Biodiesel

[clelly]

Anyone ever used biodiesel,I was talking with a fellow merc owner who apparently uses this all the time and says his car runs sweetly on it.I`m not too sure if he is winding me up,he tells me it costs 89p a litre.

 

[ribby]

I tried this about a year ago...
My experience is that my E320CDI HATED it - I would say it lost about 1/2 it's BHP - I then tried to put in as much 'clean' fuel as possible, and drove it to drain... and used redex to clean.

Recovered fully after 2 more 'full' tank fill ups from Shell...

I have a friend with a 'tractor' Pajero - it runs fine on it...

 

[Hibbo]

If it is PROPER BioDiesel made to EN14214 (properly washed and dried) then any engine will be fine on it, including high pressure common rail systems like the CDI.

Biodiesel has a strong cleaning action, so will clean out your tank and lines and deposit the crud into your fuel filter(s).