Alpine diesel

It has an additive to stop the waxes and other components of the fuel from seperating and forming gel type substance. You can purchase additives to add to your own tank, or you can get it at most servo's in the alpine regions.

My understanding is it is more refined and contains less (no) wax which will solidify in cold weather. Another way is to mix some lrp with the diesal but living in Kalgoorlie I dont pay too much attention to these posts try a search as it comes up often (try archive search)

http://www.bp.com.au/products/fuelnews/winter_diesel.asp

Thanks for the info evryone. I have done the research and its avaliable in the alpine areas. It stops the wax solidifing.

My car, with a common-rail diesel had problems on Sydney fuel last weekend down at our place in Cooma. It was only -1 degree overnight too. I was unable to drive anywhere for hours in the morning. The engine barely started, and huge plumes of blue smoke went everywhere. I turned it all off and let her warm up in the sun for a few hours.

Common-rail engines seem to be particularly susceptible to waxed-up diesel - probably due to the fact that the injector openings are so much smaller than usual diesel engines, and that fuel is fed at around the 23,000 psi mark to the injectors via the rail.

I usually fill up when I get there with alpine diesel as a matter of course. I was just in too much of a hurry this time and I paid the price.

Some times known as 'winter' diesil. Note, if you fill a large storage tank with diesil in the summer time to ready for winter then you may be in trouble when the temp drops. Fuel companies alter the mix in cold climates from summer to winter but do not announce it to the public.

Alpine diesel is apparently available as far north as Mittagong, all the way down into Victoria. It's only got heating oil added to it to stop it from going solid in the lines.