Diesel Fuel Problems Coming?

[Cowpuncher]

It won't be long before Ultra-Low Sulfur must be produced for all highway use vehicles.

The new stuff is short on lubricity and they will have to add something at the refinery to accomodate diesel engines built before the 2007 model year. Some refiners say they are not going to make the new stuff.

On the other hand, the new engines will suffer harm if they are run on non-highway diesel. I have seen this warning on some diesel pumps already. Looks like owners need to keep their old dieseel vehicles or use strictly the ULS diesel.

I am guessing of course, but this is going to cost us all a lot of money and it will keep diesel prices high for a long time to come.

 

[Faster horses]

I don't know if this is the same thing, but the last load of diesel
a friend of ours got, the supplier told him (and sold him) an
additive to add to the storage tank.

I asked our supplier, but they didn't seem to know anything
about it.

 

[IL Rancher]

Been seeingthose signs a couple places, mostly BP stations, around here.. Not my typical station but it does get one wondering...

 

[cowsense]

The problems already here; our diesel just doesn't have the lubricity even at present to adequately lube injector pumps. We've used diesel additives for years and at present are using a bio-diesel additive made from canola!You can notice the difference if you fill at the pumps; not quite the power and mileage drops back.

 

[Angus Breeder]

It seems that no one can answer the question of what happens if you run the diesel that we are used to through an 07 model. We traded 2 one ton Duramax's last week and I asked the service manager about it, and he said " I don't see a problem running any type of diesel you want through it ". That makes me kind of nervous, but I had him to put it on paper, so if it goes south it's not my problem it's GM's.