[Vwdiesel] IP Leak

[82 Diesel Westy]

Our stickers on pumps in the north east all say 15ppm,
for about the last 6 months now.


--- William J Toensing <toensing at wildblue.net> 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 in stating where you live
> when discussing these issues since I am guessing the
> sulfur reduction has been much more severe in the
> rest of the USA & Canada than in Calif. & this may
> be the same problems that Calif. experienced years
> ago. If anything I am saying is incorrect, please
> correct me for my & others benifit.
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