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Originally Posted by BillK
Long time BMW owner here, but never owned a diesel. The spousal unit and I placed an order for a diesel model and I had a few questions. 1)Is there something that prevents one from using a standard gasoline nozzle in the diesel? I'm a little worried about the wife since she's never had a diesel, might forget and put regular gas.
2) Are there any additives that need to be used to help cold starts, or enhance the fuel? Thanks for any help.
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What do you mean by cold starts? How cold?
States that typically get cold weather (below 0*C, 32*F) buy fuel that already has additives to keep the fuel from waxing. In addition, I would bet this car has a fuel pre-heater and glow plugs for cold starts. Have you seen the battery for this car? 950 cold cranking amps - that tells me starter needs a few more amps to turn the high compression ratio motor, AND there are glow plugs (that typically need 48 volts) for high-speed cylinder heating.
I am using an additive but its to test the effects of increased cetane on throttle response and economy.