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unknownmanxman:
Well just tanked up with Bio. Another tank happily used! My bio is made from WVO, so i was worried about it waxing in the colder months, so i was going to mix it with 5% diesel as diesel waxes at a lower temp than bio, and in winter the fuel companies legally have to add things to the diesel to lower the waxing temp even further! But do you reckon you could get away with mixing it with red?
Im not saying you should try this, but i started out with bio by using a 70% central heating oil 30% veg oil (from the cash and carry) mix.
Central heating oil is cheaper than diesel, but doesnt have the lubricating properties of diesel, so you add the veg oil to get that back! I did that once, then went on to the real stuff!
Miniman:
For off road use mate thats a brill idea.... So what ya tanked it up in ya TD5 or 200TDi
smo:
Using Red diesel or heating oil in your vehicle on the road is a really bad idea. As you are not paying duty on it if you get caught then you lose your vehicle, get fined and no end of trouble.
Red diesel also stains the fuel system, so even one use will show residual markings and chemicals getting you into trouble.
unknownmanxman:
I just tanked up the 200tdi, im not brave enough to try the td5 :D
Yes, red does stain the fuel system.. But consider this.. the cleaning power of bio-diesel is very strong, will it allow the red diesel to stain the system?
Also, running a 5% red diesel to 95% bio, thats a really small percentage, so i dont think it will stain the system.
Your quite right smo, running central heating oil is illegal to run on the road, but is it illegal if you run it with a mix of veg oil and call it bio diesel? Im only guessing, i dont know :?
But as MiniMan says, it wouldnt bother anyone if you just used it off road!
extreme90:
yes itll still be illegal !! so dont try it non of you :shock:
red or heating oil !!
even mixed in very small quantitys , if vosa pull you in LIKE ME ( saw a land rover........haha bound b summat wrong with that they thought !! NO actualy lol )
anhows...
red and heating oil both have a genetic code.a barcode as such... microscopic and when they dip your tank theyll pic up on the genetic codes and properties viscosity ect ect more complexed than that.......and they'll do you !!
ino cos me boss is being dun for central heating oil :lol:
3000 grand in back duty ect ect and the case still goes on 6 month later
end of the day its not worth it !
so stay on bio and all u td5s :lol: norm derv :twisted:
danny
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