Primary Benefits of Diesel FX
- Prevents filter plugging caused by thermal stressing within the
- engine
- Prevents fuel soot and sludge formation, extending fuel filter and
- injector life
- Cleans and prevents injector deposits in high pressure fuel
- injection systems
- Increases cetane number 3 to 5 numbers….can increase the
- Cetane number of diesel fuel up to 10%!
- Provides thermal and oxidative stability
- Improves and maintains fuel economy
- Reduces exhaust emissions
- Enhances lubricity with a fully synthetic non-acid lubricity
- improver
- Water dispersant to help safely remove water on a gradual basis
- Contains synthetic corrosion inhibitor
- Reduces cost of maintenance and downtime
Shortcomings of Modern ULSD and Biodiesel
Diesel FX was developed in direct response to the performance issues surrounding modern diesel engines and new age fuels. Diesel FX complies with the federal low sulfur content requirements and does not exceed 15ppm.
To understand the benefits of Diesel FX it is important to appreciate how recent advances in engine and fuel technology
have impacted vehicle performance and fleet maintenance costs. The technology at the core of the modern diesel engine is very sophisticated. Developments like high pressure common rail (HPCR) direct fuel injection have transformed vehicle performance. Today’s engines are more powerful and more efficient resulting in
lower emissions.
Alongside advances in engines technology we have seen a major shift towards new age fuels. These have been introduced to help reduce the environmental impact of exhaust emissions. Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) contains less than 15ppm sulfur and is a cleaner alternative to traditional diesel fuels. With its use now mandatory
under EPA legislation, this fuel has quickly gained acceptance across the United States. It is also used extensively in Canada. While the introduction of ULSD is to be supported, it should be recognized that the hydrotreating process used to remove sulfur from refinery streams has severe effects on fuel properties. Removing the sulfur not only affects a fuel’s natural lubricity, the process also removes nitrogen and oxygen. Without these naturally occurring components there can be problems with the fuel’s low temperature handling, thermal stability (vulnerability to peroxide formation) and corrosion potential.
This presents the fuel industry with the challenge of extracting maximum performance from today’s super-efficient engines while working with more problematic, yet environmentally friendly,
ULSD fuels.
Diesel FX was developed to address two critical performance issues:
Injector fouling and Fuel Filter Plugging.
Modern diesel engines operating on ULSD can be negatively affected by deposit contamination because of the extreme
heat and high pressures generated by advanced fuel injection equipment.
“My fuel is gauged big time. My loads are 80% heavy but the odd load will be light. After 6 weeks of using Power Up Diesel FX and running on winter fuel, my last report said that I was getting 6.82mpg. On summer fuel, I was getting 5.5mpg at the best. I could give you any calculation I wanted but this is right off of the IFTA reports because I enter my odometer reading every time that I fuel up….. For my 10,000 – 12,000 miles per month, I need to spend roughly $100 per month on Diesel FX. That’s putting an extra 2 grand in my pocket, in fuel savings. I knew that Power Up products were great before but with the FX, you knocked this baby right out of the park!””After treating the hydraulic system in my Case 2090 with 5% Hydra Maxx, I noticed the power shift was much smoother and on cold winter days the system was ready for operation in 5 to 10 minutes compared to 20 to 30 minutes warm up. Hydra Maxx has been the best product we have found for our hydraulic system.”
~Lawrence Kimoff, Owner/Operator – Calgary, AB