PowerService additive

johndeeregreen · May 7, 2012

Looking for opinions on this fuel additive, does it really do anything? I"ve been adding 2 stroke oil with the diesel to help keep the injectors and pump lubed a little. But thinking of trying PowerService. Looks like gray bottle in summer, white bottle in winter

David G · May 7, 2012

I do not think you need to add anything to diesel fuel unless there is an issue with bacterial growth, water or gelling.

donjr · May 7, 2012

I dump a jug in every tank before the fuel truck comes in, don't have many fuel problems.

johndeeregreen · May 7, 2012

Even with today's Ultra Low Sulpher Diesel? I've been reading to much online about additives, that I know less now, than I did before I started.

M w J · May 7, 2012

I use cenex fuel in my dodge pickup if I use there road master I get 1 mpg better then straight no.2. If I use the no.2 and ad 1/2 of a bottle of power service per 32 gallon tank I get 3 MPG better then straight no.2

bobs old iron · May 7, 2012

depending on the make/year of engine, check with dealer/mechanics if it should be added [if still under warranty], some newer models don't need additives unless in severe winter weather,other wise as stated it couldn't hurt if engine running sluggish, to clean out system and injectors and lube them..

M tractor · May 7, 2012

It is good stuff I use it all the time . I recently got rid of a 1999 Dodge diesel that had 600000 miles and I had run that stuff since new and now I wonder if that is why I got so many miles out of it.

NCWayne · May 7, 2012

I don't know about the Power Service brand but I picked up a couple of MPG on the highway when I strarted using Stanadyne's additive. Beyond that I've heard that most of the name brands work just as good another.

showcrop · May 8, 2012

I have been using the Power Service in a bunch of Diesels for over 25 years as a preventive measure. I use it to dissolve water from condensation which I know if going to be in there as well as to prevent wax formation on cold mornings and nights. I had a truck wax up just once, and it was about 5 degrees. The driver told me that he had skipped the PS only five or six fuelings. Fortunately he was not on the highway and close to a service station while he waited for the tow. I add 2 stroke oil to the fuel for the older diesels.

Bob Bancroft · May 8, 2012

I was snooping around on the internet maybe a year and a half ago, and came across a study done on diesel fuel additives. This study concerned ONLY lubrication. (No gelling, water, algae issues etc.) They used brands I knew, and many I didn't. It was interesting that as many made the fuel more abrasive as the ones that improved it. Far and away the best thing they found for lubrication was vegetable oil! For what it's worth- biodiesel! I got some last summer and mixed it myself at various levels, with filters on hand, expecting trouble, but had none.

ohio dick · May 8, 2012

If you buy good fuel you do not need additives.I have never used anything but fuel or biofuel have burned thousands of gallons.

showcrop · May 9, 2012

(quoted from post at 06:49:42 05/08/12) If you buy good fuel you do not need additives.I have never used anything but fuel or biofuel have burned thousands of gallons.

I buy good fuel and I have bought hundreds of thousands of gallons. But I still know that I am going to get condensation in my tanks periodically and I also know that once in a great while a little wax is going to solidify out of even good fuel at below zero. So I will play it safe and keep using the PS. Being stuck on the side of the road is tough. Without a running motor it is bad. At night below freezing it is life threatening.

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