Diesel Treatment
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John D
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I do....makes a noticeable difference in injection pump and injector life on most engines ...not to mention in the Northern climate, if we don't treat our diesel we are likely to gel up in the most severe cold...I dont trust suppliers to treat it...
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deevo
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I was thinking about getting that stuff OCC did a bike for ....Monster Diesel additive, but I can't get it in Canada.
deevo
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What brand do you use or recommend?
I forgot to and yesterday the filter froze up or gelled.
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deevo
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Wow, how cold was it? I know up here in Canada our gas has some winter additives, I will have to check on the diesel though. It's the first winter having a diesel chipper for me.
I use additives from a company in Buffalo NY called FPPF, I think it works better than Power service or K100. I have been using their stuff for better than ten years. Total power and polar power are the additives I use the most.
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Power service here, I also try to be careful and only buy from high volume stations like Kwik Fill. Besides the gelling issues, there are injector pump issues with low sulfur highway diesel. In my bigger machines that don't see as much use, I run Power Service and a can or two of 2stroke oil mixed in.
mattfr12
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I think its called diesel 911 works well we go through 25 to 30 gallons of it a year. we just put it in our on road and off road tanks before they come to fill.
John D
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Standyne and power service..I've also used Howe's....I like Lucas but I only use it in the summer...
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cjk
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I have been using straight #2 all winter in a tractor that sits in an unheated shed. It got used infrequently in the past 5 years. Now we have more steers to feed so it will get used several times a week or more.
As far as low sulfur fuel, I read this study that seems to be unbiased. Lubricity Additive Study Results - Diesel Place : Chevrolet and GMC Diesel Truck Forums
This year when I filled my 250gl tank I am using Optilube but a little lighter than recommended ratio.
As far as low sulfur fuel, I read this study that seems to be unbiased. Lubricity Additive Study Results - Diesel Place : Chevrolet and GMC Diesel Truck Forums
This year when I filled my 250gl tank I am using Optilube but a little lighter than recommended ratio.
Oak Savanna
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I treat my diesel year round. The only place to get diesel in my town has an above ground tank. If its a cold morning and a warm afternoon the above ground tanks can sweat if they are not full and the condensation with leave you with water in the fuel. Rather than take the chance of the trucks or chipper hacking and choking from alittle water in the fuel I just put a few splashes of diesel conditioner in each time I fuel up even in summer months to displace any water that could be in the fuel. In the winter I put more in to avoid gelling. I buy kleenflow diesel conditioner from TSC. Have had good luck with it. My buddy just gave me a bottle of "Howes lubricator" its conditioner as well. Its a 2 litre bottle and it says the whole thing will treat 1200 litres of fuel so you dont need much.
capecodtree
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fuel treatment
Howes. Great stuff, reduces smoking as well.
Howes. Great stuff, reduces smoking as well.
+1
In emergencies, if you didn't have it in the system and it gels up, you can pour it pure into the filters and run it through with no harm to clear the system.
Of course this year, 53 degrees at 6 pm in the middle of December, I don't think there's too much of a need in the near future.
Low 20s
White bottle Diesel Kleen or Clear bottle Howes.
Which ever is on sale.
Year around 12valve mfi cummins/mfi diesel loader.
Trust fuel supplier. nope.
Wix filters are cheap insurance.
Which ever is on sale.
Year around 12valve mfi cummins/mfi diesel loader.
Trust fuel supplier. nope.
Wix filters are cheap insurance.
dingeryote
Blueberry Baron
Power service year round. Save the 911 for when something wierd happens. No issues with Gelling well below zero. Couple of jugs in the bulk tank at each fill.
Ever since the Econazis forced the ULSD on us, I have been adding a Pint of cheapo 2 cycle to each tank fill.
Rebuilding pumps and replacing injectors is NOT cheap on our late 90's Tractor, and it dosn't appear any of those Hippies or politicians are volunteering to pay for it.
If someone has done some studies on additives to avoid wear with the ULSD crap, I'm all ears.
Thanks for the link!!
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
Ever since the Econazis forced the ULSD on us, I have been adding a Pint of cheapo 2 cycle to each tank fill.
Rebuilding pumps and replacing injectors is NOT cheap on our late 90's Tractor, and it dosn't appear any of those Hippies or politicians are volunteering to pay for it.
If someone has done some studies on additives to avoid wear with the ULSD crap, I'm all ears.
Thanks for the link!!
Stay safe!
Dingeryote
+1 on the ULSD crap. Just like the miracle ethanol. Almost typed the 2 cycle dino add/tank, but didn't to avoid starting another oil war. Since you did, i'll second that, haha. All helps to avoid unecessary wear/rebuild of them FI parts.
Give FPPF's website a look, they have additives for treating about any problem there is with fuels. Industry / Tech News
