Winter Diesel Additive???
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Winter Diesel Additive???
Does anyone notice a difference when running additive in the winter months? Diesel is 4$ agallon here in Wisconsin and I am currious if anyone has ever noticed any benefit to it. A local trucker told me there is so much "stuff" in the new diesel already I don't really need it.
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Does anyone notice a difference when running additive in the winter months? Diesel is 4$ agallon here in Wisconsin and I am currious if anyone has ever noticed any benefit to it. A local trucker told me there is so much "stuff" in the new diesel already I don't really need it.
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Yes, the winter diesel does have an anti-gel component, but for where you live, it is not always enough to be effective... especially if your diesel supply has bio-diesel at all in it. I would suggest running some in every tank during winter time, but make sure that whatever you choose has anti-gel additives.
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I typically do not use additives UNLESS the temperature is going to be unusually low for my home location OR I am driving into areas where the temperatures are expected to be lower than my home location.
The single best thing you can do for cold weather operation is to make sure that all the water has been removed from your fuel system and you have a clean fuel filter(s) on it. In cold weather, waters ices up and blocks fuel lines and filters.
The single best thing you can do for cold weather operation is to make sure that all the water has been removed from your fuel system and you have a clean fuel filter(s) on it. In cold weather, waters ices up and blocks fuel lines and filters.
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From: Epsom,NH in the summer.
The biggest thing is if you shop around for diesel. Then you should add some type of additive, because you don't know if the station has water in the tanks. Always play it safe and use some type of anti-gelling additive.
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We don't get quite that cold in SE Pa but I run the same additives. I'm quite happy with the results. I do notice a little better mpg when I run the additives vs when I don't.
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I use additives year around for lubricity,winter fourmla when needed.dont want to find out what a lack of lubricity will cost me.
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5% biodiesel will do more for lubricity than additives will...
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Last winter my truck belled up when we didn't get above -27*f for a little over a week. I was using the recommended dose of the power service white bottle. I also read that the power service contained alcohol, which dries out the fuel, which the ULSD is already dry, so now I use Howes, which does not contain alcohol. We also use Howes in the company snow removal equipment. In the three years I've been working here, we haven't had a gelling issue yet. We run 14 different diesels every time there is snowfall of three inches or more, plus three filtered transfer tanks. Maybe it isn't what everybody prefers, but I'm sold. In your area, I would recommend the minimum dose of the Howes, because if you don't treat, and gel up, that means you have to deal with it in the cold.
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True... absolutely true. However, it will cause the fuel to gel at higher temperatures, too. I know that you already know that, Neal, and only mention it for the benefit of those who might not be aware of that reality.
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Thats the same way I see it. The good old saying I rather put it in and not need it... then to not put it in and end up needing it.
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