I just want to see if I can clear the air up a bit on a few things and talk Cummins related additives

 

From what I understood, in the past Cummins had never officially endorsed a specific additive nor advised using one. I believe they stated that as long as you were using adequate fuel, there was no need, unless you needed protection from gelling or worried there was a lot of water in the fuel for some reason. A lot of people seemed to think that Cummins endorsed stanadyne, but from what I've read, it seems that it was a misunderstanding. A person closely related or that worked for Cummins said that he really liked stanadyne or said some great things about it and everyone took that as 'Cummins endorses stanadyne' but that doesn't seem to be the case.

 

Fast forward to now, Cummins seems to have changed it's stance, and rightfully so with changing fuels. https://www.cumminsfiltration.com/literature/additives

 

So it seems that Cummins seems to think that using additives is beneficial, but I'm curious as to why it doesn't seem to be as common knowledge or as popular as I would think. There's a lot of anal-retentive Cummins owners who I would think wouldn't use anything but Cummins endorsed additives so just seems weird that it's just now coming to light, at least to me anyways.

 

What do you guys think?! Answer in the poll!

Edited November 30, 20168 yr by notlimah

Adding optilube to my fuel would be pointless the fuel up here is rated for close to  -30F.  So it would be a waste for me l. I've already done the study work. I've actually called the tech dept for specs of the name brands I use.

Im working on getting the fuel specs for where I'm at.

 

Only reason I'm backing off of using optilube is because they have cetane booster is every different blend.

@TFaoro a good station in golden is at 93 & Iris (loaf'n'jug). That's where I top off before heading up to the top of Golden Gate Canyon every other week. Never gelled in my truck or my uncles. It was -11 Thursday morning when I we out to start mine.  

When I last checked the specs of my local fuel it was in the range of 48 to 53 cetane and depending n dates. Again adding cetane booster would be pointless. Even some stations post there pour point temps.

 

 

Edited December 14, 20168 yr by Mopar1973Man

So I got word back that my local fill up spot doesn't use winter blend diesel so I'll probabaly run down to Wally World and pick up some anti-gel just as a safe guard for my trip home. Don't plan on using it regularly but I'd rather be safe then sorry.

This is a good reason to quit looking at cheap fuel from little convenient stores and look toward name brand fuels. Like I typically stay with Chevron, Cennex, Shell, Flying J, Maverik, etc. All high flow places typically the fuel is a bit more expensive but the fuel MUST meet the requirement of the brand name. Years ago Chevron use to keep a page updated with pour point temperatures, and dates of when PPD where used and basically how much. Now the page has been removed.  I've been know to ask store owners of what type of fuel filters used are they using paper filters or water blocking filters and what micron rating. I've going to recheck my local Chevron since its changed owners now and want to see if they still hold the same standards.

I fill up on base which I know goes through a TON of diesel. Our local shell diesel pump isn't even a newer updated pump and I always feel like it's not up to par. If there was a Chevron closer, I'd use them exclusively, no questions asked. That's the problem living in a smaller town like mine.

 

How do you typically find out what kind of diesel is being used? Do you have to ask the individual places or can you go online for the bigger chain places?

I wish our base had diesel.  Gas only everywhere i have been stationed.

1 hour ago, notlimah said:

How do you typically find out what kind of diesel is being used?

 

I typically call the manufacturer and ask for the specs from the tech dept and they typically will provide what you are looking for. Just tell them you doing research personally. I've never had an issue getting information.

 

1 hour ago, notlimah said:

Do you have to ask the individual places or can you go online for the bigger chain places?

 

Like Chevron use to post all the specs on their site for the longest time and now stripped most of it off their web site. So the last time I got the phone number from the local Chevron and made the call to the tech dept and got the spec numbers and did my own figuring out. Some manufactures have specs on web pages some in PDF documents and some don't list them at all and you have to call.