Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

In georgia around the Atlanta area we us the low sulfur fuel and on the pump it states for all diesels , I use it in my 955 with no problem.

The less sulfur the better as that is the source for sulfuric acid which raises hell with engine internals. It was the loss of lubricity when they reformulated several years ago that was the most harmful.

OM is right, and the sulfur isn't the source of the lubricity. It's just that to refine the sulfur out, the lubricity is also removed. Most resellers will add a lubricity agent, but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.... A pump guy told me that the big issue was the seals in the pumps - Older seals couldn't take the transition to low sulfur a few years back - they had gotten hard(er) than they should have (presumably from the high sulfur fuel) and the low sulfur caused them to shrink. His theory was this would happen again with the ultra-low sulfur, but that newly rebuilt, or pumps built fo low sulfur would be OK.... Only pumps from before the low sulfur days would be at risk... I'm thinking that if you made it through the last changeover OK, you'll be OK again, but????

Rodney

For what it is worth, I have been using the Power Service Agri-Power in my old Cats and I have not had a lick of trouble.

http://powerservice.com/

Click on products, then by product name, and then on Agri-power + cetane boost.

For what it is worth, I have been using the Power Service Agri-Power in my old Cats and I have not had a lick of trouble.

http://powerservice.com/

Click on products, then by product name, and then on Agri-power + cetane boost.