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05-22-2003, 01:56 PM
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Premium Diesel
Has anyone ever heard of Premium Diesel? There is a Shell station in town that advertises Premium #2 Diesel and the price is a little higher than what appears to be average. I looked at the pump and there was no cetane rating so I have no idea what the difference would be.
Thanks,
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05-22-2003, 02:16 PM
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Wish I could help, but, I've not seen anything like that in KC
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05-22-2003, 02:26 PM
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wording
mts just another way of saying diesel #2 for street use versus
diesel for off road/farm use. do a search, this has been mentioned before.
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05-22-2003, 09:52 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. I did a Google search and found this site. Check out the info on the left side of the page. Looks like there are guidelines for "Premium Diesel".
http://www.octel-starreon.com/Products_Premium_Diesel.htm
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05-22-2003, 11:40 PM
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But to be labeled as Premium, the fuel only has to pass only 2 out of the 5 requirements. That's only 40%. That was an "F" when I went to school.
Are we going to have "Extra Premium" for 3 out of 5, "Super Premium" for 4 out of 5 and "Ultra Premium" for 5 out of 5 requirements? P E H
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05-23-2003, 08:20 AM
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Good observation. Guess I didn't read that close enough. Oh, well. Now I'm glad I filled up at the Hess station yesterday for $1.36/gal. instead of $1.54 for "Premium" or even worse, $1.59 at the Hess near my house (7-8 mi. away from the one I used). Crazy how prices can vary even at the same brand stores.
On a side note, I put in a bottle of a new additive - Gumout Diesel Treatment for heavy duty engines. The guy at Advanced said it just came out a couple weeks ago. A little on the high side at $5 and only treats 35 gal. but the claims on the bottle looked good  . If not, I'll go back to my mainstay, Power Service Diesel Kleen.
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06-15-2003, 10:10 PM
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Just a follow-up on the Gumout additive. It seems to work pretty well. Acceleration is good for a non-turbo and no noticeable smoke when accelerating. I've used Diesel Kleen on the last two tanks and will probably go back to the Gumout for good. It's a little more expensive, but I can use the performance increase.
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