MMO other places?
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yea i really like MMO so well see if the milage goes up il do my best to keep my driving habits the same the next few fillups and see if i notice anything... I use valvoline premium blue 1 because its got a big ole cummins emblem on the bottle and 2 our dealership uses valvoline as a dist. so i get a pretty healthy discount... plus i buy it by the 5 gallon bucket makes it a little cheaper... im still using reg oil i wanna switch to syn but since i dont tow very often im not thinking my motor is getting broken in as quick as it should so that switch would prollymake it take 10 times longer im hoping that switch also makes a MPG increase! soon will be swapping axles tranny and t case to full syn at the 11,250 mile service which is comingup in 1000 or so miles again hoping that will make an increase as well..
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I'm not tying to start something here, .........but if all you put
in your fuel tank was MMO............? And doesn't adding it to fuel change the chemical composition of an already carefully refined oil?
Personally I have run MMO in my fuel. And I have run it in the crankcase of my 99 Ram 1500 318. And I will again.
The new fuels have the same ASTM standard for lubricity as the LSD did according to sites like this at Chevron;
How will diesel fuel properties, other than sulfur, change with S15 (ULSD)?
There are several diesel fuel properties other than sulfur that will change as a result of moving to S15 (ULSD).
[ul]Lubricity:[*]Lubricity is a measure of the fuel's ability to lubricate and protect the various parts of the engine's fuel injection system from wear.The processing required to reduce sulfur to 15 ppm also removes naturally-occurring lubricity agents in diesel fuel. To manage this change the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) adopted the lubricity specification defined in ASTM D975 for all diesel fuels and this standard went into effect January 1, 2005.[*]The D975 specification is based on the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) test (D 6079) and requires a wear scar no larger than 520 microns.
Energy Content:[*]In general, the processing required to reduce sulfur to 15 ppm also reduces the aromatics content and density of diesel fuel, resulting in a reduction in energy content (BTU/gal).[*]The expected reduction in energy content is on the order of 1% and may affect fuel mileage.
Cetane Number:[*]In general, the processing required to reduce sulfur to 15ppm also reduces the aromatics content resulting in an increase to the cetane number[/ul]
The only problem i've had with MMO is that it taints the oil analysis samples to make it give inconclusive results. If I run it in the fuel, I get incomplete oil analysis. The usual summary is that some synthetic substance has interfered with or limited the ability to clearly asses the analysis. Some confusing way of saying can't do it. Nobody really knows what's in the stuff. Is it parafin, kerosene, acetone.....who knows!!!!???
Cheers
Mike
in your fuel tank was MMO............? And doesn't adding it to fuel change the chemical composition of an already carefully refined oil?
Personally I have run MMO in my fuel. And I have run it in the crankcase of my 99 Ram 1500 318. And I will again.
The new fuels have the same ASTM standard for lubricity as the LSD did according to sites like this at Chevron;
How will diesel fuel properties, other than sulfur, change with S15 (ULSD)?
There are several diesel fuel properties other than sulfur that will change as a result of moving to S15 (ULSD).
[ul]Lubricity:[*]Lubricity is a measure of the fuel's ability to lubricate and protect the various parts of the engine's fuel injection system from wear.The processing required to reduce sulfur to 15 ppm also removes naturally-occurring lubricity agents in diesel fuel. To manage this change the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) adopted the lubricity specification defined in ASTM D975 for all diesel fuels and this standard went into effect January 1, 2005.[*]The D975 specification is based on the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) test (D 6079) and requires a wear scar no larger than 520 microns.
Energy Content:[*]In general, the processing required to reduce sulfur to 15 ppm also reduces the aromatics content and density of diesel fuel, resulting in a reduction in energy content (BTU/gal).[*]The expected reduction in energy content is on the order of 1% and may affect fuel mileage.
Cetane Number:[*]In general, the processing required to reduce sulfur to 15ppm also reduces the aromatics content resulting in an increase to the cetane number[/ul]
The only problem i've had with MMO is that it taints the oil analysis samples to make it give inconclusive results. If I run it in the fuel, I get incomplete oil analysis. The usual summary is that some synthetic substance has interfered with or limited the ability to clearly asses the analysis. Some confusing way of saying can't do it. Nobody really knows what's in the stuff. Is it parafin, kerosene, acetone.....who knows!!!!???
Cheers
Mike