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Anyone here use biodiesel?

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Entity

Lifer
I'm just looking to hear from anyone who has converted a car to use biodiesel or uses biodiesel on a regular basis. I've seen a TDI driving around town with a bumper sticker that claims to be 100% biodiesel powered, but I really don't know that much about it.

Anyone know about pros/cons associated? I'm reading up from links I've found on google, so far it seems pretty cool. I know there are a lot of mechanics here that might have comments about it, though. 😛

Rob
 
I'm interested in it if I can find a cheap enough diesel car to play with. I haven't actually done it yet, though.
 
Your car will begin to smell like french fries... Seriously, biodiesel is a good way to burn up left over cooking oils (think peanut oil here). However, you need a good supply available, or you need to be sure that your vehicle can run using regular diesel if necessary.

R
 
Originally posted by: rgwalt
Your car will begin to smell like french fries... Seriously, biodiesel is a good way to burn up left over cooking oils (think peanut oil here). However, you need a good supply available, or you need to be sure that your vehicle can run using regular diesel if necessary.

R
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I think the TDI I've seen can run off of both, but I'm not positive. I don't think it would be very practical otherwise.

There are quite a few suppliers in Seattle -- I know of 4 stations that provide biodiesel, either in 20%/80% ratio or as 100% biodiesel.

Rob
 
Originally posted by: Entity
Originally posted by: rgwalt
Your car will begin to smell like french fries... Seriously, biodiesel is a good way to burn up left over cooking oils (think peanut oil here). However, you need a good supply available, or you need to be sure that your vehicle can run using regular diesel if necessary.

R
Click to expand...

I think the TDI I've seen can run off of both, but I'm not positive. I don't think it would be very practical otherwise.

There are quite a few suppliers in Seattle -- I know of 4 stations that provide biodiesel, either in 20%/80% ratio or as 100% biodiesel.

Rob
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From what I've read, you can run both biodiesel and regular diesel in the same car, as the requirements aren't really very different. When you start getting into specialized equipment is when you build a car to run on straight vegetable oil.
 
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