Reducing Regens & Extending DPF Life

[@jameshenson4871]

I have been using Hotshots EDT. I have been testing it for almost a year and found that I actually dont see improved fuel economy. What I do see is more consistent mpg. I didn't purchase this product for mpg, I use it for the safety of the lubricity in the high pressure fuel pump. I have a 2019 Ram Cummins and 2015 Jetta TDI- the results have been similar between two completely different applications. During oil changes I use Hotshots diesel extreme. I am not marketing anything simply stating my results. My results have been positive.

[@Good-luck-Jonathan]

Do fill renewable diesel in California? The mileage goes up manly from how much clean up is needed. Did you use another product before and switched or what mileage did you. Start using first time ever?

[@tg9388]

my 2022 L5P dually with 83k miles has a REGEN every 760 to 818 miles. I use Banks idash to track it, I have been using both of your products from Day 1

[@albertfetch3503]

Why in hell didn’t Ram notify that the truck is regenerating? Be a lot easier to add a couple miles on to a drive to work to finish it’s cycle then start over next drive.

[@eh235]

From what I've seen regarding number of regens is 3 times in a tank of diesel. With Hot Shots Diesel Extreme and Everyday Diesel Treatment, there is two regens in a full tank of diesel. MPG overall stayed about the same. I'll continue to use them. Just keeping it real 😎✌️

[@whiskersmcmeow6224]

Stanadyne purple label is the only lubricity adder ever actually recommended by Bosch engineers in the development of the cp4.

[@danielhardwick4074]

I would be happy to email you third party tests that show our LX4 far outperforms Standadyne. Send me your email for a copy. There might be a a corporate relationship going on between those two companies that has nothing to do with results- just saying it ain’t all it appears to be.

[@davidanderson8469]

My friend ran Stanadyne every tank for 110K when his injector pump went out.

[@GaryCoates-pm4yu]

My vw passat 1.6 tdi is regening every 60 miles any ideas how to stop it new dpf pressure sensor running on high obtained diesel no fault codes runs fine

[@jimmungai1938]

Are use Amsoil products, but I wouldn’t hesitate for a second without a doubt to use a hotshot secret fuel treatment. I believe it’s a very good product. I wouldn’t hesitate to use it for a second six in a row.Jim from Kennerdell Pennsylvania , by the way, I got a 91.5 dodge I’ll give you three guesses. What’s under the hood? It’s been real good to me are you guys you have a good day oh I should mention the first time I ever heard of hot shot secrets is listening to fire punk videos.

[@danielhardwick4074]

Amsoil makes quality products no doubt. At Amsoil’s UCC at Lucas Oil stadium, if you want on the winners podium, you are running Hot Shot’s Secret. Sports is the ultimate meritocracy. We love people like you who understand the importance of quality

[@ox-cetane4887]

Exactly what does a fuel stabilizer do? Are you saying a fuel stabilizer stops Fuel oxidation? why is the fuel prematurely oxidizing. What is causing newly refined fuel to prematurely oxidize?

[@danielhardwick4074]

The oxidation is natural degradation. Third parties like Hot Shot’s Secret and gold eagle developed and provide Stabilizers to slow that process down

[@ox-cetane4887]

@@danielhardwick4074 Hi Daniel, They sell solvent in a bottle with a label. No science. Oxidation can be natural but it can also be accelerated.

[@DanielSan-ch7dr]

​@ox-cetane4887 if you know so much why do you keep trolling this comment section and disagreeing with every answer to look smart? Are you in competition with hotshots? If they have proven results over 1yr that's good evidence the stuff does something .

[@michaelbaughman-tp6mi]

What about max mileage ( Pittsburgh. Power????????

[@I5ZQ8]

I run hotshots every tank for my daily 6.7 powerstroke and I can probably say it regens once every other month. When it does go into regen and I'm almost home I keep driving until it's done. 80k so far and only the cold side charge pipe has failed 😅

[@ox-cetane4887]

What did sulphur do when it was in the fuel?

[@danielhardwick4074]

2 big things were lubricity and the lesser known benefit was that it helped stabilize the fuel so deposits (carboxylic salts) didn’t fall out of suspension and create internal diesel injection deposit issues.

[@ox-cetane4887]

@@danielhardwick4074 Hi Dan, Sulphur is an antioxidant. Diesel fuel has always had a problem with oxidation. When they removed the sulphur the oxidation problem got a whole lot worse. Sulphur kept a great deal of the oxygen out of the fuel. Poor lubricities causal mechanism is dissolved and entrained air/oxygen

[@stevend8656]

Does a 2008 freightliner even use def fluid or need to regen? 🍻

[@michaellee5399]

DEF didn’t come until 2010/11

[@stevend8656]

@@michaellee5399 that's what I thought.. but he said it was doing 36 regens a year and they brought it down to 6 with the fuel additives.. what's up with that 🤔

[@michaellee5399]

@@stevend8656 I believe the fuel additives may be making the fuel better quality and making it burn a little more efficiently so less spot which is great

[@stevend8656]

@@michaellee5399 I agree.. I use their products on my Mack. The test results don't make sense if the 08 doesn't use Def then it doesn't Regen.. so you can't reduce the number of regens.

[@michaellee5399]

@@stevend8656 a truck with a dpf I think still regens, I use to watch a guy on KZbin who had a Volvo with just a dpf and I’m about 90% positive it regened when needed

[@ox-cetane4887]

with renewable diesel you don't need a cetane booster

[@davidanderson8469]

Good stuff. I run it in my '07 5.9. Another friend runs it in his '87 F-350 6.9 IDI. You can almost hang around the idling truck for a few minutes without getting asphixiated.

