fuel additives

[wbski007]

Geeves this is probably one for you, what would be good to add to your fuel to give it more lubricity besides that expencive stuff you can buy at auto parts, I herd that you could use transmission fluid, but there's pros and cons to that.

[MrBIGHORN]

Hi Wayne. Over here in the land of the long white cloud, Woolly sheep and five session in one day??????.
I don't know who comes up with these saying (They should be shoot).
Anyway over here in kiwi land they have removed the sulphur from the diesel witch helped lub the injector pump and keeped the rubber O rings soft so a good freind who works in a oil refinery told me to add 100ml of 2stroke oil to every tank full. Have had no problems in the last 8 years.

Good luck
Chris

[wbski007]

Thanks a bunch Chris, same thing over here, Ford 6.9 and 7.3's pumps were locking up like crazy, when they first started removing the sulpher, I herd about the 2 cycle oil before but forgot about it, good going. My son called me one time from a gas station, all nervice, say he filled his Dodge Cummins 5.9 with kerosine and was afraid to drive it, I told him to put a few quarts oil 30W in and it would OK
cheers Wayne

[Demonic]

I have been using the Morleys Diesel additive with is basicly the same stuff as the Lucas upper cylinder additive, and have noticed i get better Kms from a tank and it is running better, Truck doesnt smoke anyway but its good stuff.

Also it raises the Cetane lvl by 5pts.

[daisy]

Ive also been using a two stroke mix (1:200) for a few years now cant say i noticed much difference but piece of mind knowing i was lubing things up a bit
and nothing bad has happened and running like a dream still.
do a search on the web about it there heaps about it

[geeves]

I dont use anything except some injector cleaner before every wof

[mulover]

I'm like geeves, never ussed anything except injector cleaner every now and then. That 2 stroke oil is a very interesting idea!!

[wbski007]

I can tell you using two stroke can't hurt. I remember now reading an artical back in the late 80's when they started taking the sulfur out of diesel, to mix two stroke in your fuel to stop your IP pump from lockng up, alot of early ford and chevy IP pumps bit the dust for lack of lubrication, of course the newer pumps are made to run OK on the diesel we have today, but I'm going with a little two stroke with fill ups anyway, like I say it can't hurt.

[scruff123]

this is what i use
http://www.powerupusa.net/info_gen49d.htm
its awsome stuff.
i also use there oil additives and have have very good results.
its about $100 NZD a litre but only need 1ml per litre of diesel

[Drift]

Interesting thread here on Piston Heads about additives.

http://www.pistonheads.com/Gassing/topi ... 0it!&mid=0

[scruff123]

powerup is not one of those general additives you can buy off the shelf. its awsome stuff- engine oil additive works buy forming a wear reducing high strength film wich can withstand pressure of 200,000psi. it provides the critical parts of the engine-ring zone, cam lobes, turbo etc with boundary lubrication far exceeding that of conventional oils

[scruff123]

http://www.powerupusa.net/videos.htm
ive seen this machine working, my dad is the rep for northland and has one, its amazing how it works and can also withstand coolant if it get in the oil.
cheers

[geeves]

Ive seen that machine as well and it is amazing for the pressure it can withstand but that pressure is irelevent in an engine. Where in an engine do you get 10000psi plus