Anyone Use Power Service Cetane Boost
I have read on a blog or two that using Power Service Cetane Boost helps diesel trucks run better. Anyone here use it? Does it work like they claim? Is it worth using on a 2012 F250 or just on olde...
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Post trip experience using PS Gray bottle.
I added 18 oz to 36 gallons of petroleum diesel before departing.
Just installed shocks on the truck.
Had front of the TV aligned.
80 lbs in the trailer tires.
Hauled maybe 20 gallons of clear water.
Climbing up I-80 to Reno we were holding 55 most of the way in 6th gear.
Normally downshifting is required in a few spots to stay above 50 mph.
Filled the truck in Susanville before pulling up and over to the lake.
Last time up there at 202 miles we took 24 gallons to full.
This trip at 204 miles the truck took 20.39 gallons of fuel.
Added another 10 oz of Power Service at the pump.
I checked under the hood while we camped and found the truck oil level down a quart and topped up.
The air filter gauge was in the red also so I changed that.
On the trip home we averaged 13.4 mpg and of course 35% of the distance is downhill.
I was quite surprised we held 55 mph from Truckee to Castle Peak in 6th!
It's usually 45\50 mph in the truck lane sitting in 5th gear.
Overall the Cummins seemed as though it struggled much less towing our usual estimated weight.
Next trip out I'll make sure everything is topped so I can get a little better comparison with PS.
Post trip experience using PS Gray bottle.
I added 18 oz to 36 gallons of petroleum diesel before departing.
Just installed shocks on the truck.
Had front of the TV aligned.
80 lbs in the trailer tires.
Hauled maybe 20 gallons of clear water.
Climbing up I-80 to Reno we were holding 55 most of the way in 6th gear.
Normally downshifting is required in a few spots to stay above 50 mph.
Filled the truck in Susanville before pulling up and over to the lake.
Last time up there at 202 miles we took 24 gallons to full.
This trip at 204 miles the truck took 20.39 gallons of fuel.
Added another 10 oz of Power Service at the pump.
I checked under the hood while we camped and found the truck oil level down a quart and topped up.
The air filter gauge was in the red also so I changed that.
On the trip home we averaged 13.4 mpg and of course 35% of the distance is downhill.
I was quite surprised we held 55 mph from Truckee to Castle Peak in 6th!
It's usually 45\50 mph in the truck lane sitting in 5th gear.
Overall the Cummins seemed as though it struggled much less towing our usual estimated weight.
Next trip out I'll make sure everything is topped so I can get a little better comparison with PS.
