Diesel clean or other additives

tubular031 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 10:59 AM

Do you guys run that stuff? Or is it called diesel kleen? Should I put some in my truck? Who knows if my tank has a bunch of sludge in it already... If this stuff breaks it free the fuel filter should catch it and my injectors should be ok right? I am paranoid now since this truck has been a slight headach since I got it.....

**Lonno** · #2 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:06 AM

I run lucas but a lot of guys here run Diesel Kleen. It's supposed to help lube and clean the injectors.

***bigcountrysg*** · #3 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:06 AM

Diesel Kleen is good. I used it before, but I now use a mix of bio con and lucas fuel additive. The Bio Con prevents algae from growing in the tank. The Lucas is similar to diesel kleen. I was using diesel kleen because of how easy it is to get. Every where sells it. Walmart, any auto parts store sells diesel kleen. But I still ended up with algae and other gunk clogging up my pick up tube in my tank. That is why I switched to the bio con and lucas fuel treatment.

tubular031 · #4 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:13 AM

I am going to assume that my truck never had anything ran in it. I have 160k on it now. will putting some in the tank hurt anything?

***Dirk*** · #5 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:16 AM

Where can you get bio con? Is it made by CRC?

***bigcountrysg*** · #6 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by tubular031

I am going to assume that my truck never had anything ran in it. I have 160k on it now. will putting some in the tank hurt anything?

No but if you have crap built up inside the tank. Be prepared to be changing fuelfilters and possibilly dropping the tank and cleaning it out. As well as cleaning the fuel screens in the pick up tube.

***bigcountrysg*** · #7 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dirk0

Where can you get bio con? Is it made by CRC?

I get it at napa autoparts. I believe it is made by CRC.

***Dirk*** · #8 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:19 AM

awesome. thanks

tubular031 · #9 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by bigcountrysg

No but if you have crap built up inside the tank. Be prepared to be changing fuelfilters and possibilly dropping the tank and cleaning it out. As well as cleaning the fuel screens in the pick up tube.

Any way to tell other then taking the tank off and looking? probably not, but hey ill ask!

***bigcountrysg*** · #10 (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by dirk0

awesome. thanks

No problem I also get Lucas at Napa as well. I buy them at the same time. I put the bio con, then I put the lucas in at the same time.

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