Diesel waxing

Has anybody had problems with using additives to prevent waxing?

I read somewhere on the web that you can buy a "preheater" system for the fuel which negates the use of additives and is more eco friendly , but it sounds a bit dodgy to me..

I don't really think this is a problem, my 13year old Discovery has had standard road fuel going through it for all that time and I have never had any problems with waxing. I think thats more if you leave it standing for months and months the fuel in the lines/pump might go dodgey but I am not aware of any risk.

My 1947 Petter diesel pump has had Diesel, both road and red, engine oil all sorts in it all its life and its never had any problems.

I should have mentioned : I'll be in minus zero temperatures for a couple of months each year - the waxing is more of a temperature concern when I'm in the "mountains"

Ah right, well where are you? I know for example in the UK, the fuel regulations say that a cold weather additive should be added in the winter months to all fuel sold at fuel stations. It really depends on your countrys fuel regs, if they do not do anything to prevent this then I would get a bottle of addative yes.

The family haulage firm used to have to build fires under the Diesel tanks until this additive was brough out, and a few gallons of that was added to each tank, this was in the 50's.

Who is your local fuel suppliers i.e. who runs your filling stations? Call them up and ask them if there fuel is cold weather proofed.

I'll be in the Auverne, Puy-De-Dome area: We're moving over "lock stock" at the end of June. It's pretty chilly at 700-900m up, but, as yet we don't have a house so our specific area isn't certain. We'll be finding something while we're over there.

I guess I'll find out from the locals...

bung in a galleon of petrol at each fill up that helps stop the old waxin or if you have a gaylander try electrolosisssss or how ever its spelt

Yeh, right.....

oh i see you have your doubts.. well thats up to you but it does work we used it in norway and other freezing places , and i first heard about it from the chap that used to deliver coal to our house in scotland, that was back before they had additives to put in.

My Discovery had 1/4 Diesel in it, there was no diesel and we needed fuel, put in 1/4 tank of petrol, and it ran fine, I would not do that all the time on that blend but it ran.

Slob is completely right, adding a gallon of petrol will keep the diesel right, and being a bit more flammable will give it a little extra kick if need be in the chamber.

I shall bow to your superior knowledge..... and I'll ask the Guys at Foleys what they think

I would bow fookin low cuz they know what they're talking about.

I've ran (until 3 years ago) fleets of taxis' and a gallon of petrol or less in the odd tank not only kept things sweet, it cleaned the injectors AND stopped them freezing up.
We/i used half a gallon per tank every month, or in the early eighties/mid eighties when it was likely to freeze.

Is it something the newer engines (not only land Rover) can do, or are the engine management systems too delicate for the odd gallon of petrol?

In the Manual for my old Mitsi L200 it said that you should add up to 1/4 of the tank with Petrol!
If you get a Tank heater, you may need to think about the Fuel Lines and the Filter. Some Euro box makers already fit Filter and Tank Heaters (peugeot i think).
People who run on Bio Fuel (rape seed oil) have the same problems due to there being no additive. BUt if you have a tank heater you can run your car on lard, just slice it up and put in tank!!

aye thats ok until you park it up!
you would need to plug it it into the house all night to get to work next morning.

**** me if i could get a portable lippo suction kit i could run my landy for free

as long as you put no more than a 10% mix you will be ok.

this should please the greenies and the health frecks....vehicles that run on body fat.. i could probelly run a pig iron freight train and still have enough left to run my own grand prix.. yeah dear i'm just popping down to mcdonalds to fill the car up

one draw back ..if you went on a long trip you'd have to take a spare clothes a couple of sizes smaller