Just wondering if anyone has given bio-diesel a try. I used it all last summer with no problems. Even ran it 100%.
Local purveyor of Bio out here runs B100 in his DMax and claims no problems for some 100k miles or so (don’t recall the mileage he claims, but quite a bit). But it worries me a bit in a 30k psi common rail. If I had an old mechanical CTD, PSD, or DD I would almost certainly be running it (even though I would have to go about 20 miles to his station to fill up). At one point I was looking at a 4BT for my K5 specifically with ideas of running B100… If they keep on with the low sulfer stuff, we may all be needing to run B10-B25 just for lubrication...
I cant even recall seeing anywhere within 100 miles of me that even sells bio Maybe I will try some one day. It may be cool for my truck to smell like popcornrotfl
All of our GOV vehicles here at Nellis AFB run on BDI. No trend of problems yet for the fleet, although they do not like to put it in back up generators that sit for a long time. They say the oil seperates from the fuel. Who knows.......opcorn:
I've never seen it, so personally haven't used it, but a buddy of mine who lives in Omaha says he uses it all the time in his Dodge with no ill effects noted.
The place I get it is also a dealer for the system to make your own. I've helped him a few times, really simple. He uses the "Fuel Meister" system to make it. My dad also bought a system from them, but the Chevy dealer near him spooked him out of using it. Now he's selling it to one of my good friends.
No reason to be "spooked" about Biodiesel IF you run it in the recommended ratio, but I think the best fuel to use is waste vegetable oil. Find a restaurant that uses ONLY non-hydrogenated oil, then buy a heated and filtered tank system from a company that specializes in these conversions. Two I've found are; www.goldenfuelsystems.com and www.plantdrive.com These systems are not cheap but you will recoup your investment very quickly, especially if you drive a lot every day. Perfect for commercial use too.
Day by day increasing diesel prices lead me to use bio-diesel..I already use bio-diesel which is a 20% blend of bio-diesel with 80% petroleum diesel in my other car and found no real problems at all..i think it will best alternative for diesel and petrol and should be made easily and cheaply available in future..
Been running the 20% bio fuel in our 08 duramax with no issues. 85k miles on it and never had a single issue. Burns really clean.
