Hmmm. Considering the diesel was originally running on plant extract, diesel companies aren't looking after our engines - they are protecting their own interests.
As for them working longer, I beg to differ, there are plenty of ancient oil burners around with loads on the clock - many local companies use VERY old buses to do the school runs (why give kids the comfort of modern seating?), some going back to the A plate prefix - ie 1982/83.
these buses are used every day & cover many, many miles.
We've even got a load of old london black cabs running round with just veg oil in the tank.
The diesel engine is known for its longevity & reliability with the adage that they are only expensive when they go wrong - and that used to mean once a blue moon.
If you look at the data from biofuel companies, the numbers are far better in terms of emissions than dino - sadly, the biofuel industry would be unable to support the mass market.
Perhaps in a few years' time as the world's oil reserves start to dwindle, we might see a change as oil companies suddenly introduce their adaptions to enable the high pressure rail engines to run on bio (which might simply be some slick additive to lube up the internals) - probably about the same time as they introduce a few other alternative tech engines - which will also most likely still involve a heavy reliance on the oil baron's newest 'find'
, its all very carefully measured out.
