nikitis
1994 International 3800 - Thomas, T444E 165HP
I’ve bought a couple of diesel engines now. Both old and used and have been lucky to not have run into the algae problem.
One of the first things I do is purchase bottle of biocide for diesel and dump that in there in case there was preexisting stuff growing.
I let it sit in the tank like that for a couple of weeks to let it do it’s thing then burn it off by driving it to empty nearly. Then I will fill it up completely and drop some off that diesel citane stuff which will clean the hell out of the injectors.
When I used the citane booster on my mini excavator diesel motor it smoked sooo insanely bad for a bit and almost ran off on me, but it also shot out a ton of crud that was caking up in the system. It didn’t do it for long but the mini excavator runs MUCH cleaner and better now. The exhaust isn’t even as smelly as the diesel output usually smells. It really runs a lot better now.
I did the same trick when I bought the 3800 T444E bus. But I only got a tiny amount of smoke with the citane boost use on that one but this engine I think was well taken care of. Didn’t seem to need to clean as much.
The citane boost stuff makes it burn hotter briefly to break up crud when ignited. If your engine is severely gunked, you’ll want to use less booster per tank and do it slowly over the course of 3-4 fill ups as to not break up too much at a time which could cause other issues with pistons etc. but I find doing this will prolong the life of your injectors if you do it once a year.
I probably used too much on my mini excavator which is why it almost ran off on me but since doing that it performs way better and starts on a dime where it would not before doing so. For me it was more beneficial on the excavator than the bus. I don’t think the bus needed it so much in my case but I’ll still every year run citane through it and if it is gonna sit toss a tad of biocide in it to prevent growth of whatever it is.
One of the first things I do is purchase bottle of biocide for diesel and dump that in there in case there was preexisting stuff growing.
I let it sit in the tank like that for a couple of weeks to let it do it’s thing then burn it off by driving it to empty nearly. Then I will fill it up completely and drop some off that diesel citane stuff which will clean the hell out of the injectors.
When I used the citane booster on my mini excavator diesel motor it smoked sooo insanely bad for a bit and almost ran off on me, but it also shot out a ton of crud that was caking up in the system. It didn’t do it for long but the mini excavator runs MUCH cleaner and better now. The exhaust isn’t even as smelly as the diesel output usually smells. It really runs a lot better now.
I did the same trick when I bought the 3800 T444E bus. But I only got a tiny amount of smoke with the citane boost use on that one but this engine I think was well taken care of. Didn’t seem to need to clean as much.
The citane boost stuff makes it burn hotter briefly to break up crud when ignited. If your engine is severely gunked, you’ll want to use less booster per tank and do it slowly over the course of 3-4 fill ups as to not break up too much at a time which could cause other issues with pistons etc. but I find doing this will prolong the life of your injectors if you do it once a year.
I probably used too much on my mini excavator which is why it almost ran off on me but since doing that it performs way better and starts on a dime where it would not before doing so. For me it was more beneficial on the excavator than the bus. I don’t think the bus needed it so much in my case but I’ll still every year run citane through it and if it is gonna sit toss a tad of biocide in it to prevent growth of whatever it is.
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