Any European Diesel Lovers on here...?

[War]

Recently picked up a 2009 BMW 335d with the 3.0TT M57 motor. First diesel car, have had lots of trucks but nothing to the caliber of this motor.

My question is, what diesel fuel do you use and what additives? I would be willing to guess without looking up that our fuel in AB is subpar comparing to US and Europe.

Yes I will be tuning the car to 530+TQ

[Natty54]

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Love these! Have had a few clients with them

Most diesels are good. I usually filled at trucks stops when possible. Their diesel is always good and they switch to winter spec a lot earlier.

Liquimoly has a few good options. Most common:
https://store.gtrauto.ca/collections...roducts/lm2002

[Geobmx4life]

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I run Petrocan or husky diesel in my tdi, and for additives, PowerService white for winter, silver during the summer, both add lubricity and boost cetane numbers. Those ,335's are torque monsters when tuned, have fun!

[witchcraftz]

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Add a bit of biodiesel in your tank if you can, good for increased lubrication. Only other thing I use is diesel purge, I prime my new fuel filters with it.

[T-Dubbs]

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i think TJ had one of these a few years back...

[jjtoutt]

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+1 for power service, i just use it mainly to add lubrication to the fuel. Especially on older diesels.

[CGDoig]

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Yup, power service every tank. With ULSD being the norm now it's missing some of that. Not to mention cold climate starts. It comes on sale at crappy tire once in a while so stock up then.

Edit, I'm jealous, last I spoke to tJ about his, IIRC he had said he missed the torque that thing put down. Enjoy!

[War]

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Right on thanks for the comments! I will read up on all the products.
I'm pretty impressed with the torque in factory spec. Can't wait to up it
I've been reading that Petroleum and Husky appear to be good diesel and I am sure Flying J would be good too with the big rig aspect

[Benjamin]

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ULSD was in every station by the time these were introduced and engines would have been designed for it.

Power service is great though, fueling stations are husky and petro. I run 1500-2000 liters a month, most of it from husky and never had a problem. Most of the fuel is running through a large pre ulsd 11 liter cummins that just keeps running.

I would love a 335D, size and rwd are what always changes my mind.

[witchcraftz]

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I run 1500-2000 liters a month, most of it from husky and never had a problem.

Sorry what? You're driving 20,000 km to 40,000 km a month?

[Benjamin]

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Sorry what? You're driving 20,000 km to 40,000 km a month?

Keep reading....

"I run 1500-2000 liters a month, most of it from husky and never had a problem. Most of the fuel is running through a large pre ulsd 11 liter cummins that just keeps running"

The freightliner with the 11L cummins gets between 30-35 L per 100 km, happens when you are carrying 45k lbs. My new Ram 3500 in which I have been using lately gets 13 L/100 km empty, 20-22 L/100 km pulling the gooseneck at 16k lbs.

[Geobmx4life]

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Keep reading....

"I run 1500-2000 liters a month, most of it from husky and never had a problem. Most of the fuel is running through a large pre ulsd 11 liter cummins that just keeps running"

The freightliner with the 11L cummins gets between 30-35 L per 100 km, happens when you are carrying 45k lbs. My new Ram 3500 in which I have been using lately gets 13 L/100 km empty, 20-22 L/100 km pulling the gooseneck at 16k lbs.

Haha, I've been waiting for Ben's reply...... assumptions

[witchcraftz]

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The freightliner with the 11L cummins gets between 30-35 L per 100 km, happens when you are carrying 45k lbs. My new Ram 3500 in which I have been using lately gets 13 L/100 km empty, 20-22 L/100 km pulling the gooseneck at 16k lbs.

Wow, I had no idea those Freightliner trucks used that much fuel while hauling. The Ram 3500 I'm not surprised and actually that seems pretty good unweighted for a big truck.

I also tend to prefer Husky, though I find that Petrocan diesel is good too.

Here's an interesting document showing that our diesel in Canada is ahead of the rest of the world in terms of lubricity, but still doesn't meet the expected standards, so an additive is highly recommended!

Minimum cetane levels in Canadian diesel are significantly lower than levels required in any
other jurisdiction researched. Higher cetane levels are expected to both reduce tailpipe emissions
and improve overall engine performance.
While lubricity requirements for Canadian diesel are among the best of the jurisdictions
researched, it does not match the levels set out in the WWFC for any of the fuel categories.
Research indicates that improved lubricity will lead to reduced PM emissions and fuel
consumption.

http://www.globalautomakers.ca/files...port%20NEW.pdf

And there's also a thread (fairly old now) on tdiclub on best Diesel Fuels in Canada

Diesel Fuel Brand Cetane

45 - 52 Petro Canada
45 - 50 Sunoco Gold
45 - 50 Shell Ultra
45 - 50+ Autogas/Cascadia Biofuels (BC)
42 - 45 Husky's DieselMax
41 - 43.5 Red River Co-op
40 Sunoco non-Gold / Pioneer
40 Pioneer
40 Shell non-V-Power
40 Flying J
40 Ultramar (QC)
40 Irving

http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=210677

[bart]

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[witchcraftz]

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Interesting video. I would have liked to see a comparison of the more expensive diesel stuff vs regular diesel with additive.