Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) dye the window ???

[99guy]

Here is a question from a forum over at agriculture.com. Sounded a little lame to me, but I learn something new every day here at TDR. Thought I’d repost it here at TDR and see what the response was. Let’s not get into the red fuel legal debate …



Here’s the post …







"I am buying a 2000 Dodge pickup with the Cummings diesel in it for use as a spray rig. The scuttlebutt at the coffee shop is that I shouldn't use farm diesel in it because the red dye in the fuel will "dye the window in the fuel pump?" and the computer won't set the engine operating parameters correctly and will eventually ruin the engine. Most everyone around the coffe pot had heard the scenario and believed it. Most also believed that the two pickups had been ruined by county employees in the neighboring county by using dyed diesel in the pickups. Any truth to these stories? The pickup is not going to be licensed and used for field use as a sprayer only, so I am convinced that legally I am enititled to use farm diesel in the truck. "

 

[robertyoke]

was that the coffee pot or the toilet bowl 'cause that sounds like a load of CRAP.



-robert

 

[ntillm01]

I don't believe there is any "window" in the fuel pump. The computer certainly won't know the difference in the color of the fuel in there.

The stories about engines being ruined because they ran agricultural fuel in their trucks may be true. But the reason I hear about this happening is because they fueled from the crudded-up agricultural diesel tank, and not because it was dyed.

 

[lmills]

I have known of quite a few people that ran off road through their VP-44 pumped motors. No failures there. Sounds like a load of BS. You just have to make sure you are getting clean fuel.

 

[Timbeaux38]

Run the red stuff- it wont hurt a thing- buddy of mine has a ctd w 90k on it and the kast 80k havce been on the farm using the red stuff-

 

[justinp20012500]

I thought the red dyed stuff was good. It has a higher sulfur content, and that in turn prvides better lubrication for the VP.

 

[99guy]

sulfur

I have been on a local MFA Oil board for a few years. I know that the sulfur content of ag fuel has been lowered as required by the feds for years, several injector pump problems have been encountered in older equipment during that time, many think due to less lubricity of the low sulfur fuel.



Recently, we were told that ag fuel would soon be required to be no sulfur. This was in the works for the last year or so if memory serves correct. I’m not sure of the time fram requirements exactly but I remember we were told some refineries would be closed due to the tremendous cash outlay needed for the changes needed to meet new requirements. These same refineries spent large sums previously to meet the low sulfur regs.



And we wonder why diesel fuel is high!