Cold Weather Diesel Fuel Additive
Ok it's going to be 10 degrees tomorrow -8 Sunday night and a high of 3 degrees on Monday. I know that the fuel I've been buying is "winterized" but does anyone add anything to their fuel during these...
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When I had my Dodge diesel, the only time I used an additive was when I didn't get winter fuel in the tank in time. I had to wait for a relatively warm day, add the anti-gel stuff, and it started no trouble. Of course, I promptly filled it with winter fuel, and there was no further problem.
That was the ONLY time I ever used any fuel additive in that Dodge 3500
But, such stuff doesn't cost all that much. Pick one that claims to have anti-gel properties, follow the instructions on the bottle, and get on down the road!
For a good comparison of the various brands, look up the MSDS for each one. You will probably find that they have pretty much the same stuff; a solvent (90%+), light petroleum oil (5% more or less)
Here is the MSDS for Power Service Diesel Kleen to get you started:
http://www.powerservice.com/msds/pdf/dk_msds.pdf
Here's the one for Optilube XPD:
http://opti-lube.com/downloads/MSDS/Opti-lubeDFI_XPD_MSDS.pdf
That was the ONLY time I ever used any fuel additive in that Dodge 3500
But, such stuff doesn't cost all that much. Pick one that claims to have anti-gel properties, follow the instructions on the bottle, and get on down the road!
For a good comparison of the various brands, look up the MSDS for each one. You will probably find that they have pretty much the same stuff; a solvent (90%+), light petroleum oil (5% more or less)
Here is the MSDS for Power Service Diesel Kleen to get you started:
http://www.powerservice.com/msds/pdf/dk_msds.pdf
Here's the one for Optilube XPD:
http://opti-lube.com/downloads/MSDS/Opti-lubeDFI_XPD_MSDS.pdf
