Diesel Fuel

Weather Man

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Was reading some comments on a youtube video and came across this post. I've filled my new F-350 a few times now and I believe his comments about the diesel pumps not getting much love.

"I fix gas stations for a living. People have no idea what we see with diesel fuel. We service over 300 fueling sites and over 90 percent have serious issues with the quality of fuel coming out of the nozzle. Some locations have taken it upon themselves to replace filters at the pump with dummy filters, filter housing with no media inside, so no filtration. Prior to ulsd diesel we saw very few issues with rust, now rust is so bad it's eating thru steel pipe inside the tanks. Fuel distributors have said terminals can inject additives for around 3 cents a gallon to kill microbes, help prevent water, and corrosion, no one is doing this . We are tired of changing diesel filters just about every day at work. I own a diesel pickup and I will never not use additive, I see what's really going on. I use cenpeco super diesel kleenz, it's patented . I've got tons of pictures showing this big problem."
 

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Now that I’ve been a dick..

I can tell you…. The winter blend. Holy shit balls.. that ****ed with my trucks DEF systems bad. The sheer amount of DPF filters etc

Yeahhh
 

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This is why you always run quality filters on your modern diesel.

You also MUST change them often.

If you own a Ferd with the shit CP4, get on your knees and pray to your god everyday before you leave the house that you will be able to return NOT on a tow truck.


Kidding.

But yeah... always quality filters on your truck and keep them changed.
 

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This is why you always run quality filters on your modern diesel.

You also MUST change them often.

If you own a Ferd with the shit CP4, get on your knees and pray to your god everyday before you leave the house that you will be able to return NOT on a tow truck.


Kidding.

But yeah... always quality filters on your truck and keep them changed.

Hino trucks are a shit show with filters
 

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Get fuel at well used stations.
Change filters
Use a good additive

Had no problems will any of my Ford trucks, 20-25 years or so.
 

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I'm on my first diesel truck for about 55k miles now, I change the filter when the truck tells me the filter life is 15% or less, or when I change the oil whichever comes first. I've never used an additive though.
 

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141k as of this morning. I change the fuel filters every other oil change. Around my area I use the same three stations. When I'm out of town I tend to use truck stops. I will admit that I didn't start using additives until the 100k mark. Not having to deal with regens has been nice.
 

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As mentioned, go to a station that’s moving gallons. Diesel will attract moisture in the tank, not uncommon to see.

The syphon picks up from the top and is intentionally set above the bottom of the in-ground tank so it doesn’t pull bottom sediments or water (diesel is less dense therefore will be on top of any water).

Truck stop tanks are monitored via Veeder-Root which will show both gallon level and water levels. When water levels get out of spec, the tank will be emptied and water will be separated out. It’s also treated numerous times throughout the year to treat for any unwanted growth inside the tanks.

It’s then filtered before it goes into the vehicle. This is pretty common practice for any larger truck stop. I used to purchase all the fuel and monitor tank levels for a bigger chain in the US.

There are also random quality checks taken directly from the tank via snake. If the fuel has too much moisture the pumps will be red tagged, fuel will then be required to be filtered. This is pretty rare unless there’s a terminal issue.

Fuel buyers are also informed of Cloud points at each terminal. This is considered when purchasing fuel.

Having a fuel sample test bad after burning down a fleet of semis fuel system is a legal nightmare. Precautions are taken.
 

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I only have 300k miles on my 15. I change the oil when the light comes on and IF we have time. And this truck gets used hard.

Fuel filters....sometimes we change them, too.
 

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I only have 300k miles on my 15. I change the oil when the light comes on and IF we have time. And this truck gets used hard.

Fuel filters....sometimes we change them, too.

Is this truck deleted?
 

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