can diesel fuel go bad?
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There are, however, risks associated with storing diesel on-site. First, the quality of the diesel is not perpetual — diesel fuel can go bad over time. The fuel can only be stored from 6 to 12 months on average — sometimes longer under the best conditions.
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If your stove burns white gas (coleman) it will also burn gasoline (petrol) and aviation fuel. If your stove burns kerosene (paraffin) it will generally burn diesel. ... Kerosene is also a dirty fuel, but once it gets started, it burns relatively cleanly.
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Left unchecked, faulty fuel injectors can damage an engine enough to keep the car from running, but there's usually time to intercept and fix the problem. ... Detonation is harmless in some cases, but the pressure has potential to break engine components and cause pitting and scuffing around the pistons.
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Since kerosene burns cooler than diesel, it can reduce the power of your engine and lower your gas mileage. While the resistance to gelling is a nice benefit of running kerosene in a diesel, it's not worth the loss of power and efficiency.
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Diesel engines are considerably more durable than gasoline engines, the engine blocks should run for darn near ever in our TDI's. However, all of the crap they've had to add onto that engine, mostly for emissions purposes, is temperamental, unreliable crap, which makes the care overall significantly less reliable.
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Mixing 2% diesel fuel into gasoline will lower the overall octane rating by 1 point. Getting 10% diesel contamination lowers octane by 5 points, which is enough to create problems in most engines.
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As a rule of thumb – the lower the mileage, the better. For gas engines, look for a truck with under 100,000 miles. For diesel, under 200,000 would be just as good. You could go with higher mileage – just pay more attention to the truck's overall condition in that case.
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Various countries, including the UK, have made pledges to phase out all internal combustion engines from sale in the next few decades. But it's extremely unlikely that diesel cars will be banned outright in the foreseeable future. Demand for new and second-hand diesel cars may have fallen.
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Unnecessary idling wastes fuel, causes air pollution and increases engine wear. An idling diesel engine produces much higher emissions than it would while using the same amount of fuel under load. Extended idling causes a build-up of soot inside the engine and results in a puff of black smoke when the engine revs.
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It depends on the density/specific gravity of the fuel. Diesel for automotive use is around 832kg/m3, or 0.832kg/litre, so there you go - 832g. It's quite easy really - 1 m3 of water has a mass of 1000kg, or 1tonne per m3.
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['Look at Exhaust. A diesel car will burn the diesel a little different than a gas engine. ... ', 'Look into the Oil. ... ', 'Try to Start the Car. ... ', 'Look at Radiator. ... ', 'Exhaust Smoke. ... ', 'General Handling. ... ', 'Always Ask for a History Report. ... ', 'Check the Kelly Blue Book.']
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["Fuel Stabilizers. It's quite normal for the quality of diesel to diminish over time after the refinement and storage process before consumption. ... ", 'Cetane Boosters. ... ', 'Fuel Injector Detergents. ... ', 'Corrosion Inhibitors. ... ', 'Anti-Gel Additives. ... ', 'Lucas Oil. ... ', 'Stanadyne. ... ', 'Howes.']
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8000 hours is standard expected life as an auxiliary engine. 10,000 hours is certainly possible. There is no need to replace an engine if it is working properly and is well maintained. Keep the diesel (and tanks) clean, keep the lubricating oil fresh and watch the seals for leakage.
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Yes, you may pour the unused fuel mixture into your car, provided you don't fill the tank with the stuff. A couple gallons, if diluted by a tank-full of gas, will do no harm.
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It is dangerous to drive with a very low fuel level. Even just driving on low fuel can damage the fuel pump, as debris or contaminants from the gas that settle at the bottom of the tank will be sent through the fuel pump when the tank is empty.
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Diesel engines will run on a lot of different types of fuel (including biodiesel and leftover frying oil), but they will not run on gasoline. Mixing in a little amount of gasoline with diesel is a bad idea, but might not be catastrophic. A large amount of gasoline will cause significant damage to a diesel engine.
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Safety & Regulations Diesel heaters are widely used and considered to be very safe. They include an auto-shutdown if the system temperature exceeds a safe operating level, the same as LPG heaters. ... If there is a leaking LPG fuel line, not only can it cause an explosion.