Ethanol and Other Problems Changes in in Gasoline's and the Problems it is Causing Fuels Due to the large number of recent changes to fuel, numerous problems with gasoline powered vehicles have developed. These problems are not always immediately identified as fuel problems, and therefore technicians are spending a lot of time and money on [...]
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 [...]
Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports
More Finished Goods Being Imported Crude Oil and Total Petroleum Imports Top 15 Countries May 2006 Import Highlights: Released on July 14, 2006 Preliminary monthly data on the origins of crude oil imports in May 2006 has been released and it shows that three countries have each exported more than 1.40 million barrels per day [...]
Oil Carbonization in Fuel Injectors
Is "Sticktion" even a Real Word? Our friends at Ford Powerstroke / International Truck and Engine Corporation have recently modified the English language by finding a new use for a rather unusual word. The term Sticktion is being used to explain what happens when motor oil used to pressurize electro-hydraulic fuel injectors (such as the (HUEI) breaks [...]
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 [...]
Basic Petroleum Statistics
What is Refined from a Barrel of Crude? Basic Petroleum Statistics Information taken from US Energy Information Administration April, 2006 Gallons of Oil per Barrel42 Barrels of Oil per Metric Ton (U.S.)7.33 U.S. Crude Oil Production5,419,000 barrels/day State Ranking of Crude Oil ProductionTexas - 1,073,000 barrels/day U.S. Crude Oil Imports10,088,000 barrels/day U.S. Crude Oil Imports [...]
