fuel additives
Curious as to how many ( IF ANY ) are adding fuel additives to their newer age diesel 6.7's ?? I used to use Power Service- Silver in the summer and the white in colder temps back when I had my ol...
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FishOnOne wrote:Grit dog wrote:
Seems alot of the Powerstroke guys think they need additives to save their engines...
Unless there's a problem you're trying to cure or you bought the wrong fuel for the weather, there is no need to add anything but diesel to your diesel tank.
Just so you know...
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OP,
I have ~215k miles on my Powerstroke and used a antigel fuel additive a couple of times that I recall when the temps got really cold. The last time was this past February, but even then it probably wasn't necessary.
I know... Still wondering how much PS paid Cummins for that glowing recommendation! Read through that recommendation if you want to see some real salesmanship!
BTW, you were probably very smart to juice up in Feb.
Youngest boy and I were in Dallas during that fiasco! Left warm sunny Seattle, lol and ended up with no power in the hotels and driving around for 2 days looking for that one place that was open to eat or get food! Somehow he got all his hockey games in, last one being early Mon morning and then pipes burst in that rink as we were leaving.
Spent an extra day waiting for a flight out and after 3 cancellations, hijacked the rental car and drove west through round 2 of the snow before it hit Dallas, to Albuquerque, to catch a flight.
I would have totally suspected that, that cold snap in central or S Texas would be good reason to add anti gel, as I wouldn't trust the diesel treatments that far south. However up anywhere along I 40, I wouldn't have worried about it.
