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BIODIESEL OK OR NOT
Plum:
a cirtain Ms "Daryll Hanna" runs her range rover on bio permenantly . . . . . .
strangerover:
Round my way there are three garages that sell bio from the pump
79.9p a litre,
The 200TDi runs on it all the time, it actualy runs better !!!
but.... be carefull, many modern common rail diesel engines that have injectors running at very high pressure can not use it as the bio does not provide enough lubrication for the injectors.
My old company car was a VW Passat and it ran fine on it, manufacture approved etc etc but my Toyota did not like it and needed £3k of repairs after just 3 tanks of it !! lucky for me I had asked the dealer and they told me they thought it would be OK, turned out it was not.
BMW engines can run on BIO but in there technical sheets they say you should specify when ordering that you want a bio compatable vehicle something about different seals or something. I found this out as I'm currently choosing my next company car.
Mart:
--- Quote from: "Tyke" ---Hmmm . . . . getting me thinking now.
Just done the Maths and it's shownig a saving of around £25 per tank . . . . but then there's the hasle with tax and forms etc.
Now where can I get bulk supplies of rapeseed oil on the cheap :wink:
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i wonder if hutchinsons animal feed supplies at horbury might be able to help on finding rapeseed? worth a try next time your down that way maybe
blade:
right lets have a straight answer will a 200tdi run on 60/40 diesel/svo without trashing any major parts
simdeb:
What are the forms like is there much to fill etc , i have run mine on a 60 / 40 split and it runs ok :lol: :lol:
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