With winter coming on make sure you take a few precautions if you drive a diesel vehicle.
1. Change the fuel filter or have a qualified tech do it for you. (Buy a good filter, OE prefered)
2. Use a good fuel additive such as Stanadyne Performance Formula all winter and consider using it year round. This additive has a cetane improver as well as a lubricity additive included.
3. Cranking speed is critical on a diesel so clean battery cables and replace if necessary, load test batteries or have a qualified technician do it for you.
4. Address any starting concerns now, they will only get worse as it gets colder. If you are having starting issues take your diesel to a qualified diesel technician. Light duty trucks use glow plugs and intake heaters that can fail. Fuel heaters are also prone to failing. Fuel system components can also be at fault but normally are not the culprit in the case of a cold start issue only.
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