[@Good-luck-Jonathan]

If it adds Cetane , why not but they’re not gonna make a separate product for California Cetane delete.

[@jamesletsch775]

Thank you for another informative interview. New to diesel you have exposed the land mines that can be monumentally expensive down the road. Your discussions talk about things never on my radar. My Duramax LZO 3.0L in my 2023 GMC was the reason I purchased my truck. I do care about cost savings and mpg but I care even more about not having huge repair bills down the road. I am doing everything I can every tank and every oil change but I’m sure that there is more to learn. Keep the great content streaming. I would love to hear y’all discuss my situation in depth from A-Z. First time diesel owner, from the gas world, brand new truck,misconceptions that with diesel it’s fill it and forget it. I use Hot Shot’s in my fuel and oil and will continue to gain every advantage at helping myself as well as my engines systems for the future.

[@standingmannequin7911]

Will definitely try your products. I've spent way too much cleaning injectors and DPF components only to find after 5000 miles that I burned 1/2 a gallon of 100% synthetic oil and it's like molasses. My fuel filters were also replaced prior to 5000 miles and they were disgusting. I agree in preventative maintenance and your products seem promising. It's good to see you guys are on top of it.

[@tomstephens5024]

One of the biggest cost savings with reducing regenerations is with the damage done to the other exhaust components affected by the extreme heat during the regeneration. You mentioned 1000F, but the DPF can reach 1600F when regenerating on a hot summer day, driving up steep mountains and towing. 1600F will melt the vice on your workbench. Guess what that heat does to the NOx sensors, exhaust sensors, the turbo, and much more. Those repairs far exceed the other cost you mentioned. There are service bulletins about the exhaust manifolds getting so hot they begin to crumble. The metal flakes are circulated back into the turbo and damages the impeller. There are also bulletins about the extreme heat cracking the welds in the exhaust system. They say exhaust fumes enter the cabin. What they fail to mention is the drivers who become drossy and drift into oncoming traffic. When will the NHTSA finally wake up and address these problems? When your wife tells you she smells exhaust fumes, she’s right. What you talk about is insignificant compared with the other problems these “Clean” diesel’s create. These emissions recalls are nothing compared to the serious problems the EPA, NHTSA,and diesel manufacturers are desperately trying to literally and figuratively keep buried. The government isn’t doing to do anything, because if they did, it would put them all out of business. I spent 55 years working for one of the biggest diesel manufacturers in the world. I know for a fact that they’re all lying. The DPF and fuel quality is the least of the problems.

[@ox-cetane4887]

Sorry no offense meant here. There is nothing that can be added to fuel that will improve the fuel economy, improve the engine performance or lower the emissions more than the OEM promised on the day they sold the vehicle new. Nothing.

[@danielhardwick4074]

The Ohio State University, and many other third-party testing organizations were disagreed with you. But maybe you know more than Ohio State University school of automotive research

[@DanielSan-ch7dr]

​@@danielhardwick4074😂😂 he's just a troll probably selling his own snake oil. 🐍 I understand the principal of there products and the oem spec doesn't account for poorer then expected fuel and dirty injectors, of course if you constantly run injector cleaner and fuel lubricant eveyhing is going to last longer, and considering the price of fuel system in my car over 11k I'm willing to try protect it with a few bucks a week.

[@jSlay911]

You might want to check out schaeffer’s oil and fuel additives. Cuz you’re really misinformed.

[@ox-cetane4887]

@@jSlay911 I am not misinformed. Please show me a diesel fuel additive that documents the problem in the fuel that it corrects? Hopefully it would be a third party like Caterpillar or Cummins that documents the problem. Then show me the scientific proof of correction by the additive company. Even power service who is endorsed by Cummins cannot do that. I will be waiting for your answer patiently. 99% of all the fuel additives sold make unproven claims not supported with real science.

[@ox-cetane4887]

renewable diesel fuel has 65 to 70 cetane value. they sell it in California. Oregon and Washington

[@danielhardwick4074]

Renewables has some great options no doubt but be careful with biodiesel due to deposits. For those you need more cleaner more often

[@ox-cetane4887]

@@danielhardwick4074 Hi Daniel, There is a huge difference between HVO renewable diesel and biodiesel. Biodiesel is trash by comparison

[@davidanderson8469]

Run R99 renewable diesel if available in your area. Not biodiesel. Burns 70% cleaner.

[@ox-cetane4887]

Why is renewable diesel fuel AKA HVO so superior to refined petroleum diesel?

[@keithm7087]

EPA nowadays stands for "Empty Pockets Always"

[@ox-cetane4887]

Has anybody ever defined for you the "meaning of diesel fuel lubricity" beyond just the words? said another way-What is the causal mechanism for poor diesel fuel lubricity? If you really know please tell Ford, GM and Bosch.

[@danielhardwick4074]

LOL lovely question, but actually the issues isn’t with the OEMs. Both European and US manufacturers association agree that fuel lubricity should be able to wear a scar of 460. Yet, the US government standards for fuel lubricity are 520. In Europe, the Bosch failures are well under 5% because the fuel is at a 460 µm. If you give me your email, I will send you a presentation I did on the subject matter.

[@Redbloodroadrunner]

Yeah first for once 😂

[@cucvfarmer]

😂

[@hansjansen7047]

I don't own a diesel anymore but I still drive a bit. I get a little nervous driving a truck with 500,000 miles(Freightliner ,Detroit 15 liter) . I got caught with the engine light coming on and it started down rating itself each time it was shut off. So 2oo miles from home, in a day cab, it wouldn't come off idle.