Diesel Fuel Lubricity And Additives

[RumT]

Hello,
I've seen a few questions here and there pertaining to fuel additives so I thought I would put this report up here that The Diesel Place site was kind enough to release a while back.

Results are on page 11 if you do not wish to read through the whole report.


Mods - sticky this maybe?

 

[FTG-05]

An oldie but goody!

 

[phaser]

Soy is the #1 additive, best lubricant for the injection pump, and it raises the cetane rating to 48-50. Cetane for regular D2 is usually between 42-46.

B-20 here also meets the same winter time cloud point requirements as regular diesel so gelling is not an issue either.

But I wouldn't buy soy as an additive. B-20 is commercially produced here and is what I use for bothe the tractor and the car. Here in Oregon B-20 is also exempt from state road taxes by law.

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[Wild and Free]

Higher cetane equates to lower BTU's which result in lower power and torque and lower efficiency overall.

http://articles.mopar1973man.com/ge...-system/66-btus-of-common-fuels-and-chemicals

Diesel fuel cetane rating and the effects
http://articles.mopar1973man.com/ge.../67-diesel-fuel-cetane-rating-and-the-effects

More fuel and lube studies and info here.

http://articles.mopar1973man.com/general-cummins/36-fuel-system