[Vwdiesel] IP Leak

[Terry Briggs]

 From what my friends in the UK are telling me, all the diesel stations 
there use B20 except in the colder regions of europe.
On Dec 22, 2006, at 4:49 AM, William J Toensing wrote:

> I read somewhere that the refineries were actually refinning 8 ppm 
> USLD rather than 15 ppm to provide a safety margin of error in order 
> to avoid any federal fines. Apparently, Feds will check diesel at the 
> retail leval for compliance. This also appears why it took so long to 
> bring the sulfur leval down since fuel station storage tanks were not 
> completely empty of the older high sulfur diesel when refilled with 
> ULSD. When the federal requirement was at 500 ppm, Calif. was down to 
> 150 ppm, or was it 100 ppm?, not sure. Calif. reduced the sulfur 
> content years ago & there were complaints of IP failures due to lack 
> of lubricity here in Calif. when the switch was made. I have always 
> added Amsoil "Diesel Fuel Modifier to my diesel so maybe this is why I 
> have not had any problems (so far). I also read that in Europe they 
> add about 2% biodiesel to their USLD for lubricity. I am repeating 
> what I have heard about ULSD & lubricity which might be a cause to IP 
> leaking. I think it would be helpful
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