Re: Lubricity in Diesel Fuel

Posted by jdemaris on March 01, 2007 at 11:08:35 from (66.218.13.2):

In Reply to: Re: Lubricity in Diesel Fuel posted by Rich Va on March 01, 2007 at 10:19:06:

Do you know what's in your Wesson oil? I don't - but I can't say I ever tried to find out.

I suppose people who run their diesels on pure waste deep-fry oil (WVO) ought to start thinking about the low - or no trans-fat changes going on.

But, many companies have been looking for crop-produced-oils that can be added to diesel fuel boost its lubricostity.

There are many oils from plants, seeds, etc. that work fine as lube-ehancers. But, some also gel up pretty easy in cold weather. So, again - I prefer to rely on test results - rather then trial and error.

All this under the pretense of being more environmentally friendy. They seem to skip over the part of how much petroleum is used to grow crops - via diesel fuel in tractors, petro in fertizers, herbicides, pesticides, etc.

But, many oils produced from crops do a good job of enhancing the lubricostiy of diesel fuel. Overseas - canola oil is commonly used. Here ? I think most companies are using sythetic or engineered supplements - unless you are buying preblended biofuel.

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