How much does the StarTron cost and where didi U get it.
I used Biobor. It worked great but was expensive, about $40 and another $40 for shipping because it was considered a hazardous chemical.

I'm actually HOPING I have this problem so I can throw the little buggers under the digital lab scope.

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1972 W115 220D/8 SLS, Coffman Starter "Ümläüt"

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They really over charged you..
Any Marina or boat supply has this product, generally for $20.00

I got my BioBor for $12 locally (and it has the neat bottle that allows you to measure how much you are putting in the tank).

BioBor worked perfect for me!!! Got it at west marine. $18

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1973 220D "Emerson"

...cans and information from the manufacturers of diesel fuel additives state that their product kills or treats 'algae'...

Anwer anyone....? Anyone ---- ?

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62 W121 190DB - Original CA/AZ Car - Excellent Example
99 E300 Turbo Diesel - 362,000...Awesome Daily Driver
01 E320 Wagon - 297,xxx (wife's work car)
01 E320 Wagon - 131,000
02 Land Rover Disco SE- 110,000
87 BMW 325is (E30) Full Restore - Son's
06 Mini Cooper 'S' - Son's
87 Toyota FJ60 Land Cruiser - Showroom Condition - 152,000

84 300D - 142,xxx :cool - "Sold"
83 300D-"Sold" - 211,456
85 300SD-"Sold" - 213,789

It probably kills kittens, too..but that doesn't get you to buy it.

Deceptive marketing?

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My bottle of soltron (same sorta stuff) just claims to kill microbes...whatever that means. I guess anything living in the tank will die, must be pretty lethal stuff.

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Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

I'll toss in my results on StarTron. Never had a problem with clogged filters. My reserve light quit working in the late 80's or early 90's. Never fixed it, I just watch the gauge closer.

Last year, I noticed dark discoloration in my transparent fuel filter. Went to West Marine and read the bottles of Biobor and StarTron. Decided against Biobor as it seemed more likely to cause the filters to plug while StarTron would keep them open. I used the StarTron and the dicoloration cleared. My reserve light now works again. I now treat every tank of diesel from small premixed bottles I keep in the trunk containing 2 oz of StarTron and 10 oz of 2 cycle oil (concerned about lack of lubricity in ULSD).
Happy with results. Discoloration gone, light works again after manny years, and car idles better than it has for some time.

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Charles
1983 300D, bought new, 215k+ miles, donated to Purple Hearts veterans charity but I have parts for sale: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-benz-cars-sale/296386-fs-1-owner-83-mb-300d-turbo-rebuild-parts.html

Fungus grows in the dark , Algae needs sunlight . therefore , you CANNOT have Algae in your fuel tank .

Remember 7th grade science class ? I don't either .

Startron is the ***** .

Taking apart & cleaning the fuel sender is easy , I scraped about 1 OZ. of black fungus goo out of mine , Startron never had a chance at that .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better

Fungus grows in dark sweaty places,like jock itch and toes.I use my algae in my pond as a facial.

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran, deutschland deutschland uber alles uber alles in der welt

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works

If like me you don't have anyplace close to get it, Amazon has StarTron 16.66-21.something and 33.something for the 8-16 and 32 oz. bottles. Free ship if you have Amazon Prime.

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You're a daisy if you do.
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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Star Tron

Here we are years later , SWMBO's cherry '82 240D got a case of fungus last month so I began dosing it again and in three tankfulls the fungus was GONE ! .

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-Nate
1982 240D 408,XXX miles
Ignorance is the mother of suspicion and fear is the father

I did then what I knew how to do ~ now that I know better I do better