The Peugeot engine will run fine. The seals in the pump started to leak after 10k but the leak stopped after a tank of diesel went through. 90% vegetable oil and 10% diesel worked fine.
the real concerns about bio diesel are that it could replace much of the arable land at present being used for food crops. most of the bio diesel is derived from sunflowers or rapeseed. if a large proportion of land was turned over to producing fuel then in turn we would end up having to import foodstuffs. vicious cirle ???
I would think that current supertankers could be modified to transport fuel, and large areas of useable land in other countries could be used for oilseed production, the revenue from this source could be very lucrative for growers and this would end our reliance on middle east nations for their fossil fuels.
There has to be a better way than going to war over fuel; its insane.
The oil is going to start to run out soon (some believe this is already happening) and decreasing supply combined with increasing demand (from China & India especially) means that we'll all have to get used to using less. Growing crops to produce biodiesel will not solve the problem, there isn't enough arable land in the world to grow all our food and all our fuel (we need electricity too). But it is part of the answer and helps towards global warming, better to use biodiesel than fossil diesel right now. Just got some and looks like my campervan is running smoother at least...
Hi Talk4; The global energy demand sadly will never stop until its totally exhausted, emerging nations such as China and to a lesser degree India are basing thier economic growth on fossil fuel exploitation, just as their mentoring developed nations such as the US and UK/Europe did to take the quick route to expansion, the global economy and hence globalisation demands that a players in the new marketplace have to expand thier infrastructure in a shortest time possible before other nations beat them to the prize i.e market domination, the outcome is inevitable.
The US economy cannot stop expansion even if it wanted to! to stop is to die, this is simple capitilist economics on a global scale.
Yes got some from Brownhills http://www.greenbiodiesel.com about same price as fossil diesel. They're selling it in 20l containers. Will try contact in Halesowen again tomorrow, looks like being much cheaper.
What a good topic, the first time i looked into bio fuels was in the late 70's.
At last engines might have advanced far enough for bio fuels...
At the moment there are vast farming areas not being used around the world...
Some countries dump large amounts of food crops and sub the farmers...i think the uk has a lot of land spare maybe not enough for uk market, i see so many farms in my area with just horses on them...turned into riding schools.
The only 2 things holding back bio fuels is the oil companies and the gov.....who could loose out on revenue.......
Until someone who is a serious engineer (not a friend of a friend of a girl friend's mate) does some well planned research work with data that can be verified and proves that the nasty bits contained in the bio fuel will not do serious damage to the engine I will not entertain using it.
The cost to the pocket and the environment of having to replace the engine far outweighs any possible savings using this very dubious fuel.
Years ago we found did research on the use of methanol as a replacement to petrol. The downside was difficult starting, temperamental usage and serious damage to parts of the engine.
By error used Bio Diesel in my new Radipo when in Germany couple of weeks ago. Thought the colour was a bit bright but kept putting it in anyway !!. When driving along the smell was just like a chippie, but it worked, and did not cause any harm. Thought would give it more research when got back.
If you want cheap diesel the best place is Luxemburg, earlier this year was only paying .88cents, about 60p (I know it’s a long way to go, but if you are passing by worth a little detour)
What a good topic, the first time i looked into bio fuels was in the late 70's.
At last engines might have advanced far enough for bio fuels...<<<
what do you suppose Dr Diesel used in his first engines? He didn't go down to the corner fuel station for a gallon of ...er...diesel.
He used biodiesel, specifically peanut oil.
Again I repeat, there is no problem with diesel engines and bio-fuel. There is a possible problem with rubber piping and seals. These things wear out simply with age no matter what fuel goes through them and are therefore easy to replace.
(Guess what? Some motorists own cars for three, four or five years, or more, and never replace a hose or pipe. No, honestly.)
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Frank
Range Rover Vogue SE LPG TAZ
While i understand your comment about what "Dr Diesel" used, do you think that biodiesel will be OK in the more modern Common Rail Diesel engines with Cat's fitted, as it seems these engines are a lot more susptable to the fuel used than the standard mechanical pump arrangments,
My old Mercedes said i could use a mixuture of petrol with the diesel at certain low tempertures, my newer one strickly tells me to avoid any petrol being mixed with the diesel ?? any if any does get mixed not to run the engine and get the fuel system cleaned ??
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