Oil & Fuel Fuel Addative

[LBrown59]

How I mix it :

How much power service would you put into a 5 gallon fuel tank?

5 Gallons 3 ounces.
30 Gallons 16 ounces
55 Gallons 32 ounces

 

[newbury]

newbury has a point. power service has 2 versions of application of doses, old and new. IF you get a bottle that been sitting on the shelf for 2 years, you might run into the older version of dosage rate. So just read the bottle and follow, even if you can't be precise adding a bit extra by accident shouldn't hurt it but down take my word for it. This has been discussed many times here on TBN.

Also there are other equally as good additives which do the same thing, I've just been using PS because that's what Walmart has and I've been using it on my '88 Ford. '09 VW, and as soon as I put fuel in, my '07 Kubota.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

How much power service would you put into a 5 gallon fuel tank?

One glug for a 5 gallon tank. A glug and a half in cold weather.

I sure hope that it doesn't have to be precise.

 

[shakin]

i use 911 in the winter not worth the aggrivation of the fuel gelling, and it does happen especially in the fall when you might buy fuel at the pump which is not treated. also as fuel sits algae is formed a product called biobor is good for this. also do a search for algae x this is an in line unit that gets rid of algae in you're fuel, alot of our customers ask for these in their boats.

 

[DieselPower]

You use 911 all winter? Sure hope not, it is intended to be used as a emergence additive only in systems that have already gelled. There are preventative additives that should be used in place of 911 which is a last resort additive.

 

[Mace Canute]

From wikipedia: "Sulfur is not a lubricant in of itself, but it can combine with the nickel content in many metal alloys to form a low melting point eutectic alloy that can increase lubricity. The process used to reduce the sulfur also reduces the fuel's lubricating properties. Lubricity is a measure of the fuel's ability to lubricate and protect the various parts of the engine's fuel injection system from wear. The processing required to reduce sulfur to 15 ppm also removes naturally-occurring lubricity agents in diesel fuel."
Fuel additive is a MUST now that the sulphur content of on-road diesel had been dropped so drastically from approximately 500ppm to < 15ppm. Depending on country, off road fuel has a couple of years left at 500ppm, but by 2014 Canada and USA will both see all fuel < 15ppm.
I guess the only question is what brand of fuel conditioner should you use. I definitely am not an expert on the subject but I have found a product called DZL-LENE XL/10 made by the Texas Refinery Corporation (Texas Refinery Corp. Quality Lubricants, Specialty Roof Coatings and Property Maintenance) to be an excellent product...very good bang for the buck. It can be used in both diesel and gas engines and it works.

 

[DieselPower]

If your using DZL-LENE XL/10 from TRC you might consider their DZL-PEP. Unlike DZL-LENE which is designed to be used in not only diesel engines but also gasoline engines the DZL-PEP is for diesel engines only. It has much better treat ratio's ranging from 1:1000 to 1:3000, even better bang for the buck.

 

[jcmseven]

I have often wondered if the fuel additive is really worth the money. I cannot speak to my tractor, but I have fairly consistently run PS fuel additive in my diesel trucks, including my new GMC 2500 Duramax. I honestly cannot say it afforded me any better mileage, and have have run numbers over the years on three different diesel trucks. I buy my fuel, whenever possible at truckstops and high-sell places to assure myself that the fuel is fresh, and I drive a lot, so none of my equipment nor trucks sit idle much. I do not know the answer here, but it seems like these fuel additives may be some substance combined with some hype. Others??

John M

 

[shakin]

i guess i dont use the 911 all winter, i just did a search for 911 and see thats it's in a red bottle the stuff i use is in a silver or white bottle. i'll look for a bottle in the garage or the truck i use it in that also, because the truck tows my sleds and i don't like to be stranded. i think it's the same manufacturer though.

 

[spruce Deere]

Brother-in-law found a product called Syntek Global is exploding! The growth is phenomenal. Is the latest, greatest gas and diesel treatment. Used for years by embassies for fuel in storage, large mining outfits for maintenance reduction and just released to the market this year. Puts lubrication back in low-sulfur, low grade fuels, ups cetane numbers in diesel, makes gas storageable much longer, improves octane count, improves mileage bla, bla, bla. Pretty much everything but an anti-gel for diesel. Treatment ratio is quarter oz. to 20 gallons fuel. I have not tried any yet to see though.