turfblazer
Registered User
here is something i read from another post.
i believe cause someone doesn't know something they just haven't looked hard enough . got to keep digging !
I run over a dozen trucks ALL running on WMO/diesel. Some I mix and filter the fuel before it goes in and some I dump WMO straight in the tanks. I am a mobile diesel Mechanic I run 3 service trucks for that and have been doing it for about 15yrs. I also run 5 dump trucks in the summer,3 semi's over the road, and move lots of boats/machinery. I also have a friend who also has a mobile truck service business he also runs WMO.
We both have pickups with over 400,000 miles on WMO/diesel I couldn't tell you what ANY of our injectors look like because we have NEVER pulled one never needed to. I don't use a centrifuge my friend does. I just use 2 micron Davco 382"s. Between the 2 of us we have over 4 million miles on the trucks. Not one injector has ever went bad on our trucks.
On the other hand when ULSD and LSD came out we have seen at least a 500% increase from customers in the form of breakdowns due to injector or fuel system problems. 2 of my customers are corporate fuel companies that have asked us to set their trucks up like ours are so they can run WMO as we do. I have also learned that the Fuel distributors are SUPPOSED to test and add Lubricity additive to their loads of fuel as needed. As far as I know (and have been told by their drivers) EVERY load of ULSD and LSD should have additive added yet the same skid of additive has sat in the shop for 3 yrs untouched. That leads me to believe no one is adding it as they should. It goes straight from the rack to us the customers with it KNOWN that it will hurt our engines.
Fleets have Blended WMO for the past 20 yrs I know because I have repaired the blenders. I have seen them in use at Schneider,Jevic,JB hunt,Preston,Roadway, and Yellow when doing work at their shops for them. The difference being their blenders don't filter at all they only meter a percentage into their fuel as it's put in their trucks. They don't go above 3% mix nothing like we are using.Their fuel is still green you can hardly notice any color change at all!
The 2 guys that had the cokeing problems! Do either of you have PYRO's? I understand the first guy that started this thread didn't filter good enough. Home water filters aren't meant for oil based materials either . I notice when running WMO I see lower EGT's all my trucks are always fully loaded so I can build the EGT's for long periods. Hell I have 3 one tons that weigh in at over 17,000 lbs my friend had to put air ride on his to keep the truck up his weighs 18,800 (DOT told him so ). So what I am thinking is your not building enough heat to completely burn off the residue!
Any thoughts on EGT's being the issue for these guys?
I know it LOOKS bad but as far as I've seen WMO/diesel is BETTER than diesel only.
again just other info i'm planning on going forward !!!
i believe cause someone doesn't know something they just haven't looked hard enough . got to keep digging !
I run over a dozen trucks ALL running on WMO/diesel. Some I mix and filter the fuel before it goes in and some I dump WMO straight in the tanks. I am a mobile diesel Mechanic I run 3 service trucks for that and have been doing it for about 15yrs. I also run 5 dump trucks in the summer,3 semi's over the road, and move lots of boats/machinery. I also have a friend who also has a mobile truck service business he also runs WMO.
We both have pickups with over 400,000 miles on WMO/diesel I couldn't tell you what ANY of our injectors look like because we have NEVER pulled one never needed to. I don't use a centrifuge my friend does. I just use 2 micron Davco 382"s. Between the 2 of us we have over 4 million miles on the trucks. Not one injector has ever went bad on our trucks.
On the other hand when ULSD and LSD came out we have seen at least a 500% increase from customers in the form of breakdowns due to injector or fuel system problems. 2 of my customers are corporate fuel companies that have asked us to set their trucks up like ours are so they can run WMO as we do. I have also learned that the Fuel distributors are SUPPOSED to test and add Lubricity additive to their loads of fuel as needed. As far as I know (and have been told by their drivers) EVERY load of ULSD and LSD should have additive added yet the same skid of additive has sat in the shop for 3 yrs untouched. That leads me to believe no one is adding it as they should. It goes straight from the rack to us the customers with it KNOWN that it will hurt our engines.
Fleets have Blended WMO for the past 20 yrs I know because I have repaired the blenders. I have seen them in use at Schneider,Jevic,JB hunt,Preston,Roadway, and Yellow when doing work at their shops for them. The difference being their blenders don't filter at all they only meter a percentage into their fuel as it's put in their trucks. They don't go above 3% mix nothing like we are using.Their fuel is still green you can hardly notice any color change at all!
The 2 guys that had the cokeing problems! Do either of you have PYRO's? I understand the first guy that started this thread didn't filter good enough. Home water filters aren't meant for oil based materials either . I notice when running WMO I see lower EGT's all my trucks are always fully loaded so I can build the EGT's for long periods. Hell I have 3 one tons that weigh in at over 17,000 lbs my friend had to put air ride on his to keep the truck up his weighs 18,800 (DOT told him so ). So what I am thinking is your not building enough heat to completely burn off the residue!
Any thoughts on EGT's being the issue for these guys?
I know it LOOKS bad but as far as I've seen WMO/diesel is BETTER than diesel only.
again just other info i'm planning on going forward !!!