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sprinter 308d
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MartinH
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Yes it will. We`ve been running our sprinter for about a year with no ill effects whatsoever..
They would run on it ok, hard as the hobs of hell.jogger said:Will this engine run on biodiesel (non turbo)
MartinH
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TBH we only use it as an additive, about 40% mix. Although we are currently looking at a pukka conversion kit which basically entails fitting a secondary tank and change over switches. Start on normal diesel and switches to Bio when the engine has warmed. I believe commercially produced bio fuel contains an additive to stop the fuel gelling when cold. So no heaters are needed.
Home produced bio or straight veg oil should therefore be treated with appropriate caution.
Biodiesel refers to any diesel-equivalent biofuel usually made of vegetable oils or animal fats. Several different kinds of fuels are called biodiesel: usually biodiesel refers to an ester, or an oxygenate, made from the oil and methanol, but alkane (non-oxygenate) biodiesel, that is, biomass-to-liquid (BTL) fuel is also available. Sometimes even unrefined vegetable oil is called "biodiesel". Unrefined vegetable oil requires fuel pre heating and filtration due to issues with coagulation, and also some modification to the fuel system. In contrast, alkane biodiesel is of a similar viscosity to petrochemical diesel, and is usualy of a higher quality than petrochemical options available on the U.S. market.
Biodiesels are biodegradable and non-toxic, and have significantly fewer emissions than petroleum-based diesel (petro-diesel) when burned. Biodiesel functions in current diesel engines, and is a possible candidate to replace fossil fuels as the world's primary transport energy source.
With a flash point of 160 °C, biodiesel is classified as a non-flammable liquid by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This property makes biodiesel relatively safe to produce in your own home, and vehicles fueled by pure biodiesel are far safer in accidents than ones powered by petroleum diesel or the explosively combustible gasoline. Precautions should be taken in very cold climates, where biodiesel may gel at higher temperatures than petroleum diesel.
Biodiesel can be distributed using today's infrastructure, and its use and production is increasing rapidly (especially in Europe, the United States, and Asia). Fuel stations are beginning to make biodiesel available to consumers, and a growing number of transport fleets use it as an additive in their fuel. Biodiesel is generally more expensive to purchase than petroleum diesel, but can be made at home for much cheaper than either. This differential may diminish due to economies of scale, the rising cost of petroleum, and government subsidization favoring the use of biodiesel.
TBH we only use it as an additive, about 40% mix. Although we are currently looking at a pukka conversion kit which basically entails fitting a secondary tank and change over switches. Start on normal diesel and switches to Bio when the engine has warmed. I believe commercially produced bio fuel contains an additive to stop the fuel gelling when cold. So no heaters are needed.
Home produced bio or straight veg oil should therefore be treated with appropriate caution.
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