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Originally Posted by Gordinho80
i was told that adding a quart of motor oil to the fuel tank is good for the fuel system...yay or nay?
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Very bad for the environment and engine. Engine oil has additives specifically for suppressing its combustion.
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Kerosene
I have not tried this, but I will unless some veteran advises against it. But, a few years ago a long haul trucker I know said in winter he adds kerosene to his fuel to keep it thin. I will start lean, maybe 1 gallon per tank full.
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Kerosene
reduces lubricity and #1 diesel is already winterized. Unless you're driving from Texas to Minnesota on one tank of fuel in the middle of winter, #1 diesel doesn't need any additional anti-gel.
Diesel does not need
any additives as long as you use #1 in the winter months to prevent gelling. Neither #1 or #2 needs any help in lubricity. ULSD became the only on-road fuel sold since 2006 (no matter the pump label), if there was a problem with it there would have been a sudden mass of pump failures within the first 2 years.
The fact we are nearly 5 years into it with 99% of the worlds diesels using straight diesel from the pump means the entire "lubricity" issue was, from the start, purely a myth to sell useless snake oil off the shelves. Just as it was in the early 90's with LSD.