about their cars. My favs are the Fords ad; the one with the women saying "like I would know what 20s are?"

I have a 2010 Ford Escape, company car, that had a series of leaking axle seals, axles and finally a trans-axle case all before a TSB was even issued. Same for Mercury Sable that ate rear brakes and calipers; Ford claimed faulty brake pads; issued recall right after company paid $500 to fix...

Japanese are not forthright either... that is why there are forums like this for all brands.