Biodiesel in HDi

[rwb]

apparently so but I'm not sure I believe them.

biodiesel near work is 115p/litre. I tried about 40l of it in 2008 and it wasn't good. Lost power. Couldn't get above 40mph on flat motorway. Sometimes went into limp home mode. Gradually resolved itself as I kept topping it up with normal diesel so the ratio of biodiesel decreased.

[Busman]

I would think you are right to be very cautious about this. I looked at this and decided not to chance it on my nice economical HDI 110. When you have an engine thats done lots of miles, I don't feel like changing its fuel. How much per year would 10 pence per litre save you?

[FarmerPug]

i dont think it would work, hdis need proper diesel even red will make them sad.

[lozz]

Iwouidnt put anything but normal derv in mine,
ive Heard they Pink like Feck on Red (Cherry) derv,

And Run lumpy and you get A Derv Knock on Bio,

Itried the Expensive Shell derv in mine the other Day £1.55 per liter what a Diference that makes, It Luvs it but it wont be Getting Anymore of it for a While

[DiscoPol]

i dont think it would work, hdis need proper diesel even red will make them sad.

so speaks the farmer, wonder how you know this

[steve_earwig]

I thought they ran on a percentage

Btw Disco I'm liking that Harshan quote - I reckon it should be on the forum's front page!

[jamjar1383]

well i know from experence not to run hdi's on bio as the pumps REALLY don like it

[Bailes1992]

Bio Diesel will eat seals. Infact on the XUD's you can run Veg oil on standard seals and unless they are old or perished you won't have an issue. If you want to run Bio Diesel on an XUD it will eat into the rubber seals and you have to buy a special seal kit. HDi's are only designed to run a maximum of 5% Bio diesel which is what you get in the pumps anyway. ANy more and you risk damaging hoses, seals, pumps etc etc

[FarmerPug]

i know about the red diesel because a friend was stupid enough to run his hdi on it, lasted for about 2 weeks then broke.

[steve_earwig]

Bio Diesel will eat seals.

So will sharks

[Gary406]

apparently so but I'm not sure I believe them.

biodiesel near work is 115p/litre. I tried about 40l of it in 2008 and it wasn't good. Lost power. Couldn't get above 40mph on flat motorway. Sometimes went into limp home mode. Gradually resolved itself as I kept topping it up with normal diesel so the ratio of biodiesel decreased.

£1.15 what the hell

reg derv is only £1.30 it isnt worth the risk for 15p especially in a HDi

[Gary406]

Bio Diesel will eat seals.

So will sharks

[FarmerPug]

red diesel is about 70p if you have a tank for it on the farm.

[GeordieBoy]

Stop speculating everyone, there is no reason why a HDi cannot run on 100% well made Bio B100.
Many people on http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum are running HDi's on 100% Bio without problems.

[Bailes1992]

Stop speculating everyone, there is no reason why a HDi cannot run on 100% well made Bio B100.
Many people on http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum are running HDi's on 100% Bio without problems.

Yeah I don't see why they run rough, but you will eat seals for a pastime. The methanol content causes this.
You should really try get a sample of the bio diesel in a lucozade bottle or something and add a drop of water to it and shake it then leave it overnight. If it's cloudy the next morning the bio diesel is bad.