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Home heating oil vs ULSD
Whats up everyone?
I dont know how everyone else feels about the new ULSD, but Im losing milage, and fuel from the leaky return lines. I just about got home with an almost empty tank, drove about 30 miles with the reserve light on. I decided to try some heating oil in my tank, to see the difference in the fuels. What a difference! It no longer shakes the car at low idle, the car makes about 1/2 the noise and operates the way its supposed to with real diesel. I live in New York City, and idling drives me crazy, especially when the car is rattling. Anyone else do this. Only downfall seems that it smokes (black) a lil bit more than usual. Matt |
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Do a search.
Heating oil is the same as road diesel. The only difference is tax added to the cost of road diesel (And, until 2009, home heating oil has 500ppm sulfur instead of 15ppm.). |
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ahhh so im still covered for a few years. The car runs beautiful right now, im more than pleased. With ULSD, is there any additive that can make it run better?
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I little bit of biodiesel is supposed to help. I noticed a much quieter cold idle with about 30% bio.
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As Kynetx mentioned, blending in some Biodiesel does seem to help.
Home Heating Oil does not have the anti-gel agents added like in winter transportation diesel....so if your sneaking a little into your tank at times be careful in cold weather. If Biodiesel is not available where you are try adding some Marval Mystery Oil or Transmission Fluid to the USLD which should quite injectors down a little.
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i noted lower mileage today and yesterday with my dodge pickup.
03 cummins with six manual. one or two mpg maybe. tom w
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In the summer, I would just put in a few percent of new veggie oil (1/2 to 1 gallon per tank full). In the winter I would mix 1 gallon of gasoline with 3 gallons of veggie oil and add that mix on each fillup.
The VO really smoothed out my idle. A shot of cetane boost (Diesel Kleen? from WalMart?) wouldn't hurt either. Fix your leaky lines. They probably were bad even before you went to ULSD.
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