BIODIESEL

[sallom]

HI HAS ANY ONE BOUGHT BIODIESEL,
I HAVE A 2.7 TERRANO JUST WANT TO KNOW IF ITS OK LIVE IN RAINHAM ESSEX CAN ANY ONE TELL ME WHERE I CAN GET IT FROM THANKS

[elty001]

A member called wedge runs his on bio, drop him a pm to see how his motor runs on it. also do a google search for outlets and it should tell you if there is any in your area.

[sallom]

THANKS FOR ADVISE

[wedge]

To find garages selling biodiesel
I just typed in biodeisel outlets on google
There are 3 listed in essex

[elty001]

i'm looking into making my own if i can get a regular supply of decent used oil as the nearest outlet to me for bio is in staffordshire.how are you wedge not heard from you in a while.incidently how much is bio at the pump anyway :?:

[cssuk]

if you switch to bio make sure to carry a spare filter it has a habit of dragging all the crud through the first few tankfuls

[elty001]

it strips all the varnish that dino diesel builds up in tank and fuel lines,it also attacks rubber so changing any lines for viton rubber is a must also.the good side is that it is a better lubricant so pump and injector wear is reduced(or is it svo that attacks rubber)will have to double check that one. :?

[wedge]

I'm doing ok,
I log on from time to time,
Just sold the terrano this afternoon,
shame really, it was a cracking motor,
powerful, economical if I was light on the throttle,
probably the most reliable vehicle I've ever had,
was'nt using it enough though, and it was a shame to wreck it off road,
I have been running it on biodesel all the time,
Bio - one pound twelve pence at the pump yesterday- local place has now run out, its that popular,
I see you've been improving your LWB, and you've got some good tyres,
are they much noisier, I bet the grip is really good?
Careful though with home brew, you must make sure the water is out of it,
Aeration, Seperation and Filtration are the secrets,
I've just put some SVO in the astra today, did a couple of hundred miles up to Wales and back seems fine, even that gone up from 90p to 118p this week.

All the best for now,
Wedge

[elty001]

shame you had to get rid of your t2 you made our day last time we were laning.as for the tyres not too much road noise but as you said the difference in grip is very good.got them for a good price aswell(£40.00 each brand new)as for the home brew iv'e got endless amounts of info about it just trying to take it all in and get some knowledge from successfull producers before i take the plunge and brew my own.running 30% svo at the moment as i get it from the mother in law from the warehouse.£17.25 for 20 ltrs of rape seed,but as you said the price of it is rapidly increasing :evil: had to sell my quad bike to pay for all the recent mods to my t2 :cry: its a mad world :?

[cssuk]

you can buy a kit to make your own homebrew from WVO costs about 35p a litre the kit which a friend of mine has cost him 800 quid, not cheap i know but just before i sold my pajero it was costing 102 quid to fill, it wouldnt take long to recover at that rate especially if you go halves with someone

[Bibio]

Try this site to find Bio garages.

http://findbiodiesel.org/GB/Scotland/Hamilton

John

[siweb]

http://www.biodieselfillingstations.co.uk/outlets.htm

[polty]

sorry for being dense been a petrol head for years now run derv can i run my 2.7tdi mavvy on biodeiesel do i need to change anything.........thanks in anticipation

[elty001]

only thing that will need changing is the filter,but you will have to gradually increase the amount of bio you put in until you are running just on bio.

[polty]

cool thanks

[cheshiref1]

I too run mine on 100% bio and have a proper biodiesel reactor at home to produce decent quality bio! As has been said, the secret is in the washing, filtration and drying.

All my bio is Ph tested as neutral (neutralised with acid / phosphate as required) and it has been made in my family for around 2 years now.

My stepdad also has a commercial biodiesel manufacturing facility and sells at the pump for 105p/l. It costs me c. 15p per litre to manufacture, plus my time and plus the equipment cost (c. £2000). I get my waste oil for free (local Indian restaurants / pubs etc.)

Terrano runs v well on it, just remeber to change the fuel filter after the first 3 or 4 tankfulls, like has been mentioned. :wink: Smells of baking bread, not fish and chips as some think!!!

[JonathanM]

Whereabouts in Cheshire are you - been having problems sourcing decent biodiesel locally,found some last year but it was awful stuff.

[cheshiref1]

Whereabouts in Cheshire are you - been having problems sourcing decent biodiesel locally,found some last year but it was awful stuff.

hi mate - i am in Macclesfield, so a bit of a trek from you!!! Well, 30 mins :lol: If you want, i can supply you and i can also show you how i manufacture it so you will see it is top-notch stuff.

Alternatively, if you want to buy commercially from the pumps, i can put you in touch with a company in Preston (my stepdads place) and you can fill jerry cans 'till your heart's content!! :smile: At a slightly higher 105p per liter though :wink:

If you are interested, PM me. Thanks :wink: