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I'm on my second tank of B99 Bio-Diesel from my local oil supplier.
Yesterday when I filled up I took a peek at the color and it was a light brownish/clearish color-THIS stuff is made from Beef Tallow from "out west" I am told- it looks kinda like beef broth I thought all the commercial Bio was basicly clear.....I guess this stuff will dis-color my fuel filters a bit......
Color in not a factor with commercial bio. As long as it meets ASTM specs, no problem!
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Biodiesel ends up the color of the oil feedstock. If you use virgin oil, soybean for example, you get nearly clear finished product. If you use brown waste veggie oil, you get brown.
As long as it passes the ASTM tests, color's nothing to be concerned about. Well, as long as it's not red, that is. But I don't know of any oil that would produce red product.
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'94 F-250 XLT 4x4 SRW, 7.3 NA (ATS 093 waiting to be put on), E4OD, 3.55, Alaskan telescopic camper, ATAS 120 and various ham radio gear (320k)
'91 Explorer XLT, 4.0, A4LD (192k), '96 Mercedes E300D (223k), '94 KX80, '96 PW80
Previously: '84 F-350 DRW, 6.9 NA, T-19 and '86 F-250 DRW, 6.9 IDI turbo (ATS 088), T-19, GVOD
This stuff looks like dirty wash water bubbles up all weird at my filler neck when I fill up-I have driven over 600 miles now on this "beef-tallow" based B99 and my engine seems smoother, quieter, runs well, no loss of power and I'm still checking mileage but just by my filling it up right to the filler neck and seat of the pants feeling is that I haven't lost much, if any mileage by switching to B99, plus I'm saving 20-22cents per gallon and don't have to run any additional lubrication additive!-just the color of the stuff is a little weird at first.
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'94 F-250 XLT 4x4 SRW, 7.3 NA (ATS 093 waiting to be put on), E4OD, 3.55, Alaskan telescopic camper, ATAS 120 and various ham radio gear (320k)
'91 Explorer XLT, 4.0, A4LD (192k), '96 Mercedes E300D (223k), '94 KX80, '96 PW80
Previously: '84 F-350 DRW, 6.9 NA, T-19 and '86 F-250 DRW, 6.9 IDI turbo (ATS 088), T-19, GVOD
The exhaust smells different...not like french fries like everyone seems to think...not like steak on a grille either......its certainly nothing you'd want to breath in much of...to me it kinda burns my nostrils after a while...
The exhaust smells different...not like french fries like everyone seems to think....
It definitely does not smell like french fries. I hear that all the time. Probably from people that have smelled vehicles running on straight veg oil, and confusing the two. I think biodiesel has a much sweeter smell than petro diesel though.
Just noticed you are from Palm Bay, I used to live there many years ago....on Deauville st..next to the police station off malabar.
Hi, You really wouldn't want to live here now...the city is kinda going to crap...kinda like Crime Hills over in Orlando.......we're kinda stuck here for financial reasons right now.
Where are you at now?
Hi, You really wouldn't want to live here now...the city is kinda going to crap...kinda like Crime Hills over in Orlando.......we're kinda stuck here for financial reasons right now.
Where are you at now?
Boston, MA. was originally from here and moved back after 7 years down there.I was younger, I have been back in Ma for 18 years now, last year was the first time I had been back there since I moved back here, looks totally different, It seems you guys really got wacked by the economy?
Not Commercial, but here's mine... Picture not clear enough, but sample is transparent.
Nice. What oil are you using to make that? The color makes it look like sunflower oil or corn oil.
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'94 F-250 XLT 4x4 SRW, 7.3 NA (ATS 093 waiting to be put on), E4OD, 3.55, Alaskan telescopic camper, ATAS 120 and various ham radio gear (320k)
'91 Explorer XLT, 4.0, A4LD (192k), '96 Mercedes E300D (223k), '94 KX80, '96 PW80
Previously: '84 F-350 DRW, 6.9 NA, T-19 and '86 F-250 DRW, 6.9 IDI turbo (ATS 088), T-19, GVOD
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Color of Commercial-made Bio
