Fuel additives and my warranty

[DBeeman]

Hello all, my name is Dave, and I live on Eielson AFB near Fairbanks Alaska. I am taking delivery this week of a 2002 2500 QC Deep Garnet Red SB 4X4 with the Cummins ofcourse. I have been reading up back posts on this subject, but am still wondering if there are "approved" fuel additives, or if the use of them will "void" my warranty, I have the 7 year 100,000 mile warranty, and don't want to jeapordise it. I have wanted a Cummins powered truck since I first drove my Dads when he came to visit my family back in 1994, now I will finally have one, and I want to take the best care of it i can. I plan on installing fuel pressure guage, and am open to suggestion for whatever other guages are necessary, will get them as soon as I have some extra cash, this fall at the latest. Really like the board here, been a solid Ford driver my whole life, but the Cummins won my heart, I like the look of the Dodge truck as well.



Dave

 

[fj40charles]

Dave,



Welcome to the TDR! I don't believe any of the fuel additives (Shell, lucas, standyne, powerservice, and others) would void your warranty. I'd do a search on this topic and I think you'll find lots of threads.



Fuel pressure gauge is good start, but must warn you... If you hang out here too much, you might get a serious case of BOMBitis.



Charles

 

[Shovelhead]

First of all WELCOME DBeeman



A little info on additives



Unlike the Dura??Max, the Cummins seems to like additives, especially ones that add lubricity to the #2. (ie PowerService, Howes, Stanadyne, etc)

 

[DBeeman]

Thanks. There is a heep of information on this site, some of it can be overwhelming, I like to think of Cummins as the best of the best, so some of the problems I see posted here are disheartening, but when looking at how many Cummins Rams are out there, this is probably a small cross section, that identifies problems to watch for. I can't wait to get mine, unfortunately, mine will take a while to break in as it will not be worked near the way it was intended to be. Thanks again.



Dave

 

[B9Mile]

Even Fleetguard Has One

If the use of fuel additives will void your warranty, I don't think Fleetguard would be marketing their own version / formula. Here is an excerpt from their website news.



http://www.fleetguard.com/en/regional_news/en_news_usa_story1.jhtml





Fleetguard® Introduces Fleet-tech™ Advanced Diesel Fuel Additive Package





10 SEP 01 -- Fleetguard Inc. has released a new diesel fuel additive package that provides advanced fuel system protection for heavy-duty vehicles during harsh weather conditions. Marketed under the trade name of Fleet-tech™, the additive package is carefully balanced to protect the complete fuel system and increase vehicle uptime.

 

[DBeeman]

My local station has Amsoil Diesel fuel additive, $5. 95 for a bottle that treats 100 gallons. It says it adds lubrication for the fuel pump, decreases smoke, lowers pour temp 25-35 degrees, etc. I wish they had more than one brand, I would like to try some of the others that I have read about, I think my local(27 miles) Sam's Club has Rotella fuel additive, haven't heard too much about it, ah well, I shall shop around, I would like to find it in a little more of a bulk size, then just pre-measure it into safe containers so the wife can add it when she manages to get her paws on it. Thanks again for the replies.



Dave Beeman

 

[Shovelhead]

Walmart carries Power Service brand, and most truck stops will usually carry at least one of the other brands.