A couple months ago I came across this conversation:
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Canada Bob - 27 Sep 2006 00:39 GMTHi Mike...
> > Tell you what I like the most though, the 80 MPG that I'm getting
> 80 mpg in an '06 Jetta? What, do you only drive downhill or something?
LOL, be nice if I could, but it would be tough to get home again.
The thing is, I'd got used to seeing 65 MPG plus, but last week on a
drive around
on the back roads, not the highways, I'd been out for about 3 hours,
doing 35-50
MPH, I'd 125 miles on the trip clock since starting out. I glanced down
to see 80.1
MPG, and that was the average MPG not the momentary MPG, that's what
we'd
averaged over a 3 hour drive !!! I was so astonished that I got the
wife to take a
photo of it, let me have an e-mail {any of you} and I'll send you a
copy.
Blew me away that did... but there is a bit of a secret, I had the car
for about a month
just running it in, sort of, and was getting 65 MPG to 70 MPG and was
quiet happy
with that...
Then {as I usually do with cars, snow blowers, lawn mowers, boats etc
etc} I put in some
molybdenum disulphide {I'm a Lubrication Engineer, and I've worked with
this stuff for
around 40 years now}.
A couple of days later the MPG has gone up and around 75 to 80 MPG, I'm
thrilled with that, compares very well with a 2005 93 Saab TDi that I
had doing 65 MPG, but that car was around 300 lbs heavier than the
Jetta.
The thing is, I'd got used to seeing 65 MPG plus, but last week on a
drive around
on the back roads, not the highways, I'd been out for about 3 hours,
doing 35-50
MPH, I'd 125 miles on the trip clock since starting out. I glanced down
to see 80.1
MPG, and that was the average MPG not the momentary MPG, that's what
we'd
averaged over a 3 hour drive !!! I was so astonished that I got the
wife to take a
photo of it, let me have an e-mail {any of you} and I'll send you a
copy.
Blew me away that did... but there is a bit of a secret, I had the car
for about a month
just running it in, sort of, and was getting 65 MPG to 70 MPG and was
quiet happy
with that...
Then {as I usually do with cars, snow blowers, lawn mowers, boats etc
etc} I put in some
molybdenum disulphide {I'm a Lubrication Engineer, and I've worked with
this stuff for
around 40 years now}.
A couple of days later the MPG has gone up and around 75 to 80 MPG, I'm
thrilled with that, compares very well with a 2005 93 Saab TDi that I
had doing 65 MPG, but that car was around 300 lbs heavier than the
Jetta.
> What are you going to do once you reach the ocean?
Probably around 14 knots :-)
Canada Bob.
Canada Bob.
> Hi Mike...
>
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> photo of it, let me have an e-mail {any of you} and I'll send you a
> copy.
>
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> photo of it, let me have an e-mail {any of you} and I'll send you a
> copy.
Um, are these Imperial gallons by chance?
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Mike Smith
Hello Mike...
>Mike Smith wrote:
> Um, are these Imperial gallons by chance?
> Um, are these Imperial gallons by chance?
Yep, IMP's it is Mike...
Canada Bob.
Canada Bob.
I was actually looking for an answer to my headlight problems, but instead read about someone increasing their MPG by adding a lubricant (molybdenum disulphide). I looked into molybdenum disulphide and found that this is used in some products such as Lubro Moly. Did some more internet research and learned about Tungsten Disulfide, or WS2. Tungsten Disulfide (WS2) is dry/solid lubricant powder and is one of the most lubricious substance in world. WS2 offers excellant dry lubricity (COF: 0.03) unmatched to any other substance, including Graphite or Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2).
I decided to try it for myself.
I purchased 1 oz of Tungsten Disulfide (WS2).
Next, I let my let my tank get low enough to where the low fuel light came on. (I drive a 2002 VW Jetta TDi)
Then, I put in 1 gallon of diesel, reset the mileage gauge, and took a picture of the gauge when the light came on again:
Next, I drained my 1-month-old oil, did not change the filter, and added 1oz of Tungsten Disulfide. I then shook the same oil and Tungsten Disulfide in an oil bottle, and put the mixture back in the car.
I put 1 gallon of diesel in, reset the mileage gauge, and took another picture when the low fuel light came on again:
My daily driving consists of about half highway and half city, so these readings would be an average city/highway MPG.
My next venture will be to use 1 oz of Tungsten Disulfide with new oil and a new filter. I will post my results!
