In the last 6 years (~120,000 miles) I've had only one gelling issue. That was my 190D when I first got it, the fuel that was in it was clearly summer fuel. I idled it for ~20 minutes until the fuel in the tank warmed up some, then took it to a station and got a tank of good #1 and it was fine...
-Curt Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 07:03:20 -0500 From: "LarryT" <[email protected]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] diesel fuel supplement Message-ID: <e78141c329a54bcebe048c617f15b...@laptop> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response It helps to buy fuel from stations that sell lots of diesel - that way the storage tank is refreshed regularly with fuel containing seasonal additives - like anti-gelling agents in the winter... LarryT 74 911 OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -------------------------------------------------- From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:13 AM To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] diesel fuel supplement > Well I have not been using it during this cold spell and I did not run > into any jelling problems. > > OK Don wrote: >> I use the stuff in the white bottle in the hopes of keeping the fuel from >> gelling in the cold, since we don't get #1 fuel here. I've never had fuel >> gell, so maybe it works??? _______________________________________ 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
