[T3] Red Diesel

Jim Adney jadney at vwtype3.org
Thu Feb 24 13:49:53 PST 2011


On 24 Feb 2011 at 10:06, Tim Keohane wrote:

> The "Red" in the diesel is a dye. It is for easy identification  
> purposes for off road/agricultural use. The federal road tax is not  
> applied/charged on that fuel. The dye is intended to provide easy  
> identification by Troopers for violations. The actual fuel is the same  
> from both pump handles. Imagine the lawsuits that would fly if the  
> fuels were different and an engine failed or was damaged.

Does it meet the new "less than 15 ppm sulfur" spec that highway fuels have to 
meet and my Jetta warrantee requires?  

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, WI USA




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