Asphaltene Production and Re-polymerization in ULSD Fuels Have you seen filters that look like this. There is a difficult new problem with ULSD fuels. Today most ULSD is derived using the process of catalytic cracking. This form of refining uses very high temperatures, high pressures, and chemicals known as catalysts to refine crude oils into [...]
NRLM – Non-Road, Locomotive, and Marine Fuels
Off-Road Fuels EPA Mandated Changes NRLM - Non-Road, Locomotive, and Marine Fuels Non-Highway, Off-Road Diesel Fuels As of June 1st, 2007 refiners and distributors of Non-Road or Off-Highway Diesel, which is designated NRLMwill be required by the US EPA to dramatically reduce the sulfur content in these fuels. Diesel Fuel which is used for agricultural, power [...]
Use of Diesel Fuel Additives
Why you should use additives all the time It's not just for winter anymore Once upon a time diesel engines were relatively simple pieces of big heavy, hard to break iron. You could put almost anything from kerosene to heating oil in them and they would run, maybe not well, but they would run. Diesel [...]
Winter Blended Diesel Fuels
Are You Getting What You Pay For? You can improve the cold weather characteristics of diesel fuel in several ways. You can remove some or even most of the wax. This lowers lubricity, reduces Btu?s (causing lower mpg and engine power output), and raise the refining cost. You can add #1 Diesel, Kerosene, or Jet [...]
Why is my diesel fuel a different color
The many colors of ULSD What color is your new Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (S-15) fuel? We are seeing some almost as clear as water, some a brilliant green, some a bright yellow, some amber, and some an unusual oily blue color. Why is this happening, and what does it mean to you, the end user. [...]
New EPA Fuel Additive Labeling Requirements
Are you in Compliance? Required as of June 1, 2006 The EPA slipped one in on the entire aftermarket fuel additives market this year. They notified some suppliers in April and May of a requirement published in 2004 that all diesel fuel additives sold after June 1, 2006 be labeled to show whether or not [...]
New Diesel Motor Oil CI-4 vs CJ-4
Which Oil is Right for your operation Motor Oil for Diesel Engines: CJ-4 vs. CI-4 The ongoing debate over the new oils being released for the 2007 engines is heating up. The major oil refiners/manufacturers/blenders are in a tough spot. Motor oil has always been backwards compatible, meaning a new oil can be safely and [...]
Diesel Powered Audi Wins 24 Hours of Le-Mans
A 650 bhp. 12 Cylinder Diesel Shows It's Stuff An Audi R10 diesel (No. 8) won the Le Mans 24 Hours race on June 18th, the first diesel-powered car ever to do so, and with a four-lap lead over the second-place car. A second Audi R10 (No. 7) took third after having to replace a [...]
Ultra-Low Sulfur (S-15) Diesel Facts
What you need to know Within the industry there is a lot of speculation, personal opinion, half-truths, guesses (nearly all of which are wrong), and a lot of just plain bad information regarding this "new" fuel, how it will affect the new engines, the old engines, and how this is all going to work in [...]
Water Generation in Stored Fuels
How does water get into my fuel Water is arguably the biggest problem in petroleum, bio-fuels, and petro/bio-fuel blends. Water freezes in all the wrong places at all the wrong times. Water corrodes, oxidizes, or otherwise destabilizes almost anything it touches (this is why water is called the universal solvent). Water allows and encourages the [...]
