Toyboy
Platinum Member
I've got a couple bottles of ATF and no use for them. Somewhere on here I read that mixing it w/fuel was a good thing. If that it a true story, what would the ratio be per 5 gal in my BX. I'm want to use it up.
unless I misse dit.. I did not see atf in that study.
and with mmo being stoddards solvent mostly IIRC.. I don't doubt it did poorly..
soundguy
No, you don't want to put ATF in diesel fuel. Why? ATF typically contains friction modifiers which are beneficial to an automatic transmission but detrimental to a fuel system. Friction is the killer of a diesel fuel system, that's why so many problems occurred when ULSD was introduced, they couldn't handle the lack of lubricity and increased friction created from ULSD. Adding ATF to the fuel would just increase this problem. Run a good additive such as Power Service, Stanadyne,...you pick.
It doesn't matter in a tractor, but another reason why you shouldn't run ATF in a diesel vehicle is because ATF is red, it'll tint the fuel the same color as off road. Need I say more?