Realities of bio Diesel?

Just wondering what's its like to use bio diesel on a everyday basis, what do you need to do to the car to use bio and the practicalities of using it day to day when you can't just pull up to a garage to refuel, and what's the cost?

i usually just pull up to the pump and take the filler cap off and fill up,that cheap enuff and pratical enuff?
oh and carry a spare fuel filter just incase


































and yes it stinks of chips

I know nothing about bio diesel so I need a bit more detail, do garages actully sell it, what's the price Per litre, what I need to do to the car to enable it to take bio

I run my 300 Tdi on it and have done 10,000 almost trouble free miles.

The only problem I have had was it recently rotted the fuel return pipes that are on the cylinder head and they only cost £2 to replace, and i will make them a regular service item from now on.

You just need to find a local supplier who can make quality fuel or make your own. Do a search plenty of info can easily be found

Does the tank need emptied of proper diesel before you can use bio?

just find some fooker that sells it thats got a decent reputation and bung sum in yer tank ffs

OR DO A FECKIN SEARCH

No modification needed at all,mixes in any proportion-cheapest if you make your own-quality bio causes no issues-some types of rubber don't stand up for long-search and read up

oil dripper said:

just find some fooker that sells it thats got a decent reputation and bung sum in yer tank ffs

OR DO A FECKIN SEARCH

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Wow, and here's me thinking that a landrover forum dedicated to all things land rover would be a good place to ask a landrover related question, maybe I got the wrong end of the stick maybe this is just a site for lonely men to log and compare the sizes of thier .... Landrovers, or maybe thats just you cheers for you help

Junder said:

Wow, and here's me thinking that a landrover forum dedicated to all things land rover would be a good place to ask a landrover related question, maybe I got the wrong end of the stick maybe this is just a site for lonely men to log and compare the sizes of thier .... Landrovers, or maybe thats just you cheers for you help

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Oil dripper's comment was quite justified as this subject has been covered many, many times before.

In case you can't find the search function I've done it for you and it came up with 205 threads relating to biodiesel.

Happy reading Land Rover Zone - Search Results

O.k here's what I know so far from using Bio Diesel.

Bio Diesel is not Veg Oil.

Veg Oil can be used, but it is too thick to be pulled through the Pump, it either needs heating up to make it thinner or mixing with stuff to change it to Bio Diesel.

The process of making Biodiesel using natural oil like Veg then it needs the viscosity to be changed by mixing it with Methoxide.

Waste Oil can be used and is the most popular and cheaper option but needs to be free of fat.

The way to remove the fat is by flushing it with water.

Hence a massive issue and I have seen many a Bio Diesel retailer go bust through claims of blown engines is that all the water has not been removed.

Ask to see a certificate of testing of the biodiesel, this will show the water content.

Water is difficult to compress in a compression engine.

Early vehicles pre 1995 use a compound of rubber in pipes that becomes corroded by biodiesel which can lead to fire.

Biodiesel is a cleaner where as petrodiesel is a corroder. hence the fuel filters become blocked because the biodiesel pulls all the rot and rust from inside the fuel tanks and takes it along the pipes.

I hope this helps and if anyone can expand or correct these claims please feel free.

for biodiesel related questions i would suggest you visit a biodiesel forum.

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Please do a search as all the questions have already been asked and answered.