Diesel additive

[rrman61]

What is a good additive/stabilizer for diesel fuel?we have mild winters here in La.mostly looking for a stabilizer for a tractor that I don't run very often.

 

[SVcummins]

I use power service white bottle all winter

 

[grizz02]

Howes brand ive had powerservice gel up but any of the napa brands if your in warm area

 

[David G]

You will open can of worms

I use power services in white jug.

 

[showcrop]

I use power service in the white bottle. I can't believe that anyone ever had power service gel up unless they some how got it down to 60 below zero. I'll have to put some in my freezer and turn the setting down and see what happens. Now what may have really happened is that someone was on a regular program with Power Service like most diesel truck owners are, but someone neglected to put it in like one of my drivers one time. The truck got towed in and rolled into the shop to heat up, and the drivers wife picked him up. Next morning I asked the driver if he were putting the PS in. He said well he had missed a few times. It turned out to be six fuelings without it.

 

[Mark - IN.]

Some will tell you that you don't need to use it because diesel fuel is treated for the winter months, and that's ok, it's their money and equipment. I use Power Service or Howes diesel additive all year around. Before I did a few years ago I gelled/waxed up on the interstate, limped in to a fuel station, grabbed some PS 911 (red) and it did the trick, got me going again. Now I use it all year, not just the winter months.

It's your money and your equipment, do what you feel is best, and best of luck to you.

Mark

 

[Frank 41]

I don't run that many miles but I have more problems the second day from condensation from hot fuel. I use power service and CenPeCo plus gas in real cold.

 

[JD Seller]

I have ran Howes in the semis and JDs in the tractors for years. There are many brands that all seem to work. The key is to use it all of the time IF you want to keep your system in top shape. We run it year round. I think you get longer life out of injector pumps and injectors by doing that.

K-1 only keeps the fuel from gelling/waxing. It does nothing with moisture or stabilization. Even a cheap set of injectors would be more than the cost of treatment for years.

 

[grizz02]

- 54 without the wind semi running all night turned to honey in the tanks rock springs wy back in the 80s

 

[DeltaRed]

Our fuel supplier sells Lucas fuel treatment.They sell a lot of it,so it must be good. I've never used any of that kind of stuff,but often wondered if I should be using it.

 

[Russ from MN]

In warm humid weather I would add a little biocide, maybe a little 2-stroke oil for injector pump lube.

 

[Ray IN]

I have heard good things about CenPeCo products as well.

 

[stonerock]

use Cen Pe Co its free when I pull in the circut, divison 2 NTPA 6200 4x4 modified

 

[flying belgian]

I use Schaffers nutra year round.

 

[ed will]

I also use Howes but for some reason I thought it was spelled Hawes. Ill check in the morning. I put a bit of 2Cycle with TCW3. It helps lube the inj pump. Ed Will Oliver BC

 

[SVcummins]

There are two kinds of Lucas an anti gel and then just a cleaner

 

[SVcummins]

Anybody that doesn?t believe in an additive has never spent two or three days fighting gelled up trucks and tractors had a whole fleet of semis last year I was helping maintain five or 6 gelled up when it hit 30 below for two weeks straight last year the ones using a healthy dose of hows didn?t gel the rest did

 

[Bob]

If you aren't looking at long term storage and run some fuel through the tractor every year, and replace it with quality fresh fuel, you don't need to add anything to "stabilize" it. As one poster said, a little "biocide" is reasonable, though.

If you don't operate it in temps below freezing, you don't need to add anything to "prevent" wax crystals/gelling.

If you have extra money to spend, there's all sorts of "snake oils" you can buy to prevent non-existent problems, though.

Folks that enjoy spending money on additives will say all sorts of problems were prevented by that, but there's no proof "disaster" would have happened without the "snake oil".

Gotta go "duck and cover" now, some folks don't like hearing the truth!

 

[Brendon-KS]

Hey Bob, your last line reminds me of the saying my dad sometimes uses in describing the mentality of some people: "Don't confuse me with the facts - I have my mind made up!".

 

[Texasmark1]

I use Power Services products in my diesels; have for as long as I can remember. Have used it at least the last 20 years on tractors I've had for at least that long ('63 Ford 2000 4 cyl. and '65 Ford 3000).

Get this: I have never had a fuel related problem (including pumps and injectors) with any of my diesels, excluding new purchases of older equipment which came with the problems, and before I retired I had 7 diesels. Beat that for a record! So much for "Snake Oils" being a waste of money!!!!!!!!

 

[jr1983]

Most are a waste of money. I'm running a 1988 7.3 since 2000 never had any problems. Never put any additives just changed fuel filters. Just cause you didn't have problems doesn't mean the additives did anything just means you didn't have problems.

 

[Texasmark1]

Makes you (one) wonder doesn't it. For a guy that has used them in everything and has proven time and time again they work, even in reviving seemingly dead engines of various types and fuels, it's a no brainer. They work!

 

[DoubleR]

I dump Power Service in my bulk fuel tank when I get a fill up before or during the winter. I also change my filters in 3 Diesel Tractors at that time. The only problem I can recall is when I forgot to add it to a late fill-up in 2012. We had some early below zero weather and my new 3 month old Kubota froze up which I assume came with a new filter in it. I figure the Power Service is cheap insurance and has worked for me.

 

[IowaJohn]

I use Howes year 'round. Add a little more in the winter. It's s'posed to help absorb water. Local elevator runs it and number 2 diesel all winter claim they never gel up. We do get down in the -20 degree temperature range.

 

[rrman61]

Come on guys I just asked a simple question.do we have to argue about everything?

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 11:10:21 12/24/17) Come on guys I just asked a simple question.do we have to argue about everything?

Yes!!! absolutely positively everything. This is America, not North Korea!

 

[showcrop]

(quoted from post at 11:10:21 12/24/17) Come on guys I just asked a simple question.do we have to argue about everything?

Yes!!! absolutely positively everything. This is America, not North Korea!

 

[rrman61]

At least we are still free to speak our mind!have to agreed