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Old 10-07-2010, 09:06 AM
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Have you considered mixing 2-stroke oil in the fuel for lubricity instead of the MMO? There was another thread on using JP for fuel, BTUs and lubricity are the main differences it seems between aviation kerosene and diesel as far as the car is concerned (possibly cetane also).

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Old 10-07-2010, 09:11 PM
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I don't use the Marvel for lubricity, but to clean up the injection system. Don't know what's in it, don't care, I can tell a difference in performance after running a qt through it. The Power Services Supplement helps boost the cetane. Turbine fuel does not have the BTU content of Diesel and using the max reccommendation really helps acceleration. That's important on a 4800 pound car developing 150 hp. When diesel was 5 bucks/gal on I10 a couple years ago, the car really made life easier

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Old 10-07-2010, 09:24 PM
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"I just love the "hemp oil" line in post #1...
so... if WVO smells like french fries... um, what's hemp oil smell like? "

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Old 03-27-2012, 07:37 PM
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Just laughing at the "Federales" comments. If you regularly added a qt of ATF to your fuel as lubricity additive, or even MMO (Marvel mystery oil), both of which are RED, that would easily explain why your fuel was red in appearance (like off-road diesel). Anyone know if the police can test fuel for the specific die used for off-road diesel?

I have driven through road blocks, been stopped for a light being out, and strangely enough stopped for speeding, all in my 300TD. So either I am really lucky to have never had my fuel inspected, or this just isnt regular practice for law enforcement.


There is much "wives tale" and "Voodoo" around alternative fuels usage in MB diesels. FYI: we are just as likely to get a load of crap from an old diesel tank at a fuel station that doesnt sell much D2, and/or doesnt maintain their equipment.

Some of my friends sample fuel on a regular basis and avoid stations that produce failing marks. (You might say they obsess over fuel quality, but you have to have a hobby).
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Old 03-27-2012, 07:41 PM
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I'm 90% sure that yes, they do perform a chemical reaction test rather than just a visual color test. Something along the lines of a ph dip strip but configured for the fuel dye they use. I don't think it's as simple as "oh, but officer, that red stuff is just coincidentally red, this isn't the red you're looking for" in many places.

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Just laughing at the "Federales" comments. If you regularly added a qt of ATF to your fuel as lubricity additive, or even MMO (Marvel mystery oil), both of which are RED, that would easily explain why your fuel was red in appearance (like off-road diesel). Anyone know if the police can test fuel for the specific die used for off-road diesel?

I have driven through road blocks, been stopped for a light being out, and strangely enough stopped for speeding, all in my 300TD. So either I am really lucky to have never had my fuel inspected, or this just isnt regular practice for law enforcement.


There is much "wives tale" and "Voodoo" around alternative fuels usage in MB diesels. FYI: we are just as likely to get a load of crap from an old diesel tank at a fuel station that doesnt sell much D2, and/or doesnt maintain their equipment.

Some of my friends sample fuel on a regular basis and avoid stations that produce failing marks. (You might say they obsess over fuel quality, but you have to have a hobby).

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