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or frequent replacement of that filter are a solution here. Numerous mod- ern vehicles have a system as such installed by default. In some cases, however, especially in case of the legacy vehicles, a heater as such needs to be set up by the user. This leaves us with the tank and the fuel lines. To limit the phenomenon of oil turning into gel, additives can be used. One anti-gel bottle can handle around 100 liters of fuel. But it costs several euros. Alternatively, Diesel can be diluted with petrol. In extreme be applied here. This may not be an easy task as the fuel lines are also difficult to access in some cases. One should also remem- ber that the heating elements need power too. Deciding to drive a diesel car in Yakutia, during the wintertime is not easy, as one may expect temperatures to drop below mi- nus 60 degrees. If we are leaving the car behind for many days, re- turning to it may be the beginning of a winter hell - car would not be cases the petrol-diesel mix may even feature more petrol than diesel. The engine will still be running. And finally, we can install more heaters. Placing it in the fuel tank is one thing. It would be best to have a heating element that could be powered with 12V and 220V power supply, so that it is possible to heat up the fuel when on the move (if pump is not enough) and when the en- gine needs to be started up. The latter one concerns the fuel lines - heating el- ements for the flowing fuel or heating sleeves and thermal insulation may www.fragoutmag.com