2004 Dodge diesel

The Mad Norsky wrote:

john&bet wrote:

FishOnOne wrote:
You may want to consider using a diesel fuel additive (i.e. Power Service, Stanadyne) to help with lubricity since those injectors were born during LSD diesel days.

Good luck...

I considered it for about 30 seconds. Still do not use any. No ill effects yet for not. Just me.

Those "ill" effects though can take a long time to show up.

Please remember we're NOT running the fuel with good lubricity we once had, which enabled many to put hundreds of thousands of miles on their diesel trucks trouble free.

Think the old LSD was at a 420 wear scar rating. US ULSD is at 520. So basically 25% less lubricity.

Just how long do you think I have been running this truck since ultra low fuel came out? I bought the truck new in Feb. '04. It had 19 miles on it. I have bought fuel in more states than I can count real quick including several places in S.D. over the years. Evidently my truck is the exception to the norm or is normal. I do not see a majority of owners who have problems out of the hundred of thousands out there. Of all the people who advise like you can not tell me when it will fail. A lot say it should have been 8 years ago or some time. It may never happen in my lift time or in the next 9 years. But it could happen tomorrow. It is a machine and machines fail. After 20 years of maintenance on multi- million dollar machines you and I helped pay for I very well know things will fail when not expected reguardless of how it is maintained and money spent to do so. My opinion and advice just as yours is. Happy New Year.