I drove by a gas station and it said Biodiesel, so i went on google to try to find out more but i couldnt. Can you run biodiesel in your stock fuel system, and if so how much would it cost per galon? Is it cheaper than regular diesel

 

yes, biodiesel is better IMO than regular diesel. plus its made right here in the US. not sending any $$$ overseas which is fine with me.

it had several times more lubricity than the Low Sulfiur Diesel (LSD) fuel now, and it will be several times better for your engine once the ULSD is solely used. i find that it is about $.07-.10 cheaper than regular diesel, with the last fillup (about two weeks ago) being $2.859 a gallon opposed to $2.93 for regular. i say run it if you can, because alot of the guys here would rather run it than regular diesel. also, you do not use fuel additive with BioDiesel.

 

the last tank I got was 2.89 and my truck loves it run it if you can you wont regret it

 

Im sorry im a retard i just saw the part for thread for biodiesel lol. Sorry guys

 

I went to the Town Pump were I live and the dino was 2.88 per gal and the bio was at 3.44 per gal. Guess what I bought.

 

I've been running B11 (11% bio) the last 4-5 tank fulls, and I've gotten a little over 18mpg twice now. I get it at an FS (Farm Service) station and its the same price as other stations are charging.

 

I ran 2 tanks of B10 and couldnt tell any difference whatsoever,although i know it's good and it's that much less that we have to buy from those arabs,and i really like that.

 

Just remember that if you are switching to bio and plan to run it for a while, it will clean all deposits out of your tank and fuel lines. Be prepared to change your fuel filter earlier than normal the first go round.

 

I don't believe in just going with a pump BXX fuel and calculating the mileage. To me that is inaccurate. B20 is what? 20% B100 and 80% regular diesel. That means that if your regular diesel is good, it can improve mileage and if it is bad, it can decrease mileage. I did a more accurate test. You see, when I filled up at the Woodman's pump, my mileage went down. Filled up somewhere else and it went back to normal. Did the cycle a few more times. Usually I run it down to empty. This is for my 99 E300 Turbodiesel Mercedes. So, depending on where you get the fuel, things might change. Anyways, I made sure I bought diesel from the same place. Then added some B100 to make whatever percentage I want. B2 to B5, no difference. B40 and I lost some mpg.

Run better? Doubt it. Didn't sound that different where you can definately tell which it is running in a blind test. At least with me. Besides, I am fine with the way it runs. IIRC, a report mentioned that they think B2 will give the same lubricity as LSD when they switch to ULSD. In any case, I thought that ULSD was supposed to meet the same lubricity specs that LSD does either by it self or they will add some additive. So, will it hurt the car? Doubtful unless it really loses lubricity with ULSD and they don't add the additive. Time will tell. Unleaded gas was supposed to reduce car engines to scrap metal but that has not provben to be true. In fact, I have seen some old engines that were in the leaded gas time run without modifications like hardened valves or whatever it is and they run just fine.

 

Most of it is not arabic oil. In any case, all you are achieving is a phyrric victory because if you don't buy their oil and buy somebody else's, it still keeps the price of oil the same and the only difference is whose account they will debit. Will not make a difference in the grand scheme of things.

 

Either way, I'd still keep a spare filter around. You never know.

 

Thats all well and good,, and even though it may not make a difference in the Grand Scheme of things,, I feel better about it and thats all that really matters.

 

I finally ran across some B20 at a truck stop. I have to say I noticed a change in the tone of the motor, but a bit more throaty or aggressive. I'm going to see if I can get some locally. No retail station near me, I think there may be a few suppliers around.

 

Here is a list of retailers and distributors of biodiesel.



http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodi...s/default.shtm


http://www.biodiesel.org/buyingbiodi...s/default.shtm

 

Why don't you join us on the Biodiesel forum here at FTE, there are quite a bunch of us making and using bio there.



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