As far as power service products go, all I can say is that the Diesel 911 saved my a$$ three times last winter when I got gelled. Everytime it literally de-gelled the fuel and got me started again. One time it was literally stuck on the side of an interstate gelled up and this stuff got me going. I now use the stuff in the white container as an antigel and always keep diesel 911 in my trunk.
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 11, 2010, at 4:12 PM, "LarryT" <[email protected]> wrote: Donald - A friendly word of advice. If you feel the need to put something else in the gas tank or engine other than fuel/oil make sure it's something that is supposed to go into the tank/engine/radiator. Gas and Diesel stations that sell a lot of fuel tend to have fuel that receives additives for different things and even seasonal additives for winter and summer running. I've heard the stories of ATF and other stuff in the gas tank (mostly before the engines became a farm of semi-delicate sensors) and they were proven to not help the engine, etc and sometimes they can cause problems. I also read that ATF in an engine (forgetting the sensors for now) will actually make a carbon problem *worse* due to the chemical make up of ATF. Don't recall the details. The only thing I can recommend for fuel or engine oil additive is Marvel Mystery Oil. It *seems* to help fuel mileage and my injectors are always very clean. I have a friend who is a long distance trucker. He got me started on MMO - he kept detailed records of mileage, etc and it looked like MMO helped - I say *appeared* because there are always things affecting tests in the real world that may cause a change in the results but is not recognized as such at the time. A lab test would be nice but I haven't found any. But it's a product *made* to be used in an engine and/or the fuel tank. Stick to those kinds of products.... (IMHO). Or other products made for use in the fuel tank... Take care -- LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -------------------------------------------------- From: "Donald Snook" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:53 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] diesel fuel supplement Kaleb wrote: "Do any of you guys use that Powerservice diesel supplement, either the stuff in the white bottle for winter, or the Diesel Kleen in the grey bottle? Does it really help increase MPG and better running? Or is it a waste of money?" I used to use it in my old 123 diesel and I think it helped with cold starting. I never tried it in the 124 diesel. That car always started and ran great. I always felt like the best results from any supplement that I added to the fuel occurred when I put some transmission fluid in the fuel and especially when I changed the main filter and filled it with transmission fluid. Maybe it was just a placebo. I even put just a little (about a pint) of ATF in my BMW last week. I changed the plugs and I thought I would try a little ATF to help clean the injectors. I wasn't having any problems, just thought the detergent effect would be beneficial to the car. I could not tell any difference. Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
