Yet another Baja Diesel question/update? (YABD) :-) and Jerry Can filling

[kmcintyre]

Time to head back to Baja for us (in Jan, 2025) for a few months. We have a 2022 Chevy 3500HD (Duramax diesel) with a FWC flatbed.

In the past, I've carried 2 jerry can's with ULSD for use in Baja Sur (this was on my EcoDiesel). I've done some research on this question and I can tell you it's still confusing as to if Baja Sur has ULSD or not. Pemex keeps delaying their mandate to have it throughout Baja and other fuel refiners have moved in BUT I'm not sure that they really have ULSD. I know what the pumps might (or might not say for ULSD in spanish) state but it those pumps that don't have any designation and you need to fill up (top off). I find if you ask the attendent in my terrible spanish, no matter what you ask, the answer is always "yes" SOOOOOOOO....

a) anyone actually know for sure what the status is for Baja Sur?
b) anyone that has a similar truck (Duramax) used the "generic" diesel and did you have any issues?

I will take filters, additives, etc. with me and probably the 2 jerry cans so I can mix it with any questionable diesel I get. Which also leads me to ask this......

You aren't "allowed" to bring fuel in the jerry cans across the border but has anyone ever been checked? I know that right across the border there are a lot of "US" stations that for sure have ULSD and could fill them up there but would rather keep on driving once we get our FMM.

 

[goinoregon]

following. kmc - we will be down in feb. i cant remember off hand... are you the folks that have camped on pacific side.... near guerro negro ?

 

[kmcintyre]

following. kmc - we will be down in feb. i cant remember off hand... are you the folks that have camped on pacific side.... near guerro negro ?

We've camped in a ton of different places. We normally head down the gulf side, head over the Pac. side by Coco's then continue south to eventually turn back north and head up through the wine country (Valle de Guadalupe).