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Originally Posted by Ruth
Hi Damian.
Your diesel fuel system will grow algae and you will need a biocide to prevent this from happening. Maybe your additive already has it in it? but you need to read the label on the bottle to be sure . When the algae grows and yes it will grow due to the moisture, and if it’s not kept in check it can make a real mess in your fuel system. Cetane level is not as much of a concern ( if at all) as compared to algae growth. Many folks have seen black stuff when changing there fuel filter not realizing what they are seeing is algae.
And don’t listen to folks who say to add some gas to your diesel to prevent this, unless you love spending money and want to purchase new injectors.
Racor and Stanadyne are both good names and are OEM approved products.
http://www.midwest-diesel.com/additives.htm
Hope this helps. |
I called Mid West Deisel today and they told me to NOT use this product to prevent algae growth. He had a customer do this last winter and supposedly it etched the plunger in the fuel pump so bad it was junk. He stated that the Biocide is only to be used if you already have a bad algae problem. He couldn't recommend me anything to prevent algae growth. I guess I'm just gonna run the thing once a month. Anyone else have any ideas?