Cold start smoke

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Feb 17, 2004
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Near Philly,PA.
TDI
'04 VW Golf GLS TDI-PD 5sp. Reflex silver/Black velour '04 Jetta GLS TDI Tiptronic Reflex Silver and Black Leather
Not that it is a problem, but I got alot of smoke from my '04 TDI PD, on frigid morning starts, it would stumble a little, for maybe 10-15 seconds, smooth out and be fine.
I started using Stanadyne Performance Formula fuel additive.
The cold start smoke is nearly eliminated. Just a tiny puff, and it does not "stumble", or missfire. Starts and runs smooth. The benefits of using it,for lubricity as well as a cetane boost,(which clears up the smoke issue),made sense to me. It seems like it runs with a little more zip, but that could be my imagination,??...I know it runs great,imagination or not!!
I thought I would post my results in case somebody out there is wondering about an additve.
Stanadyne's website has a preety good comparison table showing their product rated against the other popular additives.
 
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