Oil and fuel additives

I was a non additive believer, too until i watched this man's videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWUMIgXS-nE

I gained about 2-3 miles per gallon with the diesel fuel additive. that's over 80-100 miles extra on a tank of fuel. i have a 40 gallon tank in my excursion.
I use the oil additive every other oil change.
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I use Optilube XPD when I fill up with diesel. You can read the benefits on their site.

wolfe10 wrote:
We are continuing to get "on target" suggestions for his DIESEL Coach and some posts as if he has a gasoline rig. Additives are VERY different.

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We are continuing to get "on target" suggestions for his DIESEL Coach and some posts as if he has a gasoline rig. Additives are VERY different.

Generally speaking additives cost more than they benefit. THere are exceptions howeer.

For vehicles that are in storage. Fuel Stabilizers and for Diesels algaecide are things to consider. I have seen diesels full of algae and it was not a good thing... Thankfully I know about Algae for he mechanic was stumped) NOTE I am not a diesel expert by any means.

I have never seen gasoline break down but when I have to park for extended periods I still seafoam it.

For storage I add seafoam and fill up with premium fuel for the last two tanks of the season.

When I had a diesel I did find a fuel additive that "smoothed" out the running of the diesel. It may have been snake oil--but my 1987 6.9 liter international engine liked it.

I am not saying it won't happen but due to the lack of light present in an enclosed fuel tank, it is unlikely for algae to bloom. The word "Algae" has become a catch all word for contaminants we all see in our diesel. The most common of all is bacteria and other contaminants.
https://www.bellperformance.com/bell-performs-blog/recognizing-diesel-fuel-algae

Before parking it for the winter I put in fuel Stabilizer and Seafoam. I drive the unit to ensure that it gets well mixed and then run the generator. This has worked great over the years. Never had an issue with generators in 10 years doing this.

I give the fuel tank a glug of Howes Diesel Treat on every fill up. If you always fill up diesel at a busy truck stop you probably don't need to do this. If you get diesel at stations where the primary business is gasoline, the fuel is older and can be waxy. This will plug you filters and lead to bad performance.

bretttennar wrote:
I have heard alot of people call additives is snake oil is that the feeling of most? I also noticed there are huge amounts available it seems that there must be some benefits of using them? Any thoughts

Fluids are engineered by people who do that for a living. All fluids already have a very deliberate mixture of additives in them. The additives are there because the people who developed the fluid(s) decided (through years of testing and research) that they were necessary and improve the fluids performance. More is NOT better otherwise it would already be there. Generally, when additives are depleted below certain levels and/or the fluid becomes contaminated, it's time to change the fluid. If you read your owners manual, under some conditions, it will recommend using certain additives. In some cases it will say, "DO NOT USE ADDITIVES" or "ONLY USE _____________ FLUID." IMO, That's what you should do.

Until you get your engineering/chemistry/physics etc. degree(s) and get 20 or so years field experience under your belt, that's all you need to know. Make you life simple. Don't redo work that's already been done for you!

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