Am I the only one having trouble locating ULSD?

[2Rowdy]

That's just about all they sell in this part of Texas, the south plains and the panhandle. I found some lsd in Dallas a few weeks ago. Had find a pump with the correct sticker.

 

[PaulBarker]

i have only seen one truck stop with a low sulfur sticker on it outside of houston. i am pretty sure it is ultra low to since the pumps in front of the station are ultra low. other than that you can not find low sulfur in houston or south texas and south loozeeanna for that matter.

 

[grasmo]

I am Gonna run this by you guys . This guy tells me that all diesel is originally refined as plain old diesel ... then they add sulfur to it and they called it high sulfur / off road ... He says they did this because they could stretch it further / increase the amount of product by adding much cheaper sulfur to the mixture and gain some profit. So now he says they are not allowed to mix in as much sulfur because of the pollution not being tolerated but they will still let them mix in sulfur at 15ppm to increase their profits by adding much cheaper sulfur to the mix. I know that some of you guys can enlighten me. I also have been told for years ... and currently believe sulfur helps lubricate moving parts.

 

[cj hall]

ulsd is like refried beans its cooked twice.

Sulphur - Definition

Sulphur is a naturally occurring element in crude oil, concentrated in the residual components of the crude oil distillation process. The amount of sulphur in the fuel oil depends mainly on the source of crude oil, and to a lesser extent on the refining process. Typically for residual fuel on a world wide basis the value is in the order or 1. 5-4 % m/m.



Crude oils have a natural sulphur level and this is the primary feature which determines the sulphur level in any particular blend of fuel oil. Refining severity only has a secondary effect. Crude oils with a low level of sulphur are known as "sweet crudes" while those with a higher level are referred to as "sour crudes".



The level of sulphur in the fuel has a marginal effect on the specific energy.



they dont add it to the fuel its in the oil they take it out



What they do is hydrogenate it (ie pump hydrogen in to the diesel fuel) after the first refine of the crude then they crack it out the the diesel the sulpher is attached to the hydrogen and then you have usld diesel garbage.



and yes its a great lube but you need to kiss it good by and start looking for the next best thing its gone and its not coming back.

cj hall

 

[jelag]

Rest assured that no matter what the pumps say... . or what the attendant says you have ULSD... .

I was in DC in Dec. visiting and using a family members vehicle... I looked at pumps and to be honest didn't pay much attention to the tags..... a call today confirms that USLD is all that is available at the locations my family member stops at.....

They live in VA, by Huntington Station but travel into DC daily. .

 

[navyramman]

I haul fuel, We only get ULSD, on and off road, and B2 or B11. (MOST of the terminals I load at only has ULSD) Buckeye terminal in Hartford IL sells high, low and ULSD sur Diesel to us tanker trucks still. We could get low sur diesel, but it cost a little more. So we just get ULSD.

 

[Jeepstang]

Yeah it's hit or miss around here

I had better luck in Northern VA around Christmas and found it at Sunocco stations.

next time you are here take a trip into Rockville , MD. it's the second largest city in the state of MD. if you can find a single station that sells ULSD please let me know i'll send you a finders fee.

it has been a few months since I checked and the last time I had a trailer o the back on Rockville Pike making a 20 point parking job to get to the pump only to find that it had LSD and not ULSD