Bio fuel ?
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Bio fuel ?
I just fueled up at fleet farm and noticed the pump said 5% to 20% bio diesel! I've never used any before, my truck isn't my dd. What do you guys think will happen? Any positive or negative effects of this bio?
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I'd run it exclusively if it were available in my area. To oversimplify a little, it has better lubricity than reg diesel, makes up a lot of the lost lubricity from when we went to ultra low sulphur Diesel a few years back. There's a report in an old thread here on FTE showing many of the common fuel additives and the Bio was looking pretty good. As always, it's important to buy from a high volume station in hopes of the fuel being cleaner.
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I fueled with B 20 in Iowa one time and my truck loved it. I got 18 MPG on that trip, running 65-70MPH on Tow tune.
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The only thing I didn't like about it when if first came out a lot of companies were selling a kit where you could cook your own. Some people didn't follow the recipe or some thing and the filters would get coated with a white wax like substance. Home made lard actually and would clog the filters.
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The only thing I didn't like about it when if first came out a lot of companies were selling a kit where you could cook your own. Some people didn't follow the recipe or some thing and the filters would get coated with a white wax like substance. Home made lard actually and would clog the filters.
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That's what Murphy(Wal-mart) sells here in town and it's about 10-15 cents cheaper than ULSD. I run a tank or two of it and a tank or two of the real stuff. I also add Diesel Kleen in with every tank and no issues so far.
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Shouldn't use snake oil additives with B20 either.
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