Diesel fuel freezes, difficult start of diesel engine at low ambient temperatures
Probable reasons include:
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Improper application of diesel fuel according to the season, climatic zone or performance standards due to high content of paraffins. Freezing of diesel fuel may be caused by presence of paraffins in it which begin to crystallize and make the fuel more viscous. As a result fuel filters get clogged and prevent fuel distribution to cylinders. - Moisture is contained in diesel fuel. For this reason, proper fuel distribution to the engine cylinders fails at low temperatures. At normal operating temperatures, water with fuel creates an emulsion that ruins filter cartridges, while at low temperatures, they become clogged.
Suggestions
- If diesel fuel that not correspond to the season, climatic zone or performance standards is introduced into the fuel tank, it is advised to add one of the following depressor agents into the fuel to decrease the temperature:
- Antigel +, concentrated product added at the ratio of 1:1000 for diesel fuel
- Antigel -, concentrated diesel fuel product
- Antigel – a compound for increasing the low-temperature features of diesel fuel
- To prevent and remove moisture from diesel fuel, it is recommended to use one of the following products:
- Verylube fuel system cleaner
- Atomex Diesel Multi Cleaner for diesel fuel
- F8 Complex Formula for diesel fuel, which removes the consequences of using low-quality fuel.
Atomex Diesel Multi Cleaner is designed to clean the fuel system from all types of sediments. The product prevents injector valves from burning and blocking. There is also a DIESEL–LUX Winter product, which increases the temperature of diesel fuel in the winter season.
Properties
- Removes carbon and sediments from the fuel system and prevents it from wear
- Increases cetane level
- Optimises the process of fuel combustion
- Decreases fuel combustion
- Reduces the level of toxic exhaust
- Eliminates moisture from fuel