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Originally Posted by mach4
These old engines were built in the days of "normal" diesel. As such, the engineers relied on the high lubricity of the diesel fuel to lubricate the injector pump. Fast forward to today when we've outlived the low-sulfur fuel era and are now saddled with ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel) with comparatively no lubricity.
Do yourself a favor and add 1-2% two stroke oil to your fuel to restore lubricity and protect what's left of your IP  - cheap insurance! |
I like the 2-stroke oil idea! I have a couple quarts in the shop. I've heard Others swear by all sorts of additives: Olive Oil, MMO, SeaFoam, Tinkerbell's Pixie Dust. I certainly agree that some slick stuff should be added. How about used engine oil? Only kidding! I read somewhere that hours and mileage aren't really the standard unit of measure considering the absence of sulfur. Engineers are rating and projecting longevity units of fuel consumed by the engine.
I should point out that I owned and operated the car for about a year prior to parking it and I only ever used biodiesel(B99) for the added lubricity. In fact I was running B99 when I parked. I drained the tank and kept the fuel(@ 15 gal.) It didn't polymerize in the Jerry cans I stored it in though it does have a slightly different odor. B99 in the IP may have saved it, may have ruined it. I'll never know for certain. I've never used and probably never will use WVO based upon what I've read thus far. I understand through research that Petro-Diesel begins to break down into polymers 90 days after distillation.