Biodiesel and your new TDI.

[Transporter]

Some people on this forum think that I'm "antibiodiesel" well I'm not more antibiodiesel than the article in the link below.

"Before you fill up your new TDI fuel tank with biodiesel".

http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/g...nty/index.html

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=U&st...ZF1lYM3MnrfM-Q

[CatonaPC©]

I believe the manual gives just such a warning but also permits the use of biodiesel which meets the appropriate fuel standard. (In short, B5.)

Provided we are not duped by the oil companies, we shouldn't have a problem in this country.

[STV4SYT]

but now with diesel sitting at under $1.40 a litre and dropping more each day its becoming less of a saving. the risks far outweigh the gains IMO.

[Greg Roles]

Well the day my warranty runs out, I hope to never use Dino again.
Sure you need to know what you are doing, but a properly set up car and biodiesel plant is definately my future. Dutchaussie is writing a book of his european experience, and I'm on the "want to purchase list". It's WHY I'm planning on hanging onto this car long term, and I can't think of a greater joy than to be able to drive past servo's and stick it to the man fuel wise.

Shame they will still get the oil use!

[85Fuego]

Well the day my warranty runs out, I hope to never use Dino again.

Thats what i had hoped to do - there's a servo on Middleborough Rd not far from Burwood highway here in Melb., that sells biodiesel. Put through a few tanks - by the time the second tank was 3/4 of the way empty it was getting hard to start. (this was after topping up occasionally with BD and changing the filter). Went back to dino after 1 tank was back to easy starting.

There is obviously a quality problem, my hunch is that unless you have BD that is up to a standard the quality may be suspect ie use no more than 5%. The problem is where was the base stock from? Oils, tallow? Was it washed properly?

Unless u do it yourself, without testing you don't know what you have.

Regards

David

[hokenmk3]

Making biodiesel is really easy:
-Filter fryer oil with a calico bag
-Dissolve napthaline (crushed moth balls) into it
-Filter again
-QED