Injection Cleaner for Tractors?

[gumshu]

Fuel Injection Cleaner for Tractors? What do you guys use and how often?

 

[smstonypoint]

I use Power Services in the gray bottle (DIESEL KLEENｮ +Cetane Boostｮ: Max HP Formula ? use during non-winter months for the ultimate in performance.) in warmer weather.

Steve

 

[gumshu]

I use Power Services in the gray bottle (DIESEL KLEENｮ +Cetane Boostｮ: Max HP Formula ? use during non-winter months for the ultimate in performance.) in warmer weather.

Steve

smtonypoint... thanks, much appreciated.

 

[clemsonfor]

i use power service all year when i think about it. Will raise the Cetane and seems to quite up the deisel knock that my yanmar 2cy produces. Some may call it snake oil not needed blah blah. But with the low lubricity of our fuel nowadays it helps restore some of that back as well and at least to me quiet the motor up a bit. Now for those of you who say im wasting my money or what ever i usually use one of the smaller bottles a year, and that is doubling the labled dose each time. I probly dont use 25 gallons of fuel a year so its not that big a deal for me. It means im spending like $7 extra a year. I can run for most of 2 days on a 5 gallon tank of fuel. AHHH the benefits of a smaller efficient yanmar!!

 

[Soundguy]

yep.. i use white or silver bottle ps pretty much year round..

 

[V1Rotate]

I use Howes Fuel Treatment, Probably just as good as Power Service. Engines run clean and no startiing problems in the winter.

 

[msb1766]

I use Power Service white bottle year round, due to cold temps in the winter.

 

[Gary Fowler]

I dont use anything and have no starting problems either. I did recently start putting in some Stabil for Diesel in my bulk tank since it takes about a year to run it out. I had no problems prior to using it, but its one of those preventative things I suppose just like PS or other fuel treatment. You never know if it works but if it doesnt work you know, but if it gives you a warm fuzzy feeling maybe it is worth the money spent. All of my diesel engines are designed to run on ULSD except my old 332 JD lawnmower. It seems to work just fine on it also as did the Yanmar 4220 that I had for 4 years running straight diesel with no additives.

 

[Johnp33]

I worked on Class eights that had over a million miles on them never had an injector problem. In the last ten years, the only fuel system problem that I ever saw wasfrom people using the wrong filters, or the improper filters on a system contaminated with water.
The myth that the newer fuel has less lubricity is 100% BS, there are additives added. If removing the sulfur was so bad, then adding a few rocks to you tank should work.
Removing the sulphur cut down on the valves burnt, turbo,s damaged, liners scored, nothing else. Big companies do not add anything to the fuel.

 

[Soundguy]

I worked on Class eights that had over a million miles on them never had an injector problem. In the last ten years, the only fuel system problem that I ever saw wasfrom people using the wrong filters, or the improper filters on a system contaminated with water.
The myth that the newer fuel has less lubricity is 100% BS, there are additives added. If removing the sulfur was so bad, then adding a few rocks to you tank should work.
Removing the sulphur cut down on the valves burnt, turbo,s damaged, liners scored, nothing else. Big companies do not add anything to the fuel.

that post is rife with small but important technical errors....

 

[Diamondpilot]

Only thing I use is Howse in the winter.

Chris

 

[newbury]

Need to read Bosch's comments on the low lubricity effect of American ULSD on their pumps, and read about problems with newer 1 ton and smaller diesels that use the Bosch pumps.
Links have been posted on this forum.

 

[Mace Canute]

that post is rife with small but important technical errors....

Isn't it though?

FYI http://rivrdog.typepad.com/files/copy-of-diesel-fuel-additive-version-3.pdf

I use a Texas Refinery Corporation fuel additive...it's a high quality product that's readily available for me.

 

[EE_Bota]

I use off road diesel. I have one of the large filter funnels that takes out water and small contaminants on the way into the tractor fuel tank. Then I put in some Power Service once it is in the tractor.

I expect the funnel to detect any diesel bugs, and the Power Service to keep the fuel nice after it is in the tractor.

 

[sw03]

pull a UOa before using Power S and after Power S...I will never use it again...watch your wear spike using it..using MMO or 131 is way better. But ha, you cannot but (1) at walfart.

 

[Mace Canute]

pull a UOa before using Power S and after Power S...I will never use it again...watch your wear spike using it..using MMO or 131 is way better. But ha, you cannot but (1) at walfart.

From http://rivrdog.typepad.com/files/copy-of-diesel-fuel-additive-version-3.pdf

10) Power Service Diesel Kleen + Cetane Boost
Multi-purpose
Cetane improver, bio-diesel compatible, alcohol free
HFRR 575, 61 micron improvement
400:1 ratio
8.32 oz/tank
$1.58/tank

17) Marvel Mystery Oil
Gas, Oil and Diesel fuel additive (NOT ULSD compliant, may damage 2007 and newer systems)
HFRR 678, 42 microns worse than baseline fuel.
320:1 ratio 0.4 oz/tank
$3.22/tank

 

[Bob77064]

Power Service in the white bottle is what I use.

 

[WilliamBos]

Only thing I use is Howse in the winter.

Chris

Use either Hawes or Kleen Flo. Have gotten too many horror stories on PS gelling in the colder climates to even risk buying it. Also use it year round for lubricity.