Power Service Recommended Year-Round Maintenance Schedule

To ensure peak performance and protection of your diesel, check out our Year-Round Maintenance Schedule video to learn more.

Power Service Recommended Year-Round Maintenance Schedule

To ensure peak performance and protection of your diesel, download our year-round maintenance schedule to learn more. View Year-Round Maintenance Schedule

A Beginner’s Guide To Understanding Diesel Engines

By Mike McGlothlin It’s no secret that the majority of Americans are more accustomed to gasoline engines than diesels. Statistics gathered by R.L. Polk confirm this, as just 2.8 percent of all registered passenger vehicles (cars, SUV’s, pickup trucks, and vans) ran on number 2 diesel fuel in 2013. To be sure, most folks in the U.S. expect to find spark plugs or coil packs when they pop the hood, not turbochargers and injection pumps (two very key elements on nearly every diesel engine you’ll come across, hence the term “turbodiesel”). In order to gain an understanding of the differences between diesel and gasoline engines, we’ll begin with all of the similarities shared between the two. The type of fuel burned by either power plant doesn’t change anything in relation to the engine’s general makeup (i.e. a crankshaft spinning, connecting rods and pistons moving up and down, air being pumped in, and exhaust being routed out). In fact, the same basic architecture is very much the same. But what goes on in-cylinder in a diesel is vastly different from what you’ll find in its gas-powered counterparts. The easiest way to explain the difference between gasoline and diesel engines is with […]

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Jeff Kramer, Vice President of Sales talks about Power Service Products

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Jeff Kramer, Vice President of Sales talks about Power Service Products

My diesel doesn’t have a Cummins engine. Can I use Power Service diesel additives, including Diesel Kleen and Diesel Fuel Supplement?

All Power Service diesel additives can be used safely in any diesel engine. The endorsement by Cummins is your assurance that our products are the best available in the diesel-additive industry.

I know Power Service diesel additives are used in over-the-road trucks, but can I use them in my diesel-powered car, pick-up, tractor, etc.?

Yes, Power Service diesel additives are safe for use in any diesel engine.

About Biodiesel and Biodiesel Blends

As pressure increases to lessen America’s dependence on fossil fuels, biodiesel will become more widely used as a blended component of diesel fuel. Some states have mandated that all diesel fuels contain varying percentages of biodiesel, and the U.S. government has authorized a B20 fuel (20% biodiesel and 80% diesel fuel) for use in non-strategic applications. Poor cold weather performance, high water content and microbial infestation will require biodiesel fuels to be treated for reliable performance. All Power Service diesel additives are effective in treating biodiesel and biodiesel blends and have directions for their use printed on the back of the containers.

Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Fuel

In 2006, the EPA mandated that refiners transition to nationwide delivery of Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) fuel. ULSD contains less than 15 ppm sulfur and allows emissions on 2007 and newer diesel engines to be the most environmentally friendly engines ever produced. While emissions are greatly reduced, ULSD ushers in newer operational challenges for the diesel engine operator. These challenges include accelerated wear rates on fuel injectors and pumps requiring the use of Slickdiesel® Lubricator technology. The poor cold temperature operability of ULSD demands the more robust antigel chemistry of Diesel Fuel Supplement® + Cetane Boost®. Fuel injectors will foul more quickly — a problem easily solved by Diesel Kleen® +Cetane Boost®— and instability caused by long-term storage will necessitate the use of Clear-Diesel® Fuel & Tank Cleaner.

Is it safe to use Power Service diesel additives in engines with diesel particulate filters, diesel oxidation catalysts and/or EGR engines?

Yes, Power Service diesel additives are safe for use in any diesel engine, including those with advanced emissions control devices.