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Originally Posted by Mike D
Try a bit of a Cetane booster such as the Power Service or Stanadyne line. We get shyte fuel in Arizona since we went to ULSD.
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Use at the recommended rate. "More" doesn't mean "better".
Stanadyne is the best but can be hard to locate. The Power Service is also a good choice, either the "Diesel Kleen" or the "Fuel Supplement". We don't need the anti-gel properties of the supplement but sometimes it is all I can find.
I won't guarantee it will cure your problem but it works wonders on the OM615-617 series. |
If you have a bio diesel plant near you, try a tank of straight B100 and see if that quiets it down. It did for me.
The OM61x and OM60x engines can tolerate B100 but it will eat the standard o-rings in the fuel system if used consistently.
The CDI (OM648/OM642/OM651) engines cannot tolerate bio above 5%.
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