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February 4th, 2015, 23:01
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Southeast Texas
Fuel Economy: 37 MPG (~ 45% city)
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Good to hear that Lightflyer1. I tend to use Kroger fuel. No signs of BD so I had a few ounces of diesel additive just in case.
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February 8th, 2015, 04:09
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Mountains, NC
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Looking at pour point and clouding ... Glad I skipped the "winter additive" and just said screw it fuel is already winterized, use a regular summer additive with max cetane and lubricity no need to pay for more anti gel.
Though I did add some white bottle when we had that November cold snap.
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February 1st, 2016, 18:02
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Iowa
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Its funny. Some third world countries have higher fuel standards than the US. I guess those countries are more interested in whats best for the community and the US is more worried about diluting the fuel as much as possible to yeild the highest profit margin for the producers.
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February 2nd, 2016, 17:35
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Western NC
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^you got it! plus we gotta have it cheaper than (edit: almost?) everyone else!
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September 12th, 2019, 11:08
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Infineum 2018 Winter Diesel Fuel Survey
https://www.infineuminsight.com/medi...0-14112018.pdf
From the graphs for the US it seems Cetane levels are on the rise and lubricity levels (HFFR scores lower) seems to be on the rise. CFPP seems the same or somewhat improved.
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September 12th, 2019, 13:11
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oroville, State of Jefferson / Prescott, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lightflyer1
Infineum 2018 Winter Diesel Fuel Survey
https://www.infineuminsight.com/medi...0-14112018.pdf
From the graphs for the US it seems Cetane levels are on the rise and lubricity levels (HFFR scores lower) seems to be on the rise. CFPP seems the same or somewhat improved. |
I really wish we could get a breakdown by state so I can see how bad the Cetane & Lubricity is in AZ diesel vs CARB Diesel. I need to know so I can adjust my additive usage.
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September 12th, 2019, 21:05
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Even then you still wouldn't know which few stations they tested. It is just a very, very general survey. Probably less than a thousandth of one percent of available stations tested. But I do wish they would provide the names and locations of the stations they test, and if they test the same ones every year. It does seem to show at least some progress is being made over time.
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September 12th, 2019, 23:33
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oroville, State of Jefferson / Prescott, AZ
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lightflyer1
Even then you still wouldn't know which few stations they tested. It is just a very, very general survey. Probably less than a thousandth of one percent of available stations tested. But I do wish they would provide the names and locations of the stations they test, and if they test the same ones every year. It does seem to show at least some progress is being made over time.
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Still, all California station have CARB Diesel so I could see the actual ratings for it.
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