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tomm9298 · #2 09-25-2004, 06:24 AM

I will try to avoid politics here, but when the government is run by people with a large financial stake in oil companies, it will be difficult. In Germany the government gives a tax break for diesel users at the pump, not so on gasoline taxes. The idea being that to reduce dependance on foreign oil it would be best to cut consumption. Enter the effeciant diesel engine.
Now, lets play with the sulphur content and make pumps and seals leak in older diesel engines. The text following is a direct copy and past from the link above......:

Engines That Could Be Affected

At a broad level, the seal in any fuel injection system in any diesel engine might be at some (although in many cases negligible) increased risk. This includes not just on-road vehicles such as cars, trucks and buses but also tractors, pumps, boats and generators.

However, it is believed that many of these off-road diesel engines do not experience the same amount of wear and tear on the vulnerable throttle shaft seal and so are less likely to experience seal failures. With regard to on-road engines the predominant risk will be experienced by light diesels (3 Litres or less) but a small group of heavy-duty vehicles with in-line pumps may also be at risk.