Premium Fuel Cetane
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wjdell
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do a test - see which one works best for you. 3 tanks shell 3 tanks Gulf keep stats and then let us know
dieseldorf
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GULF offers a premium diesel fuel called DIESELECT.
Ask the station owner what they're selling (if they're advertising the premium fuel).
Ask the station owner what they're selling (if they're advertising the premium fuel).
quadboss74
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why can't these stinking "gas" stations just mark the pump??? why does everything have to be difficult!
daBooj
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if you ask the man/lady at the register you find the answer to your question, quadboss74.
Ask them if the diesel is premium diesel, the response is 90% of the time (in my findings), "Diesel is diesel."
I get that answer word for word, and my slight response isn't enough to persuade them otherwise. And I ask at places advertising PREMIUM diesel.
Ask them if the diesel is premium diesel, the response is 90% of the time (in my findings), "Diesel is diesel."
I get that answer word for word, and my slight response isn't enough to persuade them otherwise. And I ask at places advertising PREMIUM diesel.
40X40
Experienced
I asked at my local SHELL station. They never heard of cetane. They are
not overly familiar with soap either. They gave me a ULSD handout, but
had not bothered to read it themselves. I am looking for a cleaner place,
wish me luck!!
Bill
not overly familiar with soap either. They gave me a ULSD handout, but
had not bothered to read it themselves. I am looking for a cleaner place,
wish me luck!!
Bill
wny_pat
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Bill, I love that!! And you said it so well.40X40 said:
wjdell
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Its hard for them to give us a CETANE number as shipment to shipment vary. Shell like all others gets their fuel and it has a rating. Nothing less than 36 is accepted, it is then additised, and I guess meets the min of 40 and then sent to the retailers. My data source was Palmdale Oil co. It was 40 to 45 on average and I hear that 43 to 48 is now the norm to be expected. I can tell you that I did not add CETANE boost to my last shipment of ULSD and within 3 tanks my engine got louder. I ordered to bottles of Amsoil CETANE boost, I wish I had a DB meter that was sensative enough to show the difference.
mrGutWrench
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__. And it's perfectly OK under the "legal" definition of PREMIUM DIESEL to sell fuel that's not a d@mned bit higher in cetane than the other rotgut that everyone else sells. (Yeah, it should have other good attributes but it's OK for the cetane to be ordinary.)quadboss74 said:
why does everything have to be difficult!
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TomatoPie
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My diesel experience, just 26k so far, matches my conventional fuel experience, which is probably around 750k miles: it runs the same on any name brand fuel. Fuel additives do nothing that can be substantiated. Automakers design vehicles to run on standard fuel without additives. I get about the same mileage and performance (philly region) on Citgo, Sunoco, Exxon, BP, whatever I buy. I stopped adding stuff because it did not make a whit of difference.
Owning and driving a diesel need not be too complicated.
Owning and driving a diesel need not be too complicated.
Bob_Fout
Oil Wanker
Yup, the 40 to 45 cetane fuel here in the US is up the 49 or 51 cetane fuel our engines were designed for...TomatoPie said:
I'd say cetane boost year round and anti-gel when it's cold are the two most important functions an additive can provide.
TomatoPie
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I do use an antigel in the winter, but I probably don't need that either.Bob_Fout said:Yup, the 40 to 45 cetane fuel here in the US is up the 49 or 51 cetane fuel our engines were designed for...
I'd say cetane boost year round and anti-gel when it's cold are the two most important functions an additive can provide.
I've used the Cetane Boost. It did no harm, but it did no good, either. Not more power, or better mileage, or quieter, or better tasting. IT was quite helpful to the retailer and the manufacturer of the product, though.
wjdell
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How do we know the fuel is 49 to 51. Have you ever read what it takes to actually test CETANE, and the basic test is not accurate. The data I found on the net was identical to what my fuel supplier told me - 40 to 45 is now 43 to 48 on average. If you can boost 3 numbers min on a 7 number dose, that is 46 to 51, no more than 50 to 55.