New ASTM Biodiesel Test Specification for Cold Weather Operability The American Society for Testing of Materials has recently added a new te...

Synthetic Oils - Are they Worth the Cost? Image courtesy of outboardmotoroilblog.com Today we hear a lot of terms thrown around when discuss...

Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel – A Cautionary Note Natural Gas is currently being promoted as a domestic clean, safe, and cheaper alte...

Cetane Number – What it is and Why it’s so Important Cooperative Fuel Research Engine (CFR) Cetane is a measurement of a diesel fuel ignitio...

Asphaltenes and Plugged Fuel Filters Asphaltenes in diesel fuels are becoming a much larger problem since the introduction of Ultra-Low Sulf...

Keep It Clean - Fuel Storage Tank Maintenance Most owners and operators of fuel storage tanks do not understand that maintenance is required...

Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Cold Weather Information The Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel ( ULSD (S-15)) that we started to receive in mid 2006 has...

Fuel and Water They don't mix and you shouldn't try to make them. One of the more interesting characteristics that is shared by di...

Urea Use in 2009 Light Duty and 2010 Medium and Heavy Duty Diesels Hold on, here comes the next big change in diesel engines. Starting with ...

Why Diesel Fuel Economy Drops in the Winter Diesel fuel, particularly in the northern tier states changes rather significantly from season t...

CFPP (Cold Filter Plug Point) vs. CP (Cloud Point) Cold Weather Operability in Diesel Fuels including ULSD Traditionally the two main con...

Use of Diesel Fuel Additives or Additives's it’s not just for winter anymore Once upon a time diesel engines were relatively simple piec...

Winter Problems with Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Which One of these Filters Would You Rather Have on Your Vehicle? The above image is fro...