Black Diesel???

[TNPOWERSTROKER]

Has anyone ever heard of mixing used motor oil in your diesel? I seen this on another forum. I was wondering if you could put a quart or two of NEW in your fuel for added smoke b/c they stated the used they added really put out the smoke....?? I really wouldn't want to add used b/c of the metal slivers and other things in it. What do you guy's think, i know it would be an extra few dollars to do this but it wouldn't hurt anything would it...????

[super_stroke]

i have heard of it before and want to try it. i don't see what could be wrong with used oil because it goes thru the filter on the engine. also some guy's use 55gal drum with a filter on it too. i see no problem with new oil. if you do it let us know. oh, some guy's also report better mpg's. ?????

[TNPOWERSTROKER]

What do you think the ratio should be..?? One or two quarts to a tank...?? I have no clue....

[TNPOWERSTROKER]

Also what is the micron rating is a standard oil filter? On that other thread the guy's were running it into a 2 micron before putting it in their trucks. I bet you could get some type of magnetic filter that would almost elminate all metal particles.... what do you think?

[super_stroke]

i think i read they mixed one quart to a full tank then skipped a tank then one quart to a full tank and so on. i guess you could play with it and see what work's for you. just don't go over board and mix some thing like 2 quart's to half a tank and i think you'll be okay. i would rally start out with a small ratio and work up a little bit. but i would never mix more than one or one and a half quart's no matter what. let us know how it work's.

[super_stroke]

Originally Posted by TNPOWERSTROKER

Also what is the micron rating is a standard oil filter? On that other thread the guy's were running it into a 2 micron before putting it in their trucks. I bet you could get some type of magnetic filter that would almost elminate all metal particles.... what do you think?

no idea what the rating is. you might try a magnetic filter deal. i saw them in jeg's, summit, or jc whitney.

[TNPOWERSTROKER]

What type oil would you think will be best? Sorry for all the posts, I type them as they pop into my head....!

[super_stroke]

well since you prbably already run 15-40 i'd just pick up a bottle of that. or something a little thiner. i dont know how well diesel thin's oil.

[harald@bd]

Running oil thrue your'e fueling system is an easy way to destroy a fuel pump,the filter sytems in these newer trucks will not tolerate oil contamination for any extended period of time,the additives will eat up the seals inside the pump.You must remember oils have detergents in them for cleaning engine internals.Please ,don't do this unless you have lots money to throw away.
At one time when low sulfer fuels were first introduced,adding a small amount of Auto trans fluid was said to help lube the injectors,and it did lube them up good enough to eat the seals out of the injectors and cause misfires.
Save yourselves a lot of grief,don't do this.

[super_stroke]

i have to disagree. guy's have been doing this for year's. semi's and pickup's. if something bad could come from it i don't think it would have been around this long.