Premium Diesel

According to Google, there's not even any standards for what constitutes Premium Diesel, just that it contains more additives. Another fine way to market something that everyone else has and charge you a bundle more for it.

sneakygroundbuzzard wrote:
one of the chain stations where i get diesel at (company that i work for makes us buy there) has premium diesel fuel. says premium on the pump,on the hose it says winter blend.

in the summer months we will run #2,so as far as i can tell the so called premium here is just good ol winter blend that wont gel or ice up as easy as #2 does in cold temps.

This, a mix of kerosene and Diesel blend to keep it from gelling. Can be called winter blend or #1 Diesel as well. Usually get worse mileage and more clatter out of the engine as well.

one of the chain stations where i get diesel at (company that i work for makes us buy there) has premium diesel fuel. says premium on the pump,on the hose it says winter blend.

in the summer months we will run #2,so as far as i can tell the so called premium here is just good ol winter blend that wont gel or ice up as easy as #2 does in cold temps.

Since there is no legal definition, "premium diesel" means anything the retailer says it does. Some places, all it means is that this is diesel exactly like the "regular" diesel, but we charge 6 cents more per gallon for it to make you feel better. It might also have additives to increase the cetane rating, or maybe injector cleaners, or something.

My personal take on it is that if you ask inside and they drone running the register has no clue (very common, that), it is most likely the same stuff at a higher price.

Saw that on a pump also. From what I could tell "Premium Diesel" is regular diesel, and their Diesel number 2, had in small letters "bio Diesel", which I wont use.

DutchmenSport wrote:
What's the difference? I had no clue. I've never heard of it. So, as suggested above, 'Google it'! So I did:

Click here.

Considering a diesel engine is capable of running on vegetable oil, or old McDonald's French Fry grease, I'm not paying the extra for this. The price of diesel fuel is 50-75 cents higher than Regular gasoline. I think I'm already paying enough.

I pay extra for diesel additive even though I think that I am already paying more than enough for the #2 diesel. I do it for the other fuel system components. The engine's ability to run on **** fuel doesn't mean it isn't the weakest link in the system.

What's the difference? I had no clue. I've never heard of it. So, as suggested above, 'Google it'! So I did:

Click here.

Considering a diesel engine is capable of running on vegetable oil, or old McDonald's French Fry grease, I'm not paying the extra for this. The price of diesel fuel is 50-75 cents higher than Regular gasoline. I think I'm already paying enough.

What is premium diesel , well it is six cents more , thats what it is !

Around here there a local dealer that offers diesel with a cetane rating of 50 and calls it premium diesel. I don't know if it really matters or not. I never have any problem with "regular" diesel.

google knows