Technical Bio diesel for Fiat Punto 1.3 Multijet

[ricky89]

Hi!
I hope I am in the right post.
So I have read various sites there is Biodiesel is easy to make to buy a tool to make biodiesel.
I took the manual of my car I can not find the entry biodiesel why?
As fuel it says, diesel autotraction en590 for fiat punto 1.3 multijet.
What can be done?.
I bought the car in 2008.

 

[varesecrazy]

Hi Ricky

Search on here is pretty good.. try and search Biodiesel

From memory..
People have posted on here saying that older diesels could run on many forms of fuel

But the incredibly high pressures of the Multijet system mean its now 'Fussy'

Hopefully somebody can give some current information

 

[varesecrazy]

Old thread with modern input :

Flex Fuel Cars

Hi guys, here in brazil FIAT are using FLEX FUEL tecnologi, we can use ethanol or gasoline (here in Brazil gasoline have 25% of ethanol in your composition). Brazil was the first coutry use a alternative fuel made by vegetable source, cane sugar since 70's, now we can chose betwen ethanol or...

www.fiatforum.com

 

[porta]

Our neighbours ran their old rover 75 on biodiesel (that their barge supplier friend used, the family sold coke, coal, red and ‘home made’ biodiesel, licensed I believe), usually filling with shop bought every now and again, until rust got the better of it 2008
They replaced it with a freelander that gradually coughed n spluttered like an old dumper truck wehn it broke down on their way to wales. It was recovered back up here and found to have a head full of jelly. A complete decoke rescued it luckily but they only ever used standard diesel after that