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Low sulfur diesel fuel???
| 02-20-2020, 08:16 PM | #1 |
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I recently bought a bmw 328d and fueled it up for the third time today. I didn't realize until after I had filled the tank that the tank was for low sulfur diesel (500ppm sulfur max) instead of ultra low sulfur (15 ppm max) like the other gas stations I use. Will this damage the engine? Please help
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| 02-20-2020, 10:13 PM | #2 |
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Engine will not be damaged, but sulfur poisons the catalyst, so it's not good to run it too often.
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| 03-21-2020, 05:30 PM | #4 |
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High sulfur diesel is actually a heaven for diesel engines as it provides higher cetane rating and additional lubrication. But is no ozone friendly and can clog the particle filter a lot more, hence they recommend not to use it.
You wont damage your engine btw |
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| 03-21-2020, 09:06 PM | #5 |
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I recommend you fill up with ULSD at half tank, just so you can dilute the other stuff.
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