 Fuel adulteration is the nemesis
This is a major problem especially on highways. Only need to fill one tank full of adulterated diesel and your engine(common rail) will see stars. I think that is one of the reasons why Honda is not even whispering anything about diesel although they do make decent diesels now. The demand for diesel is high because it is priced artificially lower. World over the price of diesel and petrol is almost the same. The amazing thing is that all the local oil co.s are claiming that diesel sales have stagnated while diesel cars sales as a percentage of total car sales has actually increased. Commercial vehicle sales have also increased. The adulteration racket is mostly run by politicians and their kin or businessmen with links to politicians. Political will is required to sort this problem out. Forget the damage to vehicles which can be repaired, the damage to the environment is irrepairable. For the time being I suggest you use an additive(like System D) or like me, stick to petrol. |