What is the difference in off road diesel and on road other than color?

Does off road diesel smoke more than regular diesel?

Off road diesel is dyed but otherwise the same as highway diesel. The difference is in the tax. Highway diesel has a road tax on it

Does on road diesel weigh more than off road diesel fuel?

No. The only difference is a red dye added to off-road diesel to denote non-taxable use.

Difference between diesel and fuel oil?

Sulfer & water content....and if it's off road diesel fuel - the color. It won't cause problems to use diesel in a heating oil tank, but it will cause a whole lot of trouble if you use heating oil in a diesel tank

Does off road diesel cause fuel injection problems in trucks?

Since 2007 most diesel pumped at any station in the USA or Canada is ULSD, regardless if it's on-road (clear) diesel, or off-road (dyed) diesel. The only difference is the fuel is that by using it as off road the taxes are not the same and it is cheaper. Dyed diesel will not affect your engine.

Other than the dye what is the difference between off road and on road diesel?

On-road diesel is taxable under IFTA (but still may be used for non-taxable purposes, such as refrigerated units, Proheat units, equipment, etc.), whereas red dyed diesel is not. The red dyed diesel leaves a much darker exhaust emission, which will be easily identifiable to any DOT/Motor carrier enforcement officer.

Which grade and color of fuel is used in reefer fuel tanks?

They can use either on-road diesel (billed out as reefer fuel, as its use is non-taxable) or red dyed off-road diesel.

Can you use off road diesel in your 2001 Ford F-350?

The only difference between "road" diesel and "off-road" diesel is a dye used to tell them apart, chemically they're the same. It's not legal to use "off-road" diesel for road vehicles because road taxes have not been paid on it. Yes the off-road(RED) diesel will work in your truck. Here in California if you are caught running it on the highway ,the first offense is $10,000.00 fine. Keep in mind that off road fuel also does not have some of the additives you would get from a branded fuel at a station. I would add some to keep your injectors and other parts clean and working properly.

What color is diesel?

color of diesel depends what country you are in mostly in usa diesel is yellow, non taxed diesel such as offroad diesel is red. it has a dye put in it so DOT know if you are using farm diesel on a highway vehicle

What is the difference between red diesel and normal diesel?

sulfur content regular ultra low sulfur diesel is 15ppm. off road, no tax, red diesel what ever you want to call it has 3000ppm

Is it safe to put off road diesel fuel in a tractor?

yes,it is safe to put off road diesel fuel not only in tractor but also in other vehicles

What is the Weight of off road diesel?

What is the weight of off-road diesel

What is the difference between marine diesel and diesel?

The difference between marine diesel and road diesel is twofold physical and legal use. Fuel and engine wise there is no difference marine diesel (has red dye) and road diesel (has green dye) all diesel engines are color blind, so the same engine will run the same diesel whether is has green or red dye. So you ask what is the big deal about using marine or road diesel? The answer is government regulation. Part Two The green diesel has taxes paid to the governments maintaining the roads which the diesel vehicles use (and wear down) where they buy the fuel. The more fuel you buy the more road wear you cause, the more road tax you pay. Marine/farm use vehicles which do not run on roads cause no road wear so pay no road tax. This makes the marine diesel cheaper in some areas almost half the price, because of the high local tax rates. Cheaters put marine fuel in road vehicles to save money and cheat the local governments which results in poorly maintained roads. It is typically illegal to put marine diesel in a road vehicle, it is done more often than you think, typically by liars who try to tell you there is an additive or performance difference between the two. The red or green dye causes no performance difference. So what are legal uses of marine diesel on land? The answer is simple, on stationary diesel engines like generators and fuel oil heaters and boilers (items which never touch a road). These uses are not only legal but make good fiscal sense. Certain farm and earth moving equipment and industrial equipment like plows and forklifts which never go on the street can use marine diesel, however if their tires ever touch a road they must always use road diesel. Towing where their tires touch the road still causes wear and still requires that the tax is paid. I have been doing this for more than four decades and have filled out the tax forms to go with it. I have worked both on the refinery side and the end use side both on and off road, in civilian, military, and emergency response. This is the correct answer.