Keeping your CRD HPFP alive
After doing some reading on misfuelling failures, found this fascinating post further along dweisel's original thread on HPFP failures.
VW TDI forum and Audi TDI forum - myturbodiesel.com - View Single Post - dweisel's HPFP Analogy of a Failure
It seems that specific HPFP run in procedures may be beneficial, specifically avoiding high rpm for up to 5000 miles . Lubricity is critical for low-sulphur (?all diesel now) diesels. Biodiesel has higher lubricity and some people are advocating adding biodiesel routinely. Running a low fuel tank apparently results in hotter fuel due to fuel recirculation and less lubricity for the pump. Water in the fuel tank is a considerable risk.
The full post is well worth a read.
So at this point, I'm going to stick to Vortex diesel (has biodiesel in it) + Morey's Diesel Smoke Killer, fill up much earlier, and avoid the rpms and keep my fingers crossed for a long-lived CRD HPFP.
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