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Wiley75
Sep 05, 2013Explorer
john&bet wrote:
After all this discussion I will not own a Ford Diesel. If ford could not design its new engine to function with our current fuel,since they started with a clean sheet after the reduced sulfur, then they did not use thier big brain power to its fullest. JMHO.
I think you are mis-interpreting what it says in the Ford owner's manual. Nowhere have they said that their 6.7 liter engine cannot operate on the standard ULSD that you and I purchase at the pump every day. Their comment in the manual (note it says CAN not MUST) is just a way to sell Motorcraft brand cetane improver and anti-gelling additives. They want a piece of that business rather than giving it to Power Service, Howes, etc.
Similar example. My Honda dealer tried to sell me injector cleaning and a new timing belt at 30K miles on my Accord, even though the manual says to change the timing belt at 105K miles. Does that make the Honda engine a poor design? Uh.... No. It means they are trying to sell parts and service to folks who do not know any better. This is not really rocket science here folks.
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