Sounds like it's something roughly equivalent to Techron or STP additive. Probably won't hurt anything, and might do a bit of good, to add it to the tank, but not sure I'd run it undiluted.
Allan Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> writes: > According to Lubro-Moly, Valve Clean is a gasoline additive. > > I guess I never asked, or you'd never mentioned, what made you think this > will make any difference? Is there a reason you chose it over Diesel Purge? > > As an aside I think continuing to ask the list what we think of it is going > to be futile, its pretty clear to me that nobody here has tried it. Its time > to either go back to the tried and true diesel purge or go out on a limb and > give it a shot. > > -Curt > > Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 20:54:03 -0400 > From: glenn brown <g_010...@hotmail.com> > To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: [MBZ] next step - Lubro Moly Valve Clean > Message-ID: <snt140-w17158fd64401da8ba7e59ff0...@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Since replacing the #4 & #5 fuel injectors had no effect on the rough idle > and smoking upon cold startup in my '85 300TD, I thought I'd use a procedure > which one of our listers had previously suggested for Lubro Moly Diesel > Purge, where it was suggested to empty the fuel filter of diesel fuel, fill > the fuel filter with Lubro Moly Valve Clean, and drive the car. Since I > couldn't locate any Lubro Moly Valve Clean locally, I had to mail order it > and it arrived today. The directions on the can only mentions gasoline > engined cars and the fact that one can (150cc) will "treat" 19 gal. so I'm a > little apprehensive about using the fuel filter procedure as I'm wondering if > this high a concentration of this stuff would be safe in a diesel? TIA. > > G. M. Brown > Brevard, NC > > _______________________________________ > 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD _______________________________________ 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
