Cenex® Premium Diesel Additives: Lubricity Improver and Detergent
Cenex® Premium Diesel has a more complete additive package for a more complete burn. Every gallon contains a tailored blend of seven additives that are terminally injected to ensure the highest standards of quality and performance.
As part of the Cenex Premium Diesel education series that kicked off in September, we will review each of the seven terminally blended additives that are found in Cenex premium diesel fuels, today we will focus on lubricity improver and aggressive detergents.
Lubricity Improver
Increasingly stringent fuel emission regulations have required refiners to dramatically reduce the level of sulfur in fuels, thus removing the materials which provide natural lubricity. Low fuel lubricity can lead to costly repairs and downtime, like fuel pump wear and engine failure.
To meet the lubricity requirements of many diesel fuel specifications, lubricity improvers are frequently required to protect against engine wear and reduce maintenance costs. The lubricity improver in Cenex® premium diesel fuels provide 10-15% better protection against friction and wear on the fuel pump than typical #2 diesel. It keeps the moving parts of the fuel injection system moving smoothly, ensuring the equipment runs when you need it most.
Aggressive Detergents
Internal Diesel Injector Deposits, or IDID, is an acronym that you hear often. IDID are of critical concern in high-tech fuel injection systems and can translate into big problems for your expensive equipment. Today’s diesel engines operate at extreme temperatures and pressures – causing typical #2 diesel fuel to destabilize, which results in fouled fuel that recirculates in the fuel system and can damage parts.
With injection that occurs multiple times per combustion cycle, even the tiniest deposits can wreak havoc on an engine. If left untreated, it can significantly reduce fuel economy, decrease engine power, increase emissions and even lead to expensive injector failure and costly downtime.
IDID is different from the conventional deposits that form at the tip of the injector. Nozzle tip deposits can be treated with a standard detergent additive, while IDID requires a more complex fuel additive to help fight deposits. Both laboratory and field tests have confirmed that the proprietary additive package in Cenex premium diesel fuel successfully removes and prevents IDID as well as showing a dramatic reduction in fuel filter plugging while maximizing power in today’s high-tech engines.
Cenex premium diesel provides a more complete burn to keep fuel and exhaust systems clean, increasing power and efficiency with less repairs or down time. Learn more about the complete additive package and stay tuned for our July article when we conclude the additives sections and dive into cetane improver, corrosion inhibitors and our storage stabilizers.
If you would like to learn more about these additives and how Cenex Roadmaster XL® or Cenex® Ruby Fieldmaster® can benefit your customers, contact your local Cenex representative with any questions.
