Actually, yes. When ULSD was first mandated, exhaustive testing was done on semi truck engines of early design to ensure it would not damage them. You may know that the largest use of diesel fuel is by trucking industry..
Initial runs of ULSD found that it did not have enough lubricity to properly lubricate the early style injection pumps and early failure was common. ULSD formulation was adjusted and now is supposed to lubricate enough. Even so, many who run older injection systems add lubrication to the fuel, just to be sure. If you search ULSD testing, it may turn up the volume of information you seek. Grant... On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Scott Ritchey <ritche...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Speaking of new fuels, is there any actual data on possible effects of ULSD > on our old Mercedes engines? > > > > Scott > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > _______________________________________ http://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
