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I've heard of putting in ATF for a diesel but not for a gasoline vehicle. Supposedly adds some lubricant to the fuel that used to be provided by sulfur before ultra-low sulfur diesel was mandated. Coouldn't say if that is a good or bad idea though.
This, would be an extremely BAD idea. You see, dyed diesel (off highway) uses the identical dye (Dupont RED #7) in dyed diesel fuel, as everyone uses to "mark" their ATF. Get caught using red dyed diesel on the road, and you can expect the first fine to be $1150. (NOT kidding, here.) The IRS has a team of "DFI's" (Diesel Fuel Inspectors) that usually hang out at truck scales. (BTW~ the local IRS office (Laguna Niguel) has 3 full time inspectors...)
2nd time the IRS catches you, it's $4000.
3rd time they confiscate your rig, and sell it at auction.
I don't know the details, but I think ATF is mostly long chain organic compounds - broadly speaking, like oil, and if that's the case, I wouldn't run it through the engine's combustion chambers. Those compounds may not vaporize well or burn well and therefore leave residue behind that could be harmful to the engine? In other words, the engine isn't designed to burn ATF.
I've heard of putting in ATF for a diesel but not for a gasoline vehicle. Supposedly adds some lubricant to the fuel that used to be provided by sulfur before ultra-low sulfur diesel was mandated. Coouldn't say if that is a good or bad idea though.
ATF is oil, diesel is an oil, thus a lubricant- gasoline is not oil and more of a solvent. ATF, to a degree is too, having detergents in it, is not that much of a lubricant as just putting motor oil in it.
This, would be an extremely BAD idea. You see, dyed diesel (off highway) uses the identical dye (Dupont RED #7) in dyed diesel fuel, as everyone uses to "mark" their ATF. Get caught using red dyed diesel on the road, and you can expect the first fine to be $1150. (NOT kidding, here.) The IRS has a team of "DFI's" (Diesel Fuel Inspectors) that usually hang out at truck scales. (BTW~ the local IRS office (Laguna Niguel) has 3 full time inspectors...)
2nd time the IRS catches you, it's $4000.
3rd time they confiscate your rig, and sell it at auction.
The IRS loves tax evaders.....
While that may be a concern for a commercial truck, I've never had anyone check the fuel in my diesel pickup. Never heard of anyone else getting theirs checked either.
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