I came across this article and started to recall all the problems folks had with their diesel trucks last winter noting the various additives that are used to enhnace flow, lube, etc. some interesting data to back things up.


http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fle...e%209-1-12.pdf

 

very interesting reading. thanks for putting it up!

 

I read this article twice and am inclined to believe the writer, but unless one is a fleet operator with cross-country winter access to un-kerosened fuel, I see no practical way as a light diesel truck operator to purchase summer diesel and amend it with mpg cetane enhancer additives. Perhaps we can at least add additives that will keep our trucks operating cleanly and at top perfomance levels.

 

Good read, thanks

 

An interesting article... It would be of even higher value had the author been from a totally independant testing lab that had no dog in the fight.. With the way he systematically called out each claim by name of claimant and company, it tends to make me believe him as he is leaning toward being sued for libel..

 

I had read that article a while back when I was trying to find out what was the 'best' diesel fuel additive. It's a very good essay with decent facts but mostly geared to high mileage fleet operators that depend on costs per mile of their trucks and thier maintenance factors. Me, in real life, using a very small amount of that fuel in comparison, am more interested in cold weather starting and, more wallet related, as an added lubricity agent for continued parts life. Fuel mileage is really secondary - it is what it is though I do see a drop in the winter but drive my truck the least then. The feds in their quest to clean up the fuel, have reduced part of what made a diesel engine so attractive - lower costs to operate per mile along with more miles between major maintenance. This removing of sulfur has reduced the 'oiliness' and probably a bunch of Btus/gallon. Helps on the health side but the other side is the costs of operating a diesel vehicle. Heck, I have to use an additive in my 17Hp yard tractor mower, which is a 1985 ISEKI diesel, as it will barely start in the winter to use with a snow thrower without that stuff