Hey I was just wondering if red dye fuel was bad for our engines, Ive heard a few horror stories but would like to hear what yall think.

 

Should'nt be, farmers all over the U.S. run it in most all of their machinary
year 'round. I lived in agricultural areas and never heard of any flak besides
price.

 

only if you get caught

 

I run it all the time without a problem. I put in howes or ps in any fuel that goes in my truck. Good thread

 

It is illeagal to run red dyed fuel in trucks that drive on the road, as it is not taxed.

Furthur, we do not discuss things that are illeagal on the DTR... However, if you are talking about an off road farm truck, that is not used on public roads... then you are good.

Make sure that this is not a discussion about running this on the road.


madhat

 

Im usually runnin up cows on our property and its a farm truck anyway, but I needed to put some fuel in it and all I had was red dye and was wondering if it would clog up my injectors or mess up my pumps or anything like that.

 

forgot to say he truck is a 2002 dodge cummins and it not even insured for the hwy. It should be fine in anything as it is diesel 1202 just dyed for non hwy use

 

Then, yeah, no worries. The only things that I would worry about is if the tank that the off road diesel was is was clean enough to keep fuel good in, and if the truck is a 2007.5, them I'd worry that the dyed fuel was not ULSD yet.

Other than that, it would not hurt anything.

 

No it's not bad for your truck as many repair shops and aftermarket vendors would have you believe. Blaming their product's failures on dyed fuel has become their favorite excuse.

Nick

 

Dont forget,the DOT temporaily approved the use of red dyed diesel fuel for on road use in several southern states following a couple of hurricanes that hit the gulf a few years back!

 

Is that still the case?

 

I believe that was the IRS.

 

I run it in everything i have and never had any problems.

 

only bad if the Fed's dip your tank if it's not an 'offroad' vehicle.

 

as long as your truck doesnt require ULSD then its fine, and the farm diesel is actually better for your engine because the dye used in it is also a lubricant.