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Kia ora Jon
Just a short note:
I was glad you pulled me up at the airport in Wellington and introduced me to the L140 debug unit. As you know I was very skeptical to say the least about this little contraption as I have of a lot of salesman try to sell me things that do not work. However I decided to go ahead with this contraption and have since realized that I get more mileage per litre of diesel and my engine is sounding quieter and of course it goes a lot smoother then before more importantly my vehicle a Toyota 4 door 2.4 Hilux does not smoke as much as it has before. It used to smoke heavily with big black smoke coming out every time I would accelerate and at one time I was pulled up by the police and was given a warning but now this little contraption seems to have eliminated this. I am no longer embarrassed with the black smoke coming from my vehicle and this has been noticed by a lot of my friend’s thank you.
I must add that it must be fitted correctly and by a professional mechanic and further which is not in the brochure and I believe that it should be is what you advised. (Do not add a diesel additive to the fuel while you have one of these contraptions connected and change the oil and diesel filter after a week or two (this should be part of the instructions).
William Simpson MMgt.LLB.B.Ed. DipTchg
Hi Jon,
Got the L140 fitted at the weekend, due to space restrictions I had to put it before the racor, it would have meant re-locating the racor to quite an inaccessible position otherwise, & as it requires regular maintenance thought it best to keep it where it was. One good thing coming out of it, was working out how to bleed the racor properly, not such a bugger after all!!!
I started filtering the old fuel back into the tank but didn’t like the look of it, it wasn’t dirty, but didn’t look clear like new diesel, had an opaque look to it & seemed thicker, so I decided to get rid of it & fill with fresh.
Anyway, engine fired up nicely & I kept it running for an hour or so in the marina with no problem, but the real test is out on the ‘ole brinney’ next weekend!!!
Thanks for your help & advice.
John Clennett
Yes,all is well.No problems with the installation of DEBUG unit and most importantly no fuel problems,although have watched very carefully the suspect tank.Have decided to reduce my diesel storage capacity which was possibly a leading factor in what had happened,which will allow better recirculation.Aiming to transfer the remainder of suspect tank slowly through seperate filtration before allowing it into the DEBUG and Racor system.
Not been out on the water much at all........when weather is good always seems to be something else to do....nearly wonder why I own a boat although with my useage rate of 11 litres per hour am probably a lot better off than some,unless they have shares in oil.
Thanks for checking .
Kind Regards
To Whom It May Concern.
I recently had a De-Bug L140 device fitted to the fuel line of my 1994 Toyota diesel van. I had been told by the company that this device would neutralize any live diesel bug, reduce smoke, make the engine run more smoothly and increase the fuel filter life.
They also mentioned reports indicating improvements noted in fuel consumption and because I had made frequent long trips in this vehicle I decided to test the theory on a return journey Auckland to Whakatane, a total distance of 660km. I drove at between 90-100km/hr and on the return journey the weather conditions were atrocious with gale cross winds and driving rain.
Prior to fitting the De-Bug to the vehicle, the greatest distance I had run on a single tank was 630km, using 56.4litres and giving a typical fuel consumption of 8.9 l/100km (30mpg). In that case, to achieve that distance the fuel reserve alarm light had been on for some 50km before refueling.
With the device fitted, it was immediately obvious that the engine was running very smoothly.
As the journey unfolded I noted the increasing kilometers evident at each interval of the fuel gauge i.e. usually takes about 180km to read full but with the device fitted, it took 210km. Normally 260km to read ¾ (300km), 400km to read 1/2 (460km), 540km to1/4 (615km) and 580km to the reserve lite (660+). Note the photograph showing the fuel level (at the 660 kilometers) to be between empty and ¼ but the reserve warning lite is not yet lit (total range calculated to be extended out to 720+km).
On fueling up after 660km I was impressed to see the tank would only take 50.4 lts (topped off). This gave a fuel consumption of 7.6 l/100km (36mpg), an improvement of some 15% and a saving of 7.56 litres for the whole trip amounting to $12.10.
If this keeps up, I will recover the cost of the De-Bug and fitting, in about 4-5 months.
Naturally I am delighted with these results and have no hesitation in recommending your De-Bugs everywhere.
Sincerely
JCP
West Auckland
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