fuel additives

Ricoh

Past Ontario Chapter Leader

• May 3, 2010

• #1

What if any fuel additives do you guys run in your diesels? I use a little diesel power and 1/4 bottle of 2 stroke TC3 low ash oil that I buy at Walmart. Helps lubricate the injectors from what I was told.

Rick

 

Ray LeTourneau

Senior Member - Past Moderator

• May 3, 2010

• #2

I've used Diesel Kleen (gray bottle). Also from Wally World.

 

SilverRhino

Well-known member

• May 3, 2010

• #3

Have used Stanadyne since day one.

 

PSF513

Well-known member

• May 3, 2010

• #4

I also have used Deisel Kleen (grey bottle). Seems to help

 

bighorn3370

Well-known member

• May 3, 2010

• #5

I have always used Stanadyne. I use it because they are the only fuel injection manufacturer that designed the formula. Since they make they nozzles and injection pumps, they know what's best to be use.
Also back before Ford, Chevy, and Cummins had ther names on the additives, they all only recommended the Stanadyne.

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• May 3, 2010

• #6

Diesel Kleen from WalMart. White bottle for winter, gray for warmer weather. There's nobody around here (within 50 miles) that sells Stanadyne.

 

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jcarnevale

Well-known member

• May 3, 2010

• #7

Diesel Kleen (gray bottle), quiets things down a bit.

 

Ray LeTourneau

Senior Member - Past Moderator

• May 4, 2010

• #8

Is it a grey or gray bottle? My spell checker says it's gray.

 

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Rrloren

Well-known member

• May 4, 2010

• #9

The newer diesels with DPF canister and EGR valves I thought no additives were recommended. At least that's what the Dodge with the Cummins states.
I ran Stanadyne in my old Cummins but use nothing in this one.

 

JohnDar

Prolifically Gabby Member

• May 4, 2010

• #10

Ray LeTourneau said:

Is it a grey or gray bottle? My spell checker says it's gray.

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Actually, it's more of a silver color to my eyes. But then, I walk into the sides of barns without my glasses on.

 

Ricoh

Past Ontario Chapter Leader

• May 4, 2010

• #11

grAy is how it's spelled in America
grEy is how it's spelled in England

 

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driver311

Well-known member

• May 4, 2010

• #12

they are just a waste. money down the tank hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Big Al and Donna

HOC 1218

• May 4, 2010

• #13

A friend of mine that is a self proclaimed genius on diesels told me that your wasting money on additives. He said to put 1/4 quart of ATF in the tank every 5000 miles and that will take care of everything. He said all of the additives on the market contains ATF but in the additives you pay 10 time more for it.
I hope he is right, because I have been using ATF for about 1 year now.

 

SilverRhino

Well-known member

• May 4, 2010

• #14

driver311 said:

they are just a waste. money down the tank hole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I know a lot of people that would agree with you....in most cases so do I. With that said...I had the opportunity to see the injectors that came out of two oil field trucks.....basically same mileage, make etc. ...... the ones out of the truck that they had been using Stanadyne in were as good as new....the others, not so. After seeing that, I was, and still am happy with my choice.

Just my observation.

Whatever you use .... or don't use: Travel Safe!

 

Rmcgrath53

Well-known member

• May 4, 2010

• #15

I use the grey Diesel clean. I do know that I was having injector p[roblems and put Sea foam and Diesel clean in the tank. My injectors now pur like a lion!!.

 

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RollingHome

Well-known member

• May 5, 2010

• #16

Gray V/S Grey... now I know why I like science and didn't do so well in English... I just spell it FO NEC TIK CAL LEE. Why let em think I'm dumb when I can prove it