rhett1948
Active member
I've been reading that by 2007, we will be using diesel juice with much lower sulfur content, comparable to fuel used in much of western Europe. It appears that the new fuel will have much lower lubricity than what we currently use in the U.S. I have a 2003 Jetta TDI and a 1997 Dodge truck with a Cummins engine, both with lotsa miles.
Does anyone know what measures fuel producers will take (if any) to increase lubricity in the low sulfur fuel? I know
that even a small percentage of biodiesel in conventional diesel fuel increases lubricity tremendously, but I doubt biodiesel manufacturing capability could begin to keep up with potential demand for the stuff as a fuel supplement,
considering the number of big rigs carrying our daily everything.
I'm interested in hearing the current info on this topic.
Thanks for your posts.
Does anyone know what measures fuel producers will take (if any) to increase lubricity in the low sulfur fuel? I know
that even a small percentage of biodiesel in conventional diesel fuel increases lubricity tremendously, but I doubt biodiesel manufacturing capability could begin to keep up with potential demand for the stuff as a fuel supplement,
considering the number of big rigs carrying our daily everything.
I'm interested in hearing the current info on this topic.
Thanks for your posts.