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VW fuel additive G17
« on: December 02, 2013, 12:46:51 pm »
Has anybody used this or is it only for diesels? Part number G-001-770-A2.
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Re: VW fuel additive G17
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2013, 04:18:49 pm »
My understanding is this is a fuel system cleaner for petrol vehicles.  I've not used it yet but have 3 'doses' on order at my local TPS.  Apparently its on back order - probably due to the letter/article in the current Volkswagen Driver magazine where a reader with an Edition 30 found it helped with a smoother idle and power delivery through the rev range.
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Re: VW fuel additive G17
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2013, 08:21:03 pm »
I also read that article and got me thinking about it  :happy2:
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Re: VW fuel additive G17
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2013, 02:01:27 pm »
does this actually work and is it worth the money? I hate being specticle but sometimes it can be a placebo affect.

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Re: VW fuel additive G17
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2013, 02:41:21 pm »
Please let me know if anyone's used this
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Re: VW fuel additive G17
« Reply #5 on: December 03, 2013, 03:13:08 pm »
It's not going to be much (if any) different to Redex and the like..

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Re: VW fuel additive G17
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2013, 08:31:17 am »
Has anybody used this or is it only for diesels? Part number G-001-770-A2.
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