Parts Catalog Accessories Catalog How To Articles Tech Forums
Call Pelican Parts at 888-280-7799
Shopping Cart Cart | Project List | Order Status | Help



Go Back   PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum > Mercedes-Benz Tech Information and Support > Diesel Discussion

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #31  
Old 01-13-2010, 01:45 PM
Eric's Avatar
Banned
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 222
Quote:
Originally Posted by rcounts View Post
At that dilution I don't think cow piss would hurt one of these engines
or magically increase its fuel economy.

Reply With Quote
  #32  
Old 01-13-2010, 06:24 PM
rcounts's Avatar
Registered User
 
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Kent, WA
Posts: 1,189
Quote:
Originally Posted by Eric View Post
or magically increase its fuel economy.
Now hold on there, the claim isn't that detergents added at a ratio of 1:1000 are increasing fuel ecnonomy.

The claim is that 2-stroke oil added at a ratio of 1:100 will increase fuel ecnonomy.

So let's not go comparing apples to watermelons.

However, 1% of anything in the fuel increasing the fuel economy 4%-8% (1-2 mpg) still seems like a bit of a stretch, but not impossible. If it improves the cetane value significantly, then I could buy that - maybe...
__________________
1984 300 Coupe TurboDiesel
Silver blue paint over navy blue interior
2nd owner & 2nd engine in an otherwise
99% original unmolested car
~210k miles on the clock

1986 Ford F250 4x4 Supercab
Charcoal & blue two tone paint over burgundy interior
Banks turbo, DRW, ZF-5 & SMF conversion
152k on the clock - actual mileage unknown
Reply With Quote
  #33  
Old 01-13-2010, 08:05 PM
seanarcher's Avatar
VALUE ADDED DATA
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: spacecoast
Posts: 138
i remember reading it in diesel world or diesel power mag.they have a website ,i guess a tenth of a percent of detergent may not do anything to a fuel system.I am not sure i want to take that chance.I more worried about the seals in the injection system.perhaps i should try some sae 30 motor oil instead?i dont think there are any detergents in those.
if anybody knows about that i would be intersted to see the stats.
Reply With Quote
  #34  
Old 01-13-2010, 08:30 PM
Registered User
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Chicago
Posts: 326
I remember a discussion of this several years ago. Several posts indicated that a little "added protection" would otherwise not harm anything, so some were adding a small amount of a petroleum- based thin hydraulic fluid like atf at fillup in order to help ensure there would be no, or less wear on the IP as a result of the re-formulated fuel. When I posed the question to a friend who works for an oil company, he shrugged off the idea that mechanical pumps would have excessive wear- and suggested that "most pumps nowadays" would be fine with the reduced sulfur component in the fuel- because they were comprised of very little metal, instead being made mostly with plastic and metal-alloy internal parts "it's just a simple electric pump." The problem I see is that fuels are being developed not for 20+ year old diesel cars which are still running along without issues, but what the manufacturers are cranking out now.

I add a bit of additive at fillup for piece of mind more than anything. I buy B20 when I can find it (the 190 loves it.) But truthfully, after changing fuel filters 2-3 times in a year on our gas car due to sludge, I don't have any reason to trust that the companies I buy my fuel from are looking out for my old diesel.

Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On




All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:54 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2024 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Peach Parts or Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page