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tckearney

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Diesel additive
« on: July 29 2016, 09:20 »
Hi All   I have recently been reading about the dreaded Diesel bug.  I have been using the expensive diesel biocide treatment every time I fill up and even over dosing.  Recently a very experienced Engineer who has worked on large diesels all his life, told me that TCP works just as well and causes no damage.  Any Comments. 

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Re: Diesel additive
« Reply #1 on: July 29 2016, 09:49 »
Hi....what is TCP ?

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Re: Diesel additive
« Reply #2 on: July 29 2016, 10:03 »
If you believe him, stop buying biocide.  But I'll keep using Marine 16 and Grotamar alternately, every time I fill up.

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Re: Diesel additive
« Reply #3 on: July 29 2016, 12:41 »
how much TCP would one use? A bottle-full?
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Re: Diesel additive
« Reply #4 on: July 29 2016, 15:19 »
The composition [of TCP] is:
phenol   0.175% w/v
halogenated phenols   0.68% w/v
Presumably the rest is water, just what you need in a diesel tsnk.
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Re: Diesel additive
« Reply #5 on: August 10 2016, 08:30 »
I much prefer enzyme based treatments rather than raw chemicals. It is surprising what harsh chemicals some bugs can tolerate, but the enzyme treatments are very targeted. I have had good results with Soltron.