Diesel fuels solidify and cause damage to engine components quicker than regular gasoline engines, requiring costly repairs to engine filters and gas tanks when fuels are left untreated. Mixing diesel with fuel additives improves engine efficiency while cleaning vital engine parts.
Diesel fuel cleaners improve engine efficiency by removing solid fuel buildups that may be blocking fuel injectors. This treatment benefits engine parts before reaching the fuel injectors including carburetors and intake valves.
These fuel enhancers are primarily intended for new engines and are most helpful during extreme heat or cold by separating water and improving fuel viscosity. These additives also improve fuel economy, horsepower and reduce sulfur deposit buildup.
Fuel additives improve diesel engine life, reducing the need to replace engine parts ahead of schedule. Diesel-fuels.com states fuel injectors should be replaced every 15,000 hours, while fuel filters are normally replaced every 1,000 hours. When additives are introduced into the fuel system they take effect during normal operations potentially causing high idling or bursts of acceleration.
