super55
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Was cruising some of the diesel truck forums and occassionally hear about how crummy the new ultra low sulfur diesel and the problems guys are having. Don't quote me but apparently the new diesel with it's refining process to get the sulfur out also removes a lot of the characteristics of the lubing properties of the diesel itself.
I know a lot of us are running older equipment where the engines were designed decades before lo-sulf diesel or might not have access to ag/off road high sulfur diesel. Are most of us just running the gauntlet hoping for the best or adding something to help bring back some lube properties.
I have a friend who has a diesel pickup who swears by putting a quart of ATF when he fills up his 50 gal pickup. He's got 200k on the pickup and had zero issues. I know thats not a lot miles but so far it hasn't caused any issues either. A lot of guys are running marvel oil too.
I know a lot of us are running older equipment where the engines were designed decades before lo-sulf diesel or might not have access to ag/off road high sulfur diesel. Are most of us just running the gauntlet hoping for the best or adding something to help bring back some lube properties.
I have a friend who has a diesel pickup who swears by putting a quart of ATF when he fills up his 50 gal pickup. He's got 200k on the pickup and had zero issues. I know thats not a lot miles but so far it hasn't caused any issues either. A lot of guys are running marvel oil too.