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Redex - mk5 GTi?
« on: May 01, 2015, 09:18:05 pm »
Guys, after watching a old fifth gear episode about Redex, I purchased some for my mk4 Golf GTI. It's the 2.0 version with 90k on the clock. And as most people know it's not the quickest cars. After the redex treatment it has made a massive improvement. Couldn't believe that it cost £2 and it made a big difference.

My question is, has anyone tried it in their mk5 GTI? Didn't want to try it if it could cause any problems. I do about 10-15 miles a day in heavy traffic and thought this might make the same difference to what it did on my mk4

Any advice appreciated   :smiley:
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2015, 10:00:25 pm »
Tried it, made no difference. . .

Bought BG44K and tried that, car ran smoother and all cold start stumbling cured. Permanently  :happy2:

Read so many good un-biased reviews on BG44K before trying it myself. Definetly the best of all these injector cleaners
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2015, 10:16:17 pm »
Quote from: GrayMK5GTI on May 01, 2015, 10:00:25 pm
Tried it, made no difference. . .

Bought BG44K and tried that, car ran smoother and all cold start stumbling cured. Permanently  :happy2:

Read so many good un-biased reviews on BG44K before trying it myself. Definetly the best of all these injector cleaners

Might give that a go in mine. What's the procedure?
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2015, 10:34:11 pm »
After a google search this BG44K sounds like liquid gold for our engines
Does it really make abig noticeable difference!

Anyone have any feedback on this product  :happy2:
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2015, 10:36:16 pm »
I bought my last can from Kwik fit as they had the funnel. It's cheaper on eBay. . .

Stick it in to an empty(ish) petrol tank (using a funnel) and fill up with petrol, drive gently for the majority of the tank then give it a bit of a thrash towards the end of the tank.

I used it with Tesco Momentum rather than V-Power so as not to have too many cleaning chemicals acting at one time  :signLOL:
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2015, 10:38:21 pm »
Is there a variant of that for diesels?

I used some stuff by forte and it worked quite well. Since then I have done over 30k and want to give it a little refresh.
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2015, 10:39:31 pm »
I tried Redex & VWs own brand injector cleaner and didn't notice any difference. The BG44K instantly improve cold starts (most noticeable) and car seemed to run smoother. Cold starts were still spot on when I sold the car 6 months later. .

Internet reviews seem to back this up (obviously there's the occasional "snake oil" review).
Out of all the fuel system / injector cleaning cleaners on the market, I rate this the highest.
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2015, 10:40:09 pm »
Quote from: andybon on May 01, 2015, 10:38:21 pm
Is there a variant of that for diesels?

I used some stuff by forte and it worked quite well. Since then I have done over 30k and want to give it a little refresh.

BG244 IIRC  :happy2:

Get the full size tin, rather than the cheap "shot"
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2015, 10:50:57 pm »
I take it that a full size can is 325ml?
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #9 on: May 02, 2015, 06:54:35 am »
Thanks GrayMK5GTI  :happy2:
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #10 on: May 02, 2015, 06:31:35 pm »
Quote from: andybon on May 01, 2015, 10:50:57 pm
I take it that a full size can is 325ml?

Yeah think so mate  :happy2:
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2015, 09:20:42 pm »
I bought some BGK44 the other week £20 on Amazon. Have to agree with earlier comments. Car ran much smoother afterwards. Infact, I was wondering if it had an octane booster in it too... My car was flying!
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2015, 05:21:24 pm »
I've ordered a bottle and will report back in due course.
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #13 on: May 03, 2015, 05:44:34 pm »
Yep.. bought some too. Cant hurt i dont suppose, and if it makes my car start better then result!
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Re: Redex - mk5 GTi?
« Reply #14 on: May 03, 2015, 08:30:45 pm »
Iv bought one for my 1.4TFSI .. will also report back... £15.99 on eBay if you search  :happy2:
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