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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 08:02 AM
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Fuel additives?
I have heard some talk form people that I know in the local area that it is a good idea to add an additive to my fuel tank every time I fill up. Is this true? Is there a preferred additive? Does Ford recommend it and does my local dealership have something for me to buy? Thank you in advance for the advice.
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 12:55 PM
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I use powerservice diesel kleen in my trucks works great for me!!! Just try it!!
 
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Use PS in the GREY bottle when it's ABOVE freezing.....in the WHITE bottle in winter. Available in WalMart.....prob at the best price too.
 
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Sounds good. I will have to go pick some up before my next fill up.
 
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Old Mar 31, 2010 | 12:03 PM
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the only additive i would put in a 6.0 is cetane from ford--mixed specifically to the directions on the bottle---NO more NO less---got that info from a 6.0 engineer!!!
 
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Originally Posted by 1buzzbait
the only additive i would put in a 6.0 is cetane from ford--mixed specifically to the directions on the bottle---NO more NO less---got that info from a 6.0 engineer!!!
Agreed..............
 
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Got some cetane from my Ford dealer today. Thank you all for th info.
 
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I use these products, Opti-Lube,,, Opti-Lube Advanced Lubricants

You may want to look into installing a coolant filter. Apparently the casting leaves a lot of sand in the block. I installed one also and am about to change the filter soon to see how much sand has been removed.
 
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George,

Thanks for the info. How hard it is to install a coolant filter? I still have a bunch of warranty left and do not want to void it.
 
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Not hard at all, because I did my own. lol Maybe 45 min. and 15 of those are reading directions, lol

It should not affect your warranty.
 
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Matt, I would wait till you get that egr cooler straighten out.
 
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Originally Posted by brohunter
George,

Thanks for the info. How hard it is to install a coolant filter? I still have a bunch of warranty left and do not want to void it.

Not hard at all.... hardest thing is to open the wallet!
 
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