Hello Friends, here is an update to the Lubricity issue if you are using Ultra Low Sulpher Diesel. ( There is a major problem: Lack of lubrication for injection systems and top end of engine.)
Fuel injection pumps are showing too much wear. Keep in mind our ULSD in
Australia is even "Drier" with less Sulpher in PPM at 11 PPM. Sulphur is the Lubricant, and the old diesel was around 500 PPM Sulphur and gold coloured. It is now clear as water and only 11 PPM Exclamation If you love your
motor better
research the Lubricant additives range... Idea
Take it seriously, and I would use an additive as there is good evidence our ULSD is lacking in proper Lubricity (lubrication ability).
Further, I got interested because of my experience and I offer my personal evidence with fuel injection pumps and injectors just not going the hours they should have.
You can
Google is as there is Lab testing of the top most common Diesel Lubricant additives... The only Independent Lab Testing I have ever seen of the top 20... The Green Band is all lubricity added in the test, white is a non event and the red band actually hurt the lubricity of the fuel... In the U.S. Standyne is a standard people use, and the report shows it tested neutral, as in no advantage.
CONCLUSIONS:
Products 1 through 4 were able to improve the fuel to an HFRR score of 460 or better. This meets the most strict requirements requested by the Engine Manufacturers Association.
Products 1 through 9 were able to improve the fuel to an HFRR score of 520 or better, meeting the U.S. diesel fuel requirements for maximum wear scar in a commercially available diesel fuel.
Products 16 through 19 were found to cause the fuel/additive blend to perform worse than the baseline fuel. The cause for this is speculative. This is not unprecedented in HFRR testing and can be caused by alcohol or other components in the additives.
Amsoil Diesel Concentrate is number 9. I have used it, expensive but I think it does
work..
TC-W3 the Synthetic
Outboard Motor oil, is number 7 at 200:1 ratio HOWEVER, IT CANNOT BE USED IN DPF SYSTEMS like in autos and trucks, ONLY OLDER STYLE DIESELS like our
Marine Diesels. It will
plug up the DPF, so no good.... This TC-W3 is
cheap, full synthetic, and readily available, I have run it for about 10 years and it seems to slow wear down to near nil. It is the sole lubricant in high horsepower 2-stroke
racing engines, and it works very well in diesels..
Now there is a new Player available widely in
Australia: I have seen a Caltex report on the HFRR testing on "Fuel Doctor", and the wear test came in with a score of 301. That would put it in the top 4 for least wear on the fuel injection system at around the 250:1 range. I have been using in all of my trucks for about two years now. It is supposed to actually aid in the DPF
cleaning, and most of all beside the normal sludge and algae it kills off, it puts some added lubricity (lubrication) back into the diesel. I am currently continuing to use this additive, and might suggest that it is a bit of added
insurance if you wanted to keep your tow vehicle long term. It not only will keep your tank and system clean, but it also adds some sorely needed lubrication to the common rail diesels.
Research the additives, you can double the life of your diesel and keep the tank clean. I use TC-W3 at a ration of 200-250 to one, and about 8 ml of Fuel Doctor per gallon, (2 ml per litre) The squeeze measure is on the side of the Fuel Doctor litre bottles if you can get here in Oz.
Helia 44, now on a
Saba 50....