Just filled up with biodiesel

annemt · May 10, 2006

Hi all just filled up with biodiesel in my 53 stilo took it for a run down motorway sweet as a nut ..i have to change filter after a little while because bio cleans engines ..it does'nt smell too bad either..let you know how i go on..Regards...Anne

Jai · May 10, 2006

does it look different?

annemt · May 10, 2006

no why? smells different though

Jai · May 10, 2006

i just thought if it had a diff colour, like red diesel, etc

annemt · May 10, 2006

no just looks the same as mineral diesel ..

CheeseMaster · May 10, 2006

Better/worse emissions with biodiesel?

thepottleflump · May 10, 2006

Where can you find Biodiesel? Is it more efficient, improved MPG?

Hellcat · May 10, 2006

Anyone noticed the price of cooking oil has jumped from around 45p a litre to over 60p a litre? Diesels run really smooth on vegetable oil, but the government wouldn't get as much tax so I think they have forced the hand of the supermarkets to up the price so it's no longer viable (after you have added the fuel tax surcharge) to run diesels on vegie oil.

annemt · May 10, 2006

thepottleflump said:
Where can you find Biodiesel? Is it more efficient, improved MPG?

i do not know but i have been told it is better for your car but i must admit i got it because it was cheaper than reg diesel...Regards....Anne

Liam · May 10, 2006

Hellcat said:
Anyone noticed the price of cooking oil has jumped from around 45p a litre to over 60p a litre? Diesels run really smooth on vegetable oil, but the government wouldn't get as much tax so I think they have forced the hand of the supermarkets to up the price so it's no longer viable (after you have added the fuel tax surcharge) to run diesels on vegie oil.

Used oil works better also it needs to be mixed with a proper ratio of white spirit.

A farmer in the paper managed to save himself £30K a year by running all the farm machinery on it plus setting up an engined dyno as his power source instead of mains electricity.

Liam

thepottleflump · May 10, 2006

Did he save money even after paying fuel duty?

Liam · May 10, 2006

thepottleflump said:
Did he save money even after paying fuel duty?

Sorry don't remember specifics, will try and find the article.

Liam

faster4_tec · May 11, 2006

so with veg oil, do you just go into supermarkt and buy two trolley loads of sunflower oil, go into carpark and tip it into tank, or does it still need filtered even though its new?

Hellcat · May 11, 2006

We ran a test Tipo (1.9 TD indirect injection Bosch fuel pump) Direct on veg oil over several weeks. Off road of course. Straight out of the bottle. A pre-heater would have been useful to aid injection. No mixing with white spirit or 'dino diesel'

poggy · May 11, 2006

thepottleflump said:
Did he save money even after paying fuel duty?

Farmers don't pay fuel duty as far as I know on agricultural machinery.

doblo · May 18, 2006

I buy biodiesel at 79p a litre from Liverpool.

cinquecento_1994 · May 24, 2006

doblo said:
I buy biodiesel at 79p a litre from Liverpool.

You lucky devils

Up here in the north east were paying up to a £1.00and over.

Just wanted to know what the difference was between standard and bio? Are they cleaner or something? Or do they just lower emmissions?

faster4_tec · May 25, 2006

don't quote me but I think they emit lower emmisions, and give you a bit more umph from the engine, a bit like what ethanol does for petrol engines

ahhl · May 25, 2006

do you do any mod on your engine...i thought we need to mod the tubing etc to make it run on straight off-shelf veg oil.
my country is hot climate, do i need to preheat first?

Hellcat said:
We ran a test Tipo (1.9 TD indirect injection Bosch fuel pump) Direct on veg oil over several weeks. Off road of course. Straight out of the bottle. A pre-heater would have been useful to aid injection. No mixing with white spirit or 'dino diesel'

stilosporting · May 28, 2006

im confused? so if i were to go into a supermarket and buy some veggie oil, stick it in the tank, can i get done if found out? where does the fuel duty come into it???

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