Super Low Sulphur Diesel and Cat engines???

[Bruce Morris]

Bruce, It was on the BP Web Site. Here is one of the answers they give.

Additionally they say that they have been selling it in CA under the ARCO brand
as "ECD" since 2002 and have 140 retail locations where it has been sold.

"ARCO and BP have performed extensive trials using ULSD with diesel vehicles
retrofitted with particulate filters. From 1999 through 2003, 72 retrofitted
trucks accumulated over 17 million miles with ULSD in sponsored test programs.
This includes 30 tanker trucks from the ARCO distribution fleet accumulating
over 7 million miles plus vehicles in applications ranging from grocery
distribution to refuse hauling, school buses and metropolitan transit buses. In
this time, four particulate filters were cleaned in preparation for emissions
testing and one transit bus filter plugged due to a faulty fuel injector. Most
of the filters have lasted the life of the vehicle without any cleaning
required."

They have a number of questions and answers. http://www.bp.com will get you
there.

Bruce Morris (919)872-7635 Raleigh, NC
Webmaster - WOO (http://www.wanderlodge.us)
1983 WL FC35RB

FMCA: 7142s Ham Radio: KI4ME
Vietnam Vet - 1966-67 'Doc' (Navy Corpsman) 3rd MarDiv
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From: birdshill123
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Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 3:41 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Super Low Sulphur Diesel and Cat engines???


It is amazing how a thread can change. Now we have conspiracy theories
as to why they changed the fuel ??? Bruce Morris: Where did you read
that ULSD was being used for the last 6 years in some fleets.?It is my
understanding that until 2006 there were no refineries capable of
producing this fuel. Unless they brought it from Europe. Please correct
me if I am wrong. As for the posts about biodiesel: If you were to
really invetsigate how much energy is expended to gather the oil and
truck it to a refinery and then have to truck it to the stations one
would soon see that it is a waste of energy. It cannot enter the
pipelines. Same thing applies to Corn Fuel in the Midwest. One big
hoax. It does nothing to save energy as it contains less BTU's and you
burn more fuel!!

Bruce
1988 FC35





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