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Best fuel additive to prevent algae?

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#1 ·
Fuel filter ended up with algae on it , I'm pretty sure from sitting at the dealer for the last several months being repaired. It was suggested to me to start using an additive in the fuel to prevent this from happening. I called John Deere themselves and they could find nothing about any specific ones (mine is a 2025r tractor) in any manual and said use anything.

The last thread I found was 10 years old with info on specific brands so I'm checking to see if there's anything other than FPPF Fuel Power that would be good to add?

I checked my cans and they are clean...not sure if there's more in the system but I have more fuel filters coming so I'll keep an eye on it and swap them out.
 
#5 ·
probably the easiest stuff to find is Power Service Brand.

The BioKleen is what you want.


After a few doses of that and you know you have it cleaned out the use of a fuel additive on a regular basis helps.

If the BioKleen doesn't work you may have to clean the tank itself.
 
#7 ·
Can BioKleen and BioBor both be added to fuel? I have a 275 gallon tank that is about 1/2 full of diesel and I added BioKleen when the fuel arrived. But that was several months ago so I wonder if I could/should add the BioBor as well.
 
#8 ·
I use the Powerservice brand products. My 4520 had algae growing in the tank. It was so bad that I had to remove the tank and ash it out. I now use BioKleen and Clear Diesel in my fuel storage tank. Don’t fallout when you see the price of the BioKleen
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