Hey guys! I have a Kubota M7060 and an RTV-x900 that call for a minimum of 45 cetane No. 2 Diesel, and preferably 50 cetane in cold temperatures and at high elevations. I've only been able to find off-road diesel pumps stamped with 40 cetane stickers. There is a local Exxon gas station/small truck stop with an off-road pump, and there's Ellington Energy Company in the closest town of any significant size. I tried asking the front desk guy at Ellington what the actual cetane rating of the fuel they sell is, but he didn't know, just that it was at least 40.
So far I've been adding adding Diesel Kleen to all fuel I use at a double dose, like it says you can on the bottle. This comes out to about 3.5oz for every 5 gallons. Diesel Kleen claims that their product can increase the cetane number by 7 numbers, but it that really possible at the treat rate? Do they actually mean 0.7 cetane instead of 7.0 cetane or something weaselly like that?
Now the real question is, does it really matter all that much? Can low cetane damage my diesel engines, or will it only affect fuel consumption and power output? Is there a diesel equivalent to LSPI? High Speed Post Ignition or something? If it's not hurting anything, then I'll keep on doing what I'm doing, but if I'm shortening the lifespan of the engines I'll try to scramble and find a solution.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
So far I've been adding adding Diesel Kleen to all fuel I use at a double dose, like it says you can on the bottle. This comes out to about 3.5oz for every 5 gallons. Diesel Kleen claims that their product can increase the cetane number by 7 numbers, but it that really possible at the treat rate? Do they actually mean 0.7 cetane instead of 7.0 cetane or something weaselly like that?
Now the real question is, does it really matter all that much? Can low cetane damage my diesel engines, or will it only affect fuel consumption and power output? Is there a diesel equivalent to LSPI? High Speed Post Ignition or something? If it's not hurting anything, then I'll keep on doing what I'm doing, but if I'm shortening the lifespan of the engines I'll try to scramble and find a solution.
Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated.
