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Vehicle & Technical => Defender => Topic started by: paranoid android on March 07, 2008, 19:40:44

Title: 200tdi biofuel
Post by: paranoid android on March 07, 2008, 19:40:44

sorry i have posted this in biofuel but i have got no response and i am very curious about if my car will be ok with biofuel and what i should expect, i have been reading on it but it dosnt have an answer and im a curious if anyone knows if i can run biofuel in my car and if i need to make any mods? all help appreciated thankyou jo   [-o<

Title: Re: 200tdi biofuel
Post by: diggerdog36 on March 07, 2008, 22:50:08

I have been running my 200tdi on bio diesel for months now, no detrimental effects, some mornings it takes a few more cranks to start.......I have no engine mods at all.

Title: Re: 200tdi biofuel
Post by: paranoid android on March 07, 2008, 22:52:36

thanks mate i posted it on biofuel a few days ago no ones told me i dont know if its because it might be a stupid question but whatever thankyou for the help i will definetely try it thanks again jo

Title: Re: 200tdi biofuel
Post by: Range Rover Blues on March 08, 2008, 05:23:30

I've heard mixed reports about the vegatable waste residue that straight veg oil leaves behind, but then I've had loads of trouble with a waxy resiue in the biodeisel I was using.  In the end I was spending what I saved per tank on new fuel filters so I stopped using it :evil:

Be very careful sticking waste veg oil into your truck.  When heated, veg oil forms free fatty acids.  I don't recall the reason these are bad, but they are.

However the 200TDi will run on vegitable based substitute fuels, whatever you choose to try :)