Posted by Bill Sakoda on April 09, 1998 at 17:24:18:
Pardon that this query is off group center,
but I have been digging for the answer for many
hours, and the archives here show expertise.
I live in the middle of Long Island, NY. How do
I buy, or concoct via standard fuel+additives, a
high quality diesel fuel? I am feeding a new
Turbo Direct Injected VW Jetta.
From reading, a true premium diesel would do
the job: eg Amoco Premier, BP, may Citgo premium
or Mobil Power Plus. None of these are available
around here. This makes sense: it does not make
economic sense to ship an exotic fuel thru NY city,
and pay NY taxes when your primary customers have
a 1500 mile cruising range.
What is avail: Texaco (Cetane 40; $1.20/gal);
Hess (42; $1.29); Gulf Auto diesel (45, $1.45).
Price is not a priority. I would like to car to
run zippy and it would be neat to try for the
300,000++ miles some owners get.
Is the best bet to spike a standard fuel like
Hess; if so with what? Is standard Citgo or Mobil
better than Hess? Stanadyne looks like a
reasonable choice for additive.
Any advice, opinions, links would be appreciated.