Fuel additive recommendation by Cummins
A recent post on The Turbo Diesel Register mentioned that Cummins officially endorses Power Service Diesel Kleen and Diesel Fuel Supplement. I own a 2016 Ram 3500 Cummins Diesel with less than 20k on ...
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I don’t know about “Turbo Lubricity”, seems like someone with a vivid imagination. But, there has been much research done on the “loss” of lubrication in the new low sulfur fuels. It has shown to cause excessive wear in the fuel pump and injectors, at least in the older model engines.
Several years ago ( soon after the introduction of the ULS Diesel) there was a test run on diesel fuel additives to help restore/improve the lubricating qualities of diesel. Many name brand additives and some different oils were tested. To summarize: in their testing, plain old 2 cycle engine oil came out in second place. Cheaper and generally more available than some of the specialized additives.
I’m not suggesting than anyone/everyone consider their use.... some folks are concerned about the effects on the government mandated emissions systems. But, I have been and will continue to use in all of my diesels (my emissions “stuff” fell off several years ago)....as I figure it cannot harm....only help!
I have a bunch of 1 pint plastic ( previously purchased 2 cycle oil) containers, that I fill from a gallon (cheaper/ounce than buying pints) bottle from Wal-Mart. I just add a pint on every fill...it gives me a little comfort....needed or not!
Several years ago ( soon after the introduction of the ULS Diesel) there was a test run on diesel fuel additives to help restore/improve the lubricating qualities of diesel. Many name brand additives and some different oils were tested. To summarize: in their testing, plain old 2 cycle engine oil came out in second place. Cheaper and generally more available than some of the specialized additives.
I’m not suggesting than anyone/everyone consider their use.... some folks are concerned about the effects on the government mandated emissions systems. But, I have been and will continue to use in all of my diesels (my emissions “stuff” fell off several years ago)....as I figure it cannot harm....only help!
I have a bunch of 1 pint plastic ( previously purchased 2 cycle oil) containers, that I fill from a gallon (cheaper/ounce than buying pints) bottle from Wal-Mart. I just add a pint on every fill...it gives me a little comfort....needed or not!
