Does anyone have any knowledge about home made Bio Diesel? I'm really interested to hear from anyone who's used it and if they had any 'problems'with it...
bill12 said
05:26 AM Dec 27, 2011
I went through the biodiesel thing a few years ago, and still have the machine out the back of the shed. Its a great idea if you have the fat supply, and the time to make it as its a time consuming process, and will stuff your engine if you don,t get it right. The older diesels, such as the hilux I had are best as they can run on lower grade diesel.I put 400 ltrs through my 2.8 hilux with no damage, and at 28c a ltr , it was cheap.But now I am too lazy, so I buy it . Mixing it 50/50 with ordinary diesel seems to work , also.I buy bulk in town, its easier. Bill
03_troopy said
09:45 AM Dec 27, 2011
There was a bloke where I worked who was running his old toyota diesel just on fryer oil he got from fish and chip shops etc. It had to be vegetable oil and I don't know the mechanics of how it was used, but it wasn't bio-diesel, just fryer fat. Trouble was when he used it on the beach all the seagulls used to chase after him..
dogbox said
07:10 PM Dec 27, 2011
would homemade diesel be of a high enough standard to use in common rail diesel engines? old engines would run on just about any light oil but the new engines might be to safisticated don't think i would risk it to expensive if it does any damage if you hire a truck they usually have a sign that says not to use any biodiesel in them
rockylizard said
07:33 PM Dec 27, 2011
Gday...
I doubt if ALL CRD modern diesels will run on bio-fuel.
My Landy Disco 3 owner's manual states that I can use 5% bio-diesel if I must ... but anything more than that and it will either do the engine in ... and/or will not be covered by any warranty.
Cheers
John
bill12 said
08:44 PM Dec 27, 2011
Unless you can really refine the oil to great standards, I wouldn,t use it in crd engines. Its not of a high enough standard. The older engines run it fine , though.Your warentee will be void, and a late model hilux fuel system runs to $8000 to replace.
davkar said
09:00 PM Dec 27, 2011
You can't use bio diesel in common rail the injector pump & injector will clog within a short time. Good in old diesel motors only. Regards
Does anyone have any knowledge about home made Bio Diesel? I'm really interested to hear from anyone who's used it and if they had any 'problems'with it...
old engines would run on just about any light oil but the new engines might be to safisticated don't think i would risk it to expensive if it does any damage
if you hire a truck they usually have a sign that says not to use any biodiesel in them
Gday...
I doubt if ALL CRD modern diesels will run on bio-fuel.
My Landy Disco 3 owner's manual states that I can use 5% bio-diesel if I must ... but anything more than that and it will either do the engine in ... and/or will not be covered by any warranty.
Cheers
John
Regards