5% Biodiesel - Will it help any
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5% Biodiesel - Will it help any
Up here in Alberta we have a new law mandating that all fuels sold must contain at least 5% biofuels. That means ethanol for gasoline and biodiesel for diesel fuels. Can any of you guys that run biodiesel on a regular basis tell me if I will notice any difference with 5% biodiesel content. I`m wondering if this will be high enough to clean the system and cause some filter plugging.
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If you have a dirty tank you may go thru fuel filters a little more often at first.. but otherwise it will be mostly transparent.
You should notice a quieter, smoother running truck and more fuel pressure thou.
You should notice a quieter, smoother running truck and more fuel pressure thou.
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Just topped of the tank from half yesterday at Flying J and noticed a sticker on the pump that said B5 Biodiesel. The price was the same as almost 2 weeks ago when there was no sticker. Hope it is true.
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The change in the sound of the motor was noticeable.
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Here in MN we now have 5% bio. I have over 200k on this stuff and no problems at all. I changed fuel filters a few times early on. The current filter has at least 15k on and the FP is still steady at 13psi and 9-10 WOT.
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Hope this helps,
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The percentage of bio won't hurt anything but it does have a cleansing affect on the fuel system. Like Scotty said, you may need to change filters a little more often. Better have a couple extras and the tools behind the seat.
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5% biodiesel
Up here in Alberta we have a new law mandating that all fuels sold must contain at least 5% biofuels. That means ethanol for gasoline and biodiesel for diesel fuels. Can any of you guys that run biodiesel on a regular basis tell me if I will notice any difference with 5% biodiesel content. I`m wondering if this will be high enough to clean the system and cause some filter plugging.
Thanks
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free cooking oil & methanol. First according to "Biodiesel.org"
they have tested the new 15 ppm fuel and found that as little
as 2% biodiesel will equal the diesel that had as much as 7%
sulfur which lubricates your moving parts in the fuel system.
Now if you have an older engine without all the EPA mods you
can use 2 cycle oil. Diesel truck mag says as little as a 200
to 1 ratio will lube all the parts. Don't put 2 cycle oil in a engine
that has a particulate filter.
Hope this helps. Go on biodiesel org and have a read on
lubricity benefits.
Danny
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Up here in Alberta we have a new law mandating that all fuels sold must contain at least 5% biofuels. That means ethanol for gasoline and biodiesel for diesel fuels. Can any of you guys that run biodiesel on a regular basis tell me if I will notice any difference with 5% biodiesel content. I`m wondering if this will be high enough to clean the system and cause some filter plugging.
Thanks
Thanks
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From what I've been told I would think you would want be using no less then 1 gallon of B100 to 30 gallons of Jet A to make sure you have enough lube in the fuel.
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I only did that for one summer, this summer it was hit and miss with any additive. My co-worker bought vw brand new off the line in 2000, it now has 340,000 miles on it, he did the usual wear out replacement parts but for the motor , pump, injectors, never touched it besides timing belt and water pump, every mile was jet a and I know 200k of that was with out any additive out of pure lazyness. yes the IP is a little loud compared to others with high miles but it is still running great. all winter I run something for an additive. So this is and will be the big question, do you really need a lot of lube in jet A? who knows, so far the 5 of us use these cars with 270k + we all are doing something a little different and they all running with no problems. just my 2 cents.
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