frozen diesel
frozen diesel
My TZD was outside the garage on -25 C without any aditive in diesel. I supose it is frozen. What should I do? Please help, I want to drive
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The minimum temperature depends on the grade of diesel sold by the filling stations where you are - I would have thought that they would put the additives in, to be able to get it from the storage tanks into your car. Have you tried to start it?
You may be able to try heating the pipes, tank and injector pump to get the engine started (at which point the flow of heated fuel to the tank should be enough) if there is a problem but I'm not sure a UK forum is the best place to get help!
You may be able to try heating the pipes, tank and injector pump to get the engine started (at which point the flow of heated fuel to the tank should be enough) if there is a problem but I'm not sure a UK forum is the best place to get help!
Here they sell 3 qualities: "summer" (coldest storing temperature -5 / coldest operating temperature -15 C), "winter" (-15/-25) and "arctic" (either -29/-34 or -40/-44). The coldest storing temperature is where flakes start to form, and the coldest operating temperature is where the fuel will block a standard filter, preventing pumping.
If flakes are formed, the fuel will have to be heated to 10 deg C above the coldest storage temperature before they melt again.
Another issue is the water in fuel, which will of course freeze at zero, and possibly block the fuel filter already at that temperature.
I guess they don't change the fuel composition in the UK for winter (since the summer quality is cheaper to manufacture and has more energy in it), but play with additives instead. I have no experience on how they affect the fuel freezing behaviour.
If flakes are formed, the fuel will have to be heated to 10 deg C above the coldest storage temperature before they melt again.
Another issue is the water in fuel, which will of course freeze at zero, and possibly block the fuel filter already at that temperature.
I guess they don't change the fuel composition in the UK for winter (since the summer quality is cheaper to manufacture and has more energy in it), but play with additives instead. I have no experience on how they affect the fuel freezing behaviour.
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I use Millers Diesel Power Plus much of the time at concentrations that might help with cold weather issues - but I have now switched to Würth's saBesto Winter Diesel Additive which (it says) will stop fuel freezing at very low temperatures indeed. I wouldn't like to test it in such arctic conditions - or indeed regularly have to use the additive at the concentrations suggested (300ml per 50 litres at minus 26 degrees) as it isn't exactly cheap at nearly £11 per 300ml.
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I'm not sure how they do it (additive or not) but we don't need to add winter additives ourselves anymore in the UK as fuel suppliers now supply winter diesel in the winter months.rmattila wrote: I guess they don't change the fuel composition in the UK for winter (since the summer quality is cheaper to manufacture and has more energy in it), but play with additives instead. I have no experience on how they affect the fuel freezing behaviour.
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Never suffered from freezing diesel myself, inc the last 2 winters.
Where are you from Pigeon, or is this a spammer again?
Never suffered from freezing diesel myself, inc the last 2 winters.
Where are you from Pigeon, or is this a spammer again?
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I remember the winter of 1986/87 when filling up my Hilux with diesel that there were white lumps just inside the filler cap. I then put about a gallon of petrol in it and didnt see the lumps again. It was about -10 at the time and in those days i dont think the refiners put any additives in diesel. Didnt seem to upset the performance of the motor in any way but gave me peace of mind. That winter was pretty nasty in the south east of England.
I remember driving into 6ft snow drifts at some speed to see what happened, exuberance of youth i suppose.
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I remember driving into 6ft snow drifts at some speed to see what happened, exuberance of youth i suppose.
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I remember seeing a video on UTube or similar of a couple of youths driving a Land Rover into a 6' snowman to try and demolish it only to be left highly embaressed with a caved in Land Rover as the snow men builders had built it round a concrete road bollardGrenman wrote: I remember driving into 6ft snow drifts at some speed to see what happened, exuberance of youth i suppose.
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Adding a few % of petrol is a well-known trick to temporarily improve the cold resistance of fuel. However, at least here the modern diesel fuel is so "dry" that adding some 2-stroke oil along with the petrol would be a good idea to prevent the injection pump from wearing out excessively.Grenman wrote:I remember the winter of 1986/87 when filling up my Hilux with diesel that there were white lumps just inside the filler cap. I then put about a gallon of petrol in it and didnt see the lumps again.
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If you are near electricity, you could, ummm, (borrow) your wifes hair dryer when she isn't looking, and gently heat the fuel pump and filter, which will allow the engine to start. The next bit is to keep it going, so I suggest adding some Kerosene, (parrafin) to the fuel tank, to prevent the fuel waxing up...diesel turns to wax at about minus 5ºc. I'm no expert here, but I would put 1 litre kerosene, to 15 litres diesel.Pigeon wrote:I'm from Belgrade, Serbia, and I'm not a spammer. My problem is real. You can watch weathercast, this days its cold here. Thanks to all of you. It seems that I have to wait hot days.
You could use a small ammount of petrol instead of kerosene, BUT, this is probably illegal, it certainly is here in UK.
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We've had some idiot(s) on here, that usually just start posting up stuff & haven't done any introductions of who they are, where they are & what car(s) they have. You fitted the profile apologies Pigeon, no offence intended.
Now we need some pictures of your car(s)
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to hell with the government taxation, I was thinking more on an anti-pollution line. Also, adding petrol can cause premature engine and fuel pump wear, because petrol of course has no lubricating properties....sdelasal wrote:...it certainly is here in UK. I don't think so - the government will have extracted sufficient tax from you, when you bought the petrol - that's all they will be concerned about £££.