Best Ways to Keep Your Truck’s Engine Running Cleaner for Longer

If you’ve been to a dealership recently, or even browsed online some, you know just how expensive a new truck is these days. It’s not out of the question to see a sticker price higher than what many of us have paid for our first house. With the costs of new trucks so high, and the price to do major repairs having increased as well, it makes sense to do whatever you can to keep your current truck running at its best. One of the best ways to do this is to keep your truck’s engine running cleaner for a longer period of time.

The Obvious

The obvious thing everyone should be doing is keeping oil fresh and changed on a regular schedule. Alongside the oil change, a new filter is a must. Consult your truck’s owner’s manual or use LIQUI MOLY’s online oil guide for oil recommendations and go for the highest quality oil that will work with your specific engine platform. It is important to keep up with oil changes and to use recommended types of oil, as this will help with your engine running better for longer.

Along with changing your oil, you need to replace the oil filter. This is where you should also consider doing your research, as all oil filters are not created equally. Keep in mind that your oil filter is a major point of defense against contaminants getting into your engine’s moving parts and causing issues.

But What About the Fuel?

Aside from your oil and filter, how can you keep your engine running cleaner for longer? With your motor running hot and cold and everywhere in between, any fluids are going to be put through some extremes and this can easily cause build up and clogging. Inefficient fuel burning can lead to deposits at the fuel injector and in the combustion chamber which may cause lower overall engine performance, higher emissions and an increased risk of malfunction. The solution is the regular use of a quality fuel system cleaner.

Diesel Systems

With diesel fuel being regulated for quality, there isn’t as much variance in fuels from station to station, but there is some. And regardless, diesel fuels can cause different types of buildup and deposits that can drag down your performance. There is more of a variance between engine designs, age and usage which further taxes your diesel fuel. One of the best defenses against a dirty-running diesel is to use a quality fuel system treatment, like LIQUI MOLY’s Truck Series Complete Diesel System Cleaner.

The LIQUI MOLY Truck Series Complete Diesel System Cleaner is a specially formulated mixture of additives designed to quickly remove the deposits that can build up in the fuel system in all diesel engines. This additive cleans your injectors and the combustion chamber and helps restore the proper fuel atomization that gives you the fuel efficiency that diesels are known for. This cleaner works the same for trucks with big diesel engines used for hauling heavy loads, as well as the smaller turbo diesels used in midsize trucks known for their torque and fuel economy.

The LIQUI MOLY Truck Series Complete Diesel System Cleaner works to eliminate diesel knocking by removing deposits from the entire fuel system and it reduces pollution emissions. Adding it also increases the fuel’s cetane number. You can also use it for problem-specific uses like misfires, and rough-running engines. It works with and is safe for all diesel engines.

Gasoline Systems

Trucks running gasoline engines face similar issues and it doesn’t matter if it is a modern engine using fuel injection, or an older motor that uses a carburetor. Gasoline has some definite variations in quality with different brands, octane ratings, and additives. To help out, LIQUI MOLY has its Truck Series Complete Gasoline System Cleaner, and it is a big help.

The LIQUI MOLY Truck Series Complete Gasoline System Cleaner is a precise blend of additives that clean and maintain the fuel system of port-injected and carbureted gasoline truck engines. This additive cleans the injectors or the carburetor’s nozzles, as well as the combustion chamber. It also works to protect against corrosion, which can come from fuels building up by restoring proper fuel atomization. This is really important with modern fuels that contain ethanol. Regular use of the system cleaner keeps the fuel system in perfect working order and helps provide and restore better fuel efficiency.

Keeping your truck's engine, regardless of it being a gas or diesel-powered motor, is easier when you go the extra mile and add system cleaners to your fuel. It goes a long way toward keeping your engine running cleaner for longer.

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