Texasmark
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- Apr 24, 2012
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- N. Texas
- Tractor
- Ford: '88 3910 Series II, '80 3600, '65 3000; '07 6530C Branson with FEL, 2020 LS MT225S. Case-IH 395 and 895 with cab. All Diesels
Power Services has been serving the large diesel clientele for eons, as have spark engine "snake oil" mfgrs. For a long time there was all this hype about this and that hurting your catalytic converter. Now you hear none of it and the snake oil mfgrs are still in business. My 2011 Chev owner's manual says not to add anything to the gas or oil, yet ever so often I add a can of injector cleaner and things brighten up. I use PS snake oil in my diesels, all of them and they love it.
Noticed how you are starting to buy items with snake oil in the package, fuel stabilizer in particular....Obvious there is something to it. If it was bad for your whatever, why does the dealer sell it when the manual says don't add anything?
I heard mixed reviews on Tier IV engines in that what I heard mentioned that 30 hp and above is where it applied. Well my 2400 has a 24 hp engine and it has a PCV system that's not on my 2007 65 hp, both Cummins engines....couple of hoses and a plastic hootus on top of the valve cover and the name plate says Tier IV. No where does the owner's or service manual mention the subject.
I think it's a crap shoot. Lots of times the OEMs say to not add anything because they probably haven't investigated the concoction and therefore don't want to be liable, but go to their parts window and you can buy what you want at their price with their logo attached and guess what.....Chevy doesn't make injector cleaner....bet they buy it from Chevron....Techron......so the story goes.
Whatever we say is our opinion and maybe what we do. It's your machine, you bought with your money, has to last you as long as you want and all that. Listening to us may or may not be the thing to do. Your decision. But snake oil works for me and has proven itself over and over. NEVER have I had ill effects from using it, but over the years it has solved and prevented many potential problems (to which others admit) for me and I am a firm believer.
Oh and last but not least, what makes #1 diesel different than #2? A chemical or chemicals that lower the viscosity at colder temperatures. What chemical or chemical (refining) process? Same one in snake oils? Who knows, I don't.
Noticed how you are starting to buy items with snake oil in the package, fuel stabilizer in particular....Obvious there is something to it. If it was bad for your whatever, why does the dealer sell it when the manual says don't add anything?
I heard mixed reviews on Tier IV engines in that what I heard mentioned that 30 hp and above is where it applied. Well my 2400 has a 24 hp engine and it has a PCV system that's not on my 2007 65 hp, both Cummins engines....couple of hoses and a plastic hootus on top of the valve cover and the name plate says Tier IV. No where does the owner's or service manual mention the subject.
I think it's a crap shoot. Lots of times the OEMs say to not add anything because they probably haven't investigated the concoction and therefore don't want to be liable, but go to their parts window and you can buy what you want at their price with their logo attached and guess what.....Chevy doesn't make injector cleaner....bet they buy it from Chevron....Techron......so the story goes.
Whatever we say is our opinion and maybe what we do. It's your machine, you bought with your money, has to last you as long as you want and all that. Listening to us may or may not be the thing to do. Your decision. But snake oil works for me and has proven itself over and over. NEVER have I had ill effects from using it, but over the years it has solved and prevented many potential problems (to which others admit) for me and I am a firm believer.
Oh and last but not least, what makes #1 diesel different than #2? A chemical or chemicals that lower the viscosity at colder temperatures. What chemical or chemical (refining) process? Same one in snake oils? Who knows, I don't.
