How much 2 cycle engine oil can be safely added to diesel

[Jeff Lary]

Well I dont think bio diesel has made its way to central maine yet so my question still stands

 

[jonyyuma]

Well I dont think bio diesel has made its way to central maine yet so my question still stands

Hey MODMECH, I would have to believe, IF it has any Bio content, then it would be posted on the dispenser, BY LAW? I know more products are being sold down here, THAT state NO ETHANOL...So far I Haven't seen any Bio added to diesel, but then I don't go to Truckstops to get my diesel?

 

[DieselSJ]

If the ULSD you are pumping has even the slightest bit of "Bio" in it and it almost certainly does, adding anything as a lubrication enhancer is simply unecessary.

The biggest problem with injectors, pumps and diesel fuel systems is lack of proper maintenance. Then people was a "fix-it-in-a-can" and that product does not exist.

True. Even B1 (1% bio) is supposed to match old diesel (pre-LSD) in lubricity.

Hey MODMECH, I would have to believe, IF it has any Bio content, then it would be posted on the dispenser, BY LAW? I know more products are being sold down here, THAT state NO ETHANOL...So far I Haven't seen any Bio added to diesel, but then I don't go to Truckstops to get my diesel?

If any B is added, it must be posted on the dispenser. There is a station here that has B5 at the pump and they are typically a few cents cheaper than the surrounding stations (I know, that is a shocker) so I've been filling there whenever I can. I don't at the 2-stroke oil when I fill there. I also have not noticed a decrease in power or mileage with the B5.

 

[Skyco]

If the ULSD you are pumping has even the slightest bit of "Bio" in it and it almost certainly does, adding anything as a lubrication enhancer is simply unecessary.

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Where do you get the info ULSD "almost certainly does" have "Bio" in it?
If you have a source for that info please tell us....I'd love to have 1-2% bio in my diesel fuel, but don't see that happening unless I add it, and I do when I have it. I pick up some B99 and use it as an additive, problem is I can only get it 150 miles away, in Asheville NC. When I don't have it, I use 2 stroke oil. BTW the B99 does NOT store well, starts smelling a little rancid after a few months.

 

[jonyyuma]

Skyco,I agree on not finding any Bio here either, but could you explain B99? Plz.

 

[clemsonfor]

B99 is biodeisel that is 99% bio. 1% is still fossil feul. My guess is for some property?

The number after the B is the bio content. Kind of like Ethonol. E85, E10, E15 etc.

 

[jocww]

Remember adding trans fluid to road fuel will make it look red like off road fuel.

Mike

So if you get dipped you can just say you poured some ATF in it and its not red dye??

 

[jonyyuma]

B99 is biodeisel that is 99% bio. 1% is still fossil feul. My guess is for some property?

The number after the B is the bio content. Kind of like Ethonol. E85, E10, E15 etc.

Thanks, I has assumed that was the story behind it? We don't have any"B" around here. So people are home-brewing, and i have a friend that is french-frying his Benz, with justa final filter. I feel like it will stall out this winter?

 

[WKTEDDYBEAR]

So if you get dipped you can just say you poured some ATF in it and its not red dye??

do not think I would want to take a chance on that.

 

[jonyyuma]

So if you get dipped you can just say you poured some ATF in it and its not red dye??

This would be expensive, if they believe it is off-road fuel....Don't know how much atf it would take to dye it?