In all ACTUALITY, home heating oil is generally #1 diesel. While it will
work in an engine, it is a bit thin as a rule and is hard on injectors.


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Sorry, I checked, part of that is myth. You really need to check your oil
supplier, apparently in areas that have a lot of oil heat, heating oil is
a cheap low grade oil that they supply, as it doesn't take much to burn in
a furnace. Diesel fuel is more refined and has a specific cetane rating,
similar to gasoline's octane rating, so your engine will last longer and
not have ring/cylinder damage. The reason you need to check your fuel
supplier is because some areas actually use diesel fuel for heating oil,
some areas don't. I found this all out when I bought a diesel generator
and checked with several major oil companies.