supergnome
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I emailed him and got a reply in 48hrs. He says he's busy for about a week so I expect he will get back to me nearer the end of the month. I ordered 100 ltrs. David.
There is no such thing as a list of vehicles that can and can't use biodiesel - to all intents and purposes you treat it exactly the same as diesel, end of. So ANY diesel engine can utilise it.
That'll be why I cant find a list then !!
Theres always at least one exception to prove the rule about running it
We run a significant fleet of focus diesels. Probably 100+ in use at any point during the day. Our instructions were quite clear , cheapest fuel to be used, that happened throughout the county to be bio.
Across the fleet, particularly the higher mileage ones various problems with running and reliability started kicking in. After various trips to the garage and consultation with Ford ( so I m told ) the conclusion was deterioration of seals in the fuel system was one of the common problems.
The instruction went out for whatever reason not to put bio in at any cost and the problems dropped off we were probably a good test sample with stock but well used cars of various ages and mileages. Without chuntering on about it circumstantially & practically the bio was the only real common denominator.
I dont know much more about it than that but its a fact , it happened about two years ago if I recall.
One main theory was the methanol or whatever else it is int he stuff hadnt been boiled out properly or whatever the hell they do with it :nenau:nenau:nenau probably more likely our customers pissing in the tanks :augie
The only other thing I wonder about bio is why on some forecourt pumps it has a warning to check it is suitable for the car youre putting it into :nenau I really cant see any manf or any garage putting a warning out that could prevent a sale.............so what that about then
That'll be why I cant find a list then !!
Theres always at least one exception to prove the rule about running it
We run a significant fleet of focus diesels. Probably 100+ in use at any point during the day. Our instructions were quite clear , cheapest fuel to be used, that happened throughout the county to be bio.
Across the fleet, particularly the higher mileage ones various problems with running and reliability started kicking in. After various trips to the garage and consultation with Ford ( so I m told ) the conclusion was deterioration of seals in the fuel system was one of the common problems.
The instruction went out for whatever reason not to put bio in at any cost and the problems dropped off we were probably a good test sample with stock but well used cars of various ages and mileages. Without chuntering on about it circumstantially & practically the bio was the only real common denominator.
I dont know much more about it than that but its a fact , it happened about two years ago if I recall.
One main theory was the methanol or whatever else it is in the stuff hadnt been boiled out properly or whatever the hell they do with it :nenau:nenau:nenau probably more likely our customers pissing in the tanks :augie
The only other thing I wonder about bio is why on some forecourt pumps it has a warning to check it is suitable for the car youre putting it into :nenau I really cant see any manf or any garage putting a warning out that could prevent a sale.............so what that about then
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