How will my new F350 behave in cold temps?
I have a new F350 with the 6.7l turbo diesel. Here in NC it never gets cold enough for me to be concerned, but we may be travelling north after the holidays. Temps where we are going can get into the ...
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^What Wadcutter, Scooby and IdaD said.
In 30+ years of driving, operating, maintaining or being responsible for 100s or 1000s of Diesel engines from Phoenix AZ to Alaska’s North Slope (in the winter), I’ve only seen one pronounced issue with fuel gelling and it was in Colorado during a record breaking cold snap.
Adding anti gel as a matter of course is not necessary at all and only remotely needed or applicable if you have the ability or chance of getting un treated fuel. Example, fuel suppliers in the desert southwest dont winter treat fuel (presumably based on past experience), so your greatest risk would be traveling from somewhere “warm” and getting to somewhere “cold” like the mountains, on the same tank of fuel. Outside Vegas, there are stations in the low land that actually advertise treated fuel for those heading N to Utah mountains. Presumably because the fuel down in Vegas is not winter blended?
I dunno for sure but that’s the only time I use anti gel as a matter of course, if I’m heading from known warm area to known cold area on the same tank
Of fuel.
And your truck is new enough that it doesn’t need to be plugged in to start until very low temps.
In 30+ years of driving, operating, maintaining or being responsible for 100s or 1000s of Diesel engines from Phoenix AZ to Alaska’s North Slope (in the winter), I’ve only seen one pronounced issue with fuel gelling and it was in Colorado during a record breaking cold snap.
Adding anti gel as a matter of course is not necessary at all and only remotely needed or applicable if you have the ability or chance of getting un treated fuel. Example, fuel suppliers in the desert southwest dont winter treat fuel (presumably based on past experience), so your greatest risk would be traveling from somewhere “warm” and getting to somewhere “cold” like the mountains, on the same tank of fuel. Outside Vegas, there are stations in the low land that actually advertise treated fuel for those heading N to Utah mountains. Presumably because the fuel down in Vegas is not winter blended?
I dunno for sure but that’s the only time I use anti gel as a matter of course, if I’m heading from known warm area to known cold area on the same tank
Of fuel.
And your truck is new enough that it doesn’t need to be plugged in to start until very low temps.
