Personally I do not add anything to my fuel, MM oil seems to be Nate & co's choice, I have heard 2 stroke oil is designed to burn cleanly in the cylinders, some put canola or olive oil into the tank. I am not an expert, the post below was copied from another site and seemed to make sense to me.
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Bobby Yates Emory <liberty1@...> wrote:
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> Lost,
>
> \Is there an inexpensive way to get just the mineral oil?
>
> Is the mineral oil in the drugstore the same thing? Is it OK for fuel
> additive use?
>
> On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 11:27 PM, Lost but making good time. <
> aldridgetony97@...> wrote:
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> >
> >
> > Copied from another forum,
> >
> > 1. ATF (any flavor) is red in color. It also turns your fuel red. It would
> > be hard to explain red fuel if you ever get dipped.
> >
> > 2. ATF also has friction modifiers in it meant for clutch paks in trannies,
> > not in injection pumps with tight tolerances.
> >
> > 3. This kinda falls under "right tool for the right job". There are much
> > better and cheaper additives to put in the tank designed for diesel engines.
> >
> > And number 4. This is a quote from another forum. The guy that posted this
> > works in the petrochem industry.
> > Originally Posted by Flash
> > How about we look at the chemistry that makes up the Ford ATFs. If you are
> > using Mercon V for your additive, it is a generally 20w mineral fluid and
> > sometimes is a PAO basestock with some diesters. Not bad so far. Now comes
> > the additive package with 2200-2500 ppm's sulphur and 600-800 ppm's of zinc.
> > I don't think I would want to purposely run that much sulphur thru my engine
> > as it will end up as sulphuric acid in the oil. And that much zinc run thru
> > the injectors has got to eventually cause some erosion. So, lets look at
> > Fords Type F ATF. It is a 20w mineral fluid with 12,000-13,000 ppm's of
> > phosphorus, 3500 ppm's zinc, and about 800 ppm's barium. I can't believe
> > this wouldn't poison a diesel engine. The acid load on the oil has to be
> > tremendous. I would suggest using an additive that is made to do the job if
> > you are using an additive at all.
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Toward freedom,
>
> Bobby Yates Emory
>
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