I have made the choice to use such products (Diesel Kleen (grey bottle)). Product websites are reasonable sources, but they are obviously going to be biased. The short end is, do your homework, understand what the chemicals do, and or not do vs the others. I can't afford the repairs nor be without my primary means of transportation. My position - Diesel Kleen has not been proven to be harmful, I'm of the thought process, "an ounce of prevention prevents the pound of cure." In my case, a new engine transplant is about $12,000 or so and the injectors are about $800 or so each, times 8 for my engine. There are folks out there, that never use anything and have been problem-free, and will state these products are not useful and in fact, will state the fuel additives are a waste of money. Other products have different properties and functions as well. In the Diesel Kleen world, there are 3 flavors (grey, white, and the red 911-when you have gelled (no start in winter)). If you are going to use a fuel additive - understand the different properties and what they mean, especially with moisture (water in the fuel). I know that this is a very different engine, but similar enough. When temps are forecasted to be below freezing I make sure to add the proper amount for 36 gallons and get fuel to make sure I do not have any problems with gelling so far. I live in Richmond Va so during the winter months not as cold as other places. My truck empty on the gauge is about 8 gallons of an approx 36-gallon tank. I have had my DuraMax 08 since new - I also use Diesel Kleen (grey bottle) every few tanks and every other tank during the winter - I never fully empty the tank as I do not want to run it dry (not good for oil burners).
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