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Originally Posted by tbomachines
I have always thought that diesel was fine for a long period of time, the only gremlin being moisture that lets in fungus ("algae"). Gasoline is w different story, requiring stabilizer.
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I agree, I'm pretty sure petro-diesel breaks down on geological time (well, maybe not, but break-down is insignificant).
Prevents sludge and sediment formation
Cleans & Lubricates fuel injectors to improve performance
Helps remove water that microbes and algae require for growth
1. Not sure what the sludge and sediment formation they're talking about is, but I imagine if the fuel is kept in a clean, sealed container, no sludge or sediment will form. Decades of sludge that has already settled should be removed by steam cleaning of the tank, or can be picked up by bio-diesel (cheaper) and dumped into the fuel filter.
2. Standard "injector cleaner" usually only helps if your tips need replacing anyway.
3. Water remover, I already use iso-heet (another sta-bil product), which also advertises injector cleaning, and it requires 6x the concentration of the sta-bil, but it costs less than have as much, so I guess the sta-bil diesel formula is a better bargain.
I honestly don't give these too much thought, but there it is. I just care about the water remover (I'm mostly worried about rust), so I buy the cheapest thing I can find in the store.