I hope not. I use a lot of it in my engine. I also ran most of the first season on a tank of heating oil because that's what the boatyard put in. Never noticed any difference except that the stuff from marinas often has water and gunk in itShort of the color, is the diesel fuel purchased from a road fuel station any different from that at a marine fueler...ie-low sulfur, mixed with up to 15% something? bob
The federal road tax on diesel is $0.244 per gallon. That is the difference in the products.Short of the color, is the diesel fuel purchased from a road fuel station any different from that at a marine fueler...ie-low sulfur, mixed with up to 15% something? bob
No, the Startron you add does that. But, only if there isn't a thick coating. There are other products but I've had good luck with Startron which is a non-toxic enzyme base product. The handling warnings on the "algecide" products scare me.Now, does the stuff the've added to the low sulphur fuel have the ability ( or effect) to clean the gunk off the tank sides and either leave it in the bottom of the tank or suspend it i the fuel so that it can be drawn thru the filters?
Stirs me up just thinking about it. Screw em. I bought it, paid their #*&!##$% taxes and I'll use it any *&)*^ way I please that is legal aside from tax considerations. They want to come on my boat and take a sample, they can get a court order.Not rying to stir anything up here...we talked about it a year or so back...there are some stateds that require the fuel in boats to be not dyed! I forget which ones.
Not that I ever heard of.Are their any fuels sold that already have bioside added?.
As soon as I put it in my tank, I started seeing stuff in my sediment bowl and had my first and only loaded filter. That tells me it's doing what it is supposed to do, getting the stuff into suspension so it can be moved out of the tank to the filters where it can be removed.Also, does Star Tron Work as a diesel additive. or is this BS?
Sure. If you've let your tank get full of crud and either kill it with a bioside or aglomerate it with a clumping agent like Star Tron, you are going to have clogged filters. They warn you about this in the literature that comes with it. Where did you think the stuff was going to go?Any problems with particles clogging the filter when you add this stuff.