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Originally Posted by mech644
Fuel systems in these old MB's is designed for a diesel formulation that does not exist anymore.
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That problem won't be solved by adding some magic brew to the fuel filter every 20k miles.
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Originally Posted by benzhacker
...the use of ATF to fill the filter after filter change is not incompatible with overall good practice and will at the very least maintain the mantra of "do no harm."
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That's a pretty radical departure from your previous statement. We have gone from "the definition of effectiveness" to the
presumption of doing "no harm."
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Originally Posted by benzhacker
There are genuinely destructive practices and issues with fuel quality that a diesel owner needs to be much more concerned with than whether or not ATF was added to the fuel filter during the last change.
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A questionable practice is not transformed into a good practice because even worse options are available.