What additives do you use in your fuel and engines?

[TractorTYMe]

I only use anti-gel additives in the cold season. Else straight red-dye diesel in mah tractor.

 

[RalphVa]

I put the white bottle PS in the diesel I put into the generator's 60 gallon tank. Lately, I've been taking fuel from it for the tractor.

Otherwise, never used any additive for 39 years in the diesel cars.

 

[5030]

I won't get into where else I use farm fuel...lol Lets just say, I'm cheap and don't take the truck anywhere where anyone can stick the tank....lol

 

[5030]

What I've often wondered is, I wonder if refiners add any bio diesel to their supposedly no bio diesel blends?

 

[jjeff]

Marvel mystery oil. A very old marine diesel mechanic told me about it. He claimed he never had to replace an injector or pump when you add it to diesel/ he worked on bigger work boats. I use it occasionally and neither have I though id be very reluctant to put it in newer diesels with dpf etc.

 

[the old grind]

MMO is 40% or so odorless mineral spirits and 40% or so 'light mineral' oil per MSDS, but then so is WD-40 per its.

As for E-anything alcohol as fuel remains an energy-negative product. IMO there are better uses for CRP lands than growing crappy corn to cash in on federal subsidies.

btw, with all the signs against solar farms going up around here our diesels may be around or longer than we think vs going electric.

 

[Cougsfan]

I use nothing in my gas, and nothing in my diesel. I tend to think most additives are snake oil. For my small engines I do use non-ethanol fuel. We don't have much biodiesel around my neck of the woods (thank goodness). I haven't had any fuel issues in decades.
(soapbox time)
I love the concept of biodiesel, but in reality the stuff we get today is an inferior diesel with all sorts of inconsistencies and problems. It may work someday, but manufacturers would need to re-engineer diesel fuel systems to successfully run such an inconsistent, corrosive, and often impure fuel. The same goes for ethanol. It is nothing more than a crappy additive. The difference is modern cars have been re-engineered to successfully run the e10 while most small engines haven't. And whoever believes ethanol is going to help reduce CO2 build-up in the atmosphere isn't aware of the fossil fuel energy required to produce ethanol. It is a contrived story line created to subsidize the farming industry.

 

[oosik]

I'm about 50 miles north of Cougsfan and might get a tad colder in the winter. Whatever - I DO use PS in my diesel fuel - year round. I've had one experience with the diesel jelling. I took my portable generator and wife's hairdryer down the driveway. Half an hour of this nonsense - problem cured. Once in 40+ years out here. That was 38 years ago.

Brother - you have hit the nail squarely on the head, Cougsfan. "It's a contrived story line created to subsidize the farming industry".

 

[Wagtail]

Ethanol free (91 octane) petrol for the ute, Lawn Tractor and 2-stroke mix. Non-bio diesel for the 4105.
"Fuel Doctor" in ALL the fuel tanks.

Sorry but "Fuel Doctor" is only available in Aus & NZ.

 

[mcfarmall]

I buy my diesel in a few 5 gallon cans so it's always fresh, use Stanadyne performance in the silver bottle, non-ethanol rec gas in the lawn tractors and the C.