hi everyone i don't mean to sound stupid but i need to know the do's & don'ts of diesel engines
all comments will be apreciated
new to site and first time diesel owner
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new to site and first time diesel owner
by cd0506 on Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:02 pm
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Re: new to site and first time diesel owner
by Greedy on Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:23 pm
cd0506 wrote:the do's & don'ts of diesel engines
Firstly, welcome to the site. You may need to be a bit more specific in your question to get reasonable responses. Having said that, the main warning I would give is to not put unleaded in it.
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Re: new to site and first time diesel owner
by mad992 on Mon Jun 22, 2009 4:57 pm
ok,welcome CD
do put your fuel in from the bigger and busier depots where they have fresh fuel preferably from bp cause their cetane rating is 51,caltex is 49 so your truck will run better with higher grade fuel do use CHEMTECH diesel power ok our trucks love this stuff it also stops the dreaded diesel bug (YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THIS)
keep your eye on oil consumption and the colour of the oil it will get BLACK this is normal,but most of all smile when you drive it because we are fortunate to have such a great piece of engineering
do put your fuel in from the bigger and busier depots where they have fresh fuel preferably from bp cause their cetane rating is 51,caltex is 49 so your truck will run better with higher grade fuel do use CHEMTECH diesel power ok our trucks love this stuff it also stops the dreaded diesel bug (YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THIS)
keep your eye on oil consumption and the colour of the oil it will get BLACK this is normal,but most of all smile when you drive it because we are fortunate to have such a great piece of engineering
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Re: new to site and first time diesel owner
by Homer on Tue Jun 23, 2009 7:21 am
Consider blocking your EGR valve...after reading all about it on the threads here of course.
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Re: new to site and first time diesel owner
by Adz on Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:32 am
Welcome to the site cd0506....consider swapping out your diesel for a grunty, sweet sounding V6 
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