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Originally Posted by Diesel911
Please explain this in detail.
I tough it was reasonably well know that WVO has more Acid, Water and unknown crap in it. How does that be come a better Lubricant.
Then there is the fact the even heated WVO is still thicker than Diesel Fuel. The Elements in the Fuel Injection are lubricated by the Fuel. If the Fuel is not thin enough to get between the Plunger and Barrel of the Element to lubricate it well.
End, then WVO is noted for occasionally killing a Fuel Injection Pump and Diesel Fuel is not noted for that.
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Fyi, ULSD is notoriously well known for damaging fuel lubricated rotary injection pumps that were designed prior to the intro of the newer fuel. I have replace 5 or 6 early 6.2, 6.5 chevy pums, as well as 6.9 and 7.3 early pumps in fords, that were experiencing wholly fuel related wear problems. You can see the galling when the pump is apart.
VO does not do that, nor is the bogeyman of "acid content" a concern for the most part. What it does do, is build up like plaque if theres an air problem or if people are horribly undisciplined on flushing it out of the fuel system hot.
Personally, i have never seen a picture of or heard from a single person who has done it, a single rubber seal eaten away from vo usage. Gummed up equipment from polymerization? Sure.
Do an experiment, fry some chicken, strain the fyrer oil, and toss a bunch of rubber seals and metal parts in there. Leave it for a month. Apart fro having to chip the parts out of the rubber cement, these parts will be fine