Power Service Problem???

[hube2]

I'm not a chemist, but things like this pique my curiosity.

I looked at the data sheets for PS products and did some creative searching and guesswork and this is what I came up with 2-Ethylhexanol - Wikipedia.

Please note that I could be wrong because the actual ingredient in PS is a "Trade Secret" and all I had to start with is what PS calls it which is "Hexan-1-ol, 2-ethyl"

It is a type of alcohol, but from what I can find it is a common diesel additive and added by refineries, so it's nothing that is not already in the the fuel you get from the pump. Cetane Improver - Wikipedia

One of the main Cetane Improver additives manufactured today is 2-ethylhexyl nitrate (CAS n°: 27247-96-7)[1] which starts to decompose at 130 °C. 2-ethylhexyl nitrate is the result of the reaction of 2-ethylhexanol and nitric acid.

So someone saying there is alcohol in it is not exactly lying, but they're not giving you the whole story.

Kubota makes there own diesel fuel treatment "Opti-Lube" and it is no surprise to me that they would find some reason to say that theirs is better and to give some reason not to use other brands.

 

[Paystar]

I have used Power Service in my big trucks, heavy equipment and my pickup. And I can say Howes and Cat's fuel treatment are superior. Howes actually unstuck two injectors in an engine that stuck using Power Service.
That's why I think it is superior. But that's just my personal opinion. No scientific proof. Just my performance on the road and off.

 

[oldballs]

Thanks hube2 and ford850.... et al.....Those explanations make sense to me. Now.....guess I'll try some Howes......Guess I'll have to go looking for it locally first. Don't think that I have ever seen it at the places that I shop. Even Walmart stocks PS.

Cheers,
Mike

 

[oosik]

Gee Whiz - I've used PS White jug for over 20 years in my first tractor with no problems. It's going on eleven years of use in my 2009 Kubota M6040 with no problems. I use it in the diesel fuel - year round. I'll grant you - there could well be a better product out there but PS has done everything I need.

 

[hube2]

Gee Whiz - I've used PS White jug for over 20 years in my first tractor with no problems. It's going on eleven years of use in my 2009 Kubota M6040 with no problems. I use it in the diesel fuel - year round. I'll grant you - there could well be a better product out there but PS has done everything I need.

This is my first diesel tractor. I chose to PS after reading about it hear and people that have been using it for many years. If others have been using it for a long time without issues then I'm not concerned about it hurting anything and if there was a big issue with it I doubt it they would still be selling it. Would be a bigger issue if I ended up with jelly in my tank. I have a case of the silver (32oz bottles) and a case of the white plus 1 bottle of 9-1-1 that I hope to never use. I should have enough to last me years, and I do plan on using it year round. Nothing that I've read or discovered has me worried.

 

[RickB]

Even Walmart stocks PS.

Cheers,
Mike

Walmart stocks whatever sells. Brand recognition and price point beats function and quality every time.

 

[Redlands Okie]

Opti lube and howes are easily found here at auto part stores.

 

[Peter 315]

Any truck stop service station will have it also.....

 

[oosik]

I went to PS after one incident. Half way down my mile long driveway and the fuel turned to Jello. Quick thinking - portable generator and my wife's hair dryer.

That taught me three things. Do I REALLY need to use the tractor when it's that cold. Use PS or equal - year round. I bought a commercial heat gun.

 

[oldballs]

Yeah oosik...........i'm getting so old that the very cold of winter gives me second thoughts about the need to deal with the outdoors. One time I even had to fire up the torpedo kerosene heater to thaw out the chain saw so as to be able to pull the start cord. Don't think I'll try that again.

Cheers,
Mike