On Sunday when I went out to plow snow, my John Deere must have been a little gelled as it stalled. I took a look at the filter that is in a clear housing and it looked a little cloudy like wax, so I put some more anti gel in and continued to plow.

Today I took my Sprinter out of the shop and it started shaking the entire dash board for a while. So I dropped in into low gear and continued on, I was pretty sure it was gelling. After a quick stop, I headed up the highway and it was in LHM, max I could get was 45, so I pulled over and shut it down and restarted. It has been just fine since then. I checked for codes in the Ultragauge and no codes, and no CEL?

We had below zero weather a couple of nights, and I already put the Stynadine additive in the NCV3, but I think I did it when I got to the shop last week, so it never got a chance to mix in?

I used some Howes in the tractor, before and after the problem, but I guess it is not as good as Stynadine?

Got off easy for quite a few years. Looks like those easy years are gone for a while. So much for winter blends, I will not trust them.

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2006 LTD Bright Silver loaded with all the needed mods, CCV intact.
Proudly supporting CRD vendors, and their development of quality parts and accessories.
Equipped with HDS thermostat, plenty of heat, faster warm-ups, increased fuel mileage.

What state do you live in?

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I run Power Service in all of my diesels, white bottle in winter, silver in summer. I have only had an issue one time at -22F, and that was not even with my car. That was with my friends MB ML320CDI when it was brand new a few years ago. He gelled up. I tried to convince him to run PS, but he insists that MB advises against it, and said it is not necessary. I think running a higher concentration, the colder it is, is probably a safe bet. I have not had any gelling with the CRD, and I have started it down to about -10. It is plugged in at that point... if it was not, it wouldn't start thanks to the poor glow plug design...

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Mike Rausch
Bear, Delaware
2006 Liberty Sport CRD 253K

Mid State NY.



I had the name wrong, power service white bottle winter only. I did not realize I had 6 bottles stored in my shop, and picked up the Howes as a last resort at Chinazone cause it was the weekend and all the real auto parts supplies were closed..

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2006 LTD Bright Silver loaded with all the needed mods, CCV intact.
Proudly supporting CRD vendors, and their development of quality parts and accessories.
Equipped with HDS thermostat, plenty of heat, faster warm-ups, increased fuel mileage.