[AT] Gas problem now diesel

Mike mikesloane at verizon.net
Tue May 7 10:04:49 PDT 2013


When I had a "foreign car" repair business back in the '60s, the owner's
manual for the Mercedes Benz diesel powered cars recommended adding some
ATF to the tank (although I cannot recall the ratio). So this is not a
new concept. And MB produces a LOT of diesel engine vehicles worldwide.

Mike S

On 5/7/2013 10:08 AM, Mike wrote:
> Some of you may find this interesting, it is a study that tested the
> lubricity of different diesel additives. MMO actually hurt the
> lubricity of the fuel, when added in the ratio they used. Good old
> Walmart 2 stroke oil fared pretty well given the cost. I wish they
> would have tested transmission fluid as that seems quite popular,
> like Spencer said. I have the study in PDF format if anyone is
> interested. Thanks
>
> http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/76-gm-trucks/64-maintenance-fluids/177728-lubricity-additive-study-results.html
>
>  Mike M



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