mike4947
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Any one care to hazarad a guess on what effect not being able to get ULSD in Mexico has had on it's tourist/snowbird economy.
We've got two couples with new rigs that canceled Mexico because of it and are staying in Texas for the winter.
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What's ULSD?
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tktplz wrote:What's ULSD?
Ultra Low Sulpher Diesel fuel.
The dealership I work at sells Volvo cars. Recently, the Volvo engineers came though while testing a fleed of diesel cars and SUVs.
They had their own diesel fuel shipped in from Sweden. They said the U.S. is VERY dirty and would foul up their diagnostic equipment.
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Home Skillet wrote:tktplz wrote:What's ULSD?
Ultra Low Sulpher Diesel fuel.
The dealership I work at sells Volvo cars. Recently, the Volvo engineers came though while testing a fleed of diesel cars and SUVs.
They had their own diesel fuel shipped in from Sweden. They said the U.S. is VERY dirty and would foul up their diagnostic equipment.
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mike4947 wrote:Any one care to hazarad a guess on what effect not being able to get ULSD in Mexico has had on it's tourist/snowbird economy.
We've got two couples with new rigs that canceled Mexico because of it and are staying in Texas for the winter.
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I see people every year taking newer trucks into Mexico & taking the chance. None seem to have an issue, but I imagine if they let the dealer know, it would void their warranty. I now of one person who took a late model dodge to Panama & back & did have an issue, but that was a lot of tanks of regular diesel.
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One of the critical points seems to be whether or not a vehicle has a particulate filter. If yes, there have been credible reports of regular mexican diesel clogging the filter necessitating repair costing more than a thousand dollars.
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Great, so the Volvo guys bring their own fuel to calibrate their cars. Then when they send new models over here they'll wonder why they're having problems.
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mexbungalos: Any vehicle that requires ULSD has a particulate filter. I have never heard of any other way of complying with the 07 requirements. Are you saying that it can be done without the DPF?
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Some people do a delete of the Particle filter & EGR crap. It voids the warrenty of thier truck, but runs much better. Also gets way better MPG's.
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