Ungelling diesel

[clodhopper]

I have a bottle of PS in the trunk of my jetta, stays there all winter. There is a junk catcher compartment on the passenger side that works great to keep it upright. I also have one of the smaller bottles of PS behind the back seat of my Superduty for just in case situations, and come to think of it, stays there year round. The big bottle that is regularly used sits in a box in the bed. Lid on tight and the bottle upright, never had a problem.

[brutal]

For your situation get the diesel 911 from diesel kleen. Plug in block heater. Make sure the batteries are fully charged or get new ones (takes a lot of amps to crank a diesel). Once you get it running use the diesel kleen at every fill up. Ive added marvell mystery oil to my diesel in the winter with good results.

I'm a big fan of the Wonder Whiz myself.

Prevents gelling in winter, quiets the injectors. Helps mileage a tiny tiny bit. It's not enough to offset the cost, but I like the extra lubricity it provides.

In my 35Gal tank, I use 12oz PS and 4oz MMO mix.

PS diesel Kleen - White for winter, Silver for summer.

[tmleadr03]

2013

Well, in that case call the dealership and tell them that their car isn't starting and ask them what they are going to do about it.

Warranty crank no start.

[funkymonkey1111]

the jetta fired right up without any de-gelling stuff this warm afternoon.

thanks to all for the input and tips.

[theGinsue]

In the future use kum and go diesel if possible it's premixed with power service started my merc 240d in two cranks at 5 this morning (butthole cold) I have had no gelling issues this winter plus my butt dyno says I picked up a few hp

Usually use Kum & Go, but last fill up was at 7-11. Always add a healthy dose of Power Service anti-gel additive in cold months. I gelled on Thursday - hit me when I was on my way to Base. Had to limp it in to just before the base when it finally started to act normal again. Going to stick with Kum & Go exclusively in cold months for now on (I didn't know they pre-added the anti-gel).

Where do I find Howes? The harsh odor of the Power Service additive does leak badly enough to give me a headache.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

Once the weather heats up, should this thing start right up? Or are there lingering issues?

Nope.

Well, in that case call the dealership and tell them that their car isn't starting and ask them what they are going to do about it.

Yep. (Although non-issue now…)

the jetta fired right up without any de-gelling stuff this warm afternoon.

With my own, I find leaving it sit in the cold just leads to harder starts. I like to use the engine block heater if I can remember and know I won't start the engine.
I also like to second (or 5th?) those PowerSource supplements, but I don't know you need to do it every fill-up. I think I've used it once this winter. However, mine is garaged at home and underground at work. If I were leaving it outside and not starting it frequently, I'd be using more of that stuff. So far, I haven't used much of their "911" product, but if I know it is going to be really, really cold, I will.