abstract |
A fuel composition for a direct injection diesel engine, a method of improving the performance of fuel injectors, and a method of cleaning fuel injectors for a diesel engine. The fuel composition includes a major constituent amount of a fuel and an effective minor amount of a reaction product of (i) a hydrocarbyl-substituted compound containing at least one tertiary amino group and (ii) a halo-substituted C 2 -C 8 carboxylic acid, ester , amide or a salt thereof, wherein the reaction product is as prepared substantially without free anionic species. |