Diesel Fuel Treatment , Clearwinner LA88

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I needed some fuel treatment and after a little searching have ordered some Clearwinner LA88. I haven't used this product previously but seems like it should be okay. I have no connection with the company but seems like a small company so worth supporting.
http://www.clear-winner.co.uk/products/marine/
Alan Stewart <sales@clear-winner.co.uk>
 
I have used marine 16 too - over a few years.
But decided to give the LA88 a go as it works in a different way causing any water to be absorbed rather than M16 causes the water to drop out.
 
We have used Grotamar 82 and previously 71 in earlier days with excellent results all round both as a preventative and a shock dose application.

I want a straight biocide not a product that absorbs water.

I want to kill the bug with a biocide.

I want the water to separate and to remove it with filtration and stripping the fuel tank sump.

I do not want any water absorbed or otherwise near my fuel pumps or injectors which is mucho expensivo!

I prefer to rely on a proven market leader and always dose with a preventative biocide (Grotamar 82) at every refuelling.

I personally have never heard of Clearwinner or LA88.
 
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Bandit said:
I personally have never heard of Clearwinner or LA88.
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Nor had I until last week.

I do want a water dispersant as I want to avoid water sitting at the bottom of my tank which might lead to corrosion of the tank.
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MartynG said:
I have used marine 16 too - over a few years.
But decided to give the LA88 a go as it works in a different way causing any water to be absorbed rather than M16 causes the water to drop out.
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Is that a good thing? Does the water pass through the engine safely?

I would have thought it better that the water hits the pre filter and can be drained out the bowl having never got near the engine. Could be wrong of course.
 
FARSCO said:
Is that a good thing? Does the water pass through the engine safely?

I would have thought it better that the water hits the pre filter and can be drained out the bowl having never got near the engine. Could be wrong of course.
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I think the water will be dispersed in microscopic quantities - molecules not drops.
I did my own service last time including pre filter change and could see no water at all in with the diesel. As far as i know I don't have any water in fuel problem so the water to be removed is once again , presumably , small .
Fuel treatment of this sort is preventative action - with possible injector cleaning benefits , not a cure for an existing significant issue.
 
Soltron used to say the water was absorbed in to the diesel (By Soltron enzymes), I prefer water to hit the filter and drop out and to be removed from the filter or in my case I have sumps on the tanks and you can strip these out once a year as well taking out about a 20th of a litre of water each year.

I do not want any water, absorbed or otherwise near my fuel pumps or injectors which is mucho expensivo!

Fuel I love, water I remove.

We do a lot of cleaning diesel fuel systems, its not rocket science its good housekeeping, common sense and consistency. But if you get it wrong its expensive.

 
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MartynG said:
I needed some fuel treatment and after a little searching have ordered some Clearwinner LA88. I haven't used this product previously but seems like it should be okay. I have no connection with the company but seems like a small company so worth supporting.
http://www.clear-winner.co.uk/products/marine/
Alan Stewart <sales@clear-winner.co.uk>
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How can you endorse a product you haven't used? :rolleyes::ambivalence:
 
MrB said:
How can you endorse a product you haven't used? :rolleyes::ambivalence:
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How can anyone say after using a precautionary fuel treatment of any sort that it has worked. ? The absence of fuel issues does not necessarily prove anything extra over doing nothing.
I am simply bringing a product to the attention of the forum which appears to have an application for motorboats and is a British company.
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My tanks have small dirt/water sumps, fitted with drain valves. I have never used any form of fuel treatment, and have never had any fuel problems. I believe there is a connection.
 
NormanS said:
My tanks have small dirt/water sumps, fitted with drain valves. I have never used any form of fuel treatment, and have never had any fuel problems. I believe there is a connection.
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Sounds like a good design. My tanks don’t have that facility.
 
MartynG said:
I think the water will be dispersed in microscopic quantities - molecules not drops.
I did my own service last time including pre filter change and could see no water at all in with the diesel. As far as i know I don't have any water in fuel problem so the water to be removed is once again , presumably , small .

If you use a Racor filter and genuine Parker filter, it does not go through the water even as molecules. Parker say "Aquablock II media sheds 100% of water, keeps engines water-
proof, rustproof and dirtproof"

I do not use fuel treatment, I only buy FAME 0% free diesel to the boat.

NBs
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NBs said:
I do not use fuel treatment, I only buy FAME 0% free diesel to the boat.
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What do you do if you need fuel and there in no FAME free available?
I have stopped asking as the response to the question was usually blank looks.
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MartynG said:
What do you do if you need fuel and there in no FAME free available?
I have stopped asking as the response to the question was usually blank looks.
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EN 14214 FAME (Fatty Acid Methyl Ester) very popularity treatments whith biodiesel EN590

Here, only one processor will produce a newer second-generation biodiesel that is not really organic but renewable. This bio additive is also sold in Finland around the world, I do not know if anyone is using it in English. The liquid company calls this substance NEXBTL. In this "bio" diesel there is no growth medium for bacteria.

This is NEXBTL diesel, look video

https://youtu.be/E14a1ZHjuX4

NBs
 
MartynG said:
What do you do if you need fuel and there in no FAME free available?
I have stopped asking as the response to the question was usually blank looks.
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Mdl say all their fuel is FAME free...I also thought it was treated too ...in the end the best solution is just get out there and burn the stuff instead of storing it !
 
gjgm said:
Mdl say all their fuel is FAME free...I also thought it was treated too ...in the end the best solution is just get out there and burn the stuff instead of storing it !
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It’s the inland retailers who don’t generally sell FAME free, those that fill up once every 2 years for a plod up the river are often the ones who suffer with fuel problems when boat finally gets used properly.
I have never bothered with additives, I just used regularly
 
gjgm said:
the best solution is just get out there and burn the stuff instead of storing it !
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I agree but some of us don't go anywhere over 4 or 5 months in the winter.
I am river based which also limits fuel consumed , due to speed restrictions.
 
The treatment is normally sold, to commercial users , in 5 litre containers as a minimum. So Clearwinner have obtained some 500 ml tins with the likes of us leisure boaters in mind.

500ml is sufficient to treat 1000 litres of diesel, at the recommended dose rate.
For the avoidance of doubt - I have no connection with the company.
 
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