Diesel Fuel Additives - Do you use them?

[tschwab]

I have used Stanadyne Performance Formula with decent results, but there has been much debate on various message boards regarding Demulsifyers (clumping water into larger slugs to hopefully be caught by the water/fuel separator) and Emulsifyers (dispersing water into very small droplets which can be safely passed through you fuel injection without any damage.



There has been so much pro & con on both ways, I am thoroughly confused and am thinking I may just use an additive that adds lubricity and cleans injectors (does nothing to attack water in diesel fuel). Cummins neither approves or disaproves of fuel additives, my Dodge manuel says fuel additives are not necesary.



I believe additives help by adding lubricity and keeping injectors clean, exspecially on our newer high tech motors (electronically fuel injected motors, common rail, etc, versus the older pump driven P7100 fuel pumps on the 12V Cummins which was virtually indestructable).



Let the debate begin (again).

 

[moel]

i use Amsoil every tank - i consider it insurance

 

[DDahl]

If you value your injection system, you should be worried about diesel lubricity. At least Bosch is worried about US diesel fuel. See attached link:



Bosch paper to Carb

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I think *I* will pass on this episode of the weekly "do you use a fuel additive" soap opera...