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Can diesel gel while you're driving?
Does diesel fuel ever gel while you’re driving? I had a mechanic tell me that this had happened a little while ago, and I didn’t really believe him. Does this actually happen or was he trying to scam me?
Liz Jenson · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Actually, your mechanic was right—diesel can gel while you’re driving. This is because modern
diesel-powered vehicles
don’t rely as heavily on their fuel tanks as they used to, so the fuel can actually stay cool while you’re driving.To stop this from happening in your vehicle in the future, you can add an anti-gel additive to your system.
Since it’s already happened, however, you’ll need to talk to your mechanic about getting the problem fixed first since the gelled fuel can plug your fuel filters.
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