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  1. J

    Diesel additives

    Oil topics are pretty heated in every forum-you should see the diesel VW vwvortex site- its like religion! My advice is to just use a quality 15w40 add in some additive of your choice, zinc is always preferred and keep it fresh- these engines have one sweet oil drain so no reason not to dump the...
  2. J

    Diesel additives

    next up: COOLANT and not to use modern OAT or HOAT acid coolant in our iron blocks :) Green old school is good, any other color is a type of Hybrid Organic Acid that will attack seals and hoses- I know all to well as I thought I was a smart guy swapping my old Toyota over to this amazing new...
  3. J

    Diesel additives

    Excellent info everyone, seems like this entire site is on top and one step ahead. Yes they removed zinc out of oil a decade ago, one can flick a quart of oil on the shelf and if you here a metallic ring its good, no ring its zinc free and zinc is what protects on cold startups and also at...
  4. J

    Diesel additives

    Todays ULSD is very "dry" almost like a solvent and even evaporates off my concrete floor- a far cry from 500 PPM low sulfur diesel and not even remotely the same fuel as High sulfur of Pre 1990 I have a huge family and friend diesel mechanic friend base ranging from screaming jimmy mechanics of...
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