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06-23-2005, 10:59 AM
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ATF Injector cleaner questions
Interesting discussions here Use type "A" Use Type "F" Don't use Mercron etc etc?
What's ya'lls input?
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06-23-2005, 11:24 AM
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I wonder what's wrong with using actual cetane boosters and additives like DieselKleen in silver gallon container available at truck stops. Something like 4 oz. of DieselKleen treats 20 gallons.
Seems like y'all biodiesel nuts go out of your way to find esoteric ingredients for your crazy concoctions. Has anybody suggested potato rinds for fuel filters? 21st Century bootleggers, that's what ye are! Last edited by 300SDog; 06-23-2005 at 11:33 AM.
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06-23-2005, 03:14 PM
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Also using ATF as injector cleaner was and in some places still is more readily available than any of the diesel cetane additives. For example in the area I live the trucking routes are a bit of a ways from us so their really is no support for truckers.. Thus very little diesel products are sold, thus very little stocked. There is no Bosch service center here either. Closest one is around 100 plus miles away from what I hear.
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06-23-2005, 04:11 PM
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There is a good site for the older VW diesels where they recommend filling a new fuel filter with ATF before installing. I also ran Power Service injector cleaner about every 3-4th fillup and threw a quart of ATF in the tank every oil change. Had a 1.6 VW N.A. that went 200K with one set of injectors and glow plugs. Doing the same on my 300D
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06-23-2005, 04:15 PM
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Some diesel mechanics I know swear that putting a quart of atf in your tank will clean the system out and improve things. I tried it once and didn't notice anything. What I did notice was a slight lack of power, from using atf insted of Power Service.
Cetane boosters do seem to work.
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