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 Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:14 pm |
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Location: Northern Ireland
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Got my first diesel car (2000 206 1.9) and am considering using biodiesel. Ive read up on it and it seems pretty good. Just want to know has anyone ran their 206 on biodiesel and if so was there any problems?
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:21 pm |
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Start off with like 50/50, then move to like 75/25
You have to change the fuel filter more often tho.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:30 pm |
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i wouldnt bother, i work in a garage and have had some cars come in with injector and high pressure fuel pump faults caused by this biodeisel, i wouldnt touch it personally
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:32 pm |
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I wouldnt use it on a commonrail diesel engine, but the old 1.9d will have no problems.
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:35 pm |
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the 1.9 isnt common rail? if this is the case it will be a little better but i still wouldnt use it.
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| 2.0 hdi 90
challenger alloys
-40mm spax shocks and springs
gti 180 calipers, groved discs
braided brake lines
turbo back pro-speed exhaust
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 5:38 pm |
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Yeah im in two minds about it, it would save me about £50 a week (if i made it myself) but wouldnt want it to kill my car!
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:06 pm |
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It'll be fine. I've used veggie oil in my tranny van for the last two years and thats been fine, runs slightly queiter as well
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 3:30 am |
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| fkismad wrote: |
| Got my first diesel car (2000 206 1.9) and am considering using biodiesel. Ive read up on it and it seems pretty good. Just want to know has anyone ran their 206 on biodiesel and if so was there any problems? |
If it has a Bosch fuel pump then go ahead & run it on bio.
A 1.9 diesel with a Bosch pump will run on nearly anything oil / diesel based if mixed correctly, just remember the increased amount of filter changes.
If it's a Lucas fuel pump, dont even risk it.
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 4:05 am |
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| troy wrote: |
| i wouldnt bother, i work in a garage and have had some cars come in with injector and high pressure fuel pump faults caused by this biodeisel, i wouldnt touch it personally |
we have found at work that it rots the seals in the diesel pumps etc not cheaper in the long run in my opinion
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:30 am |
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I'd just put normal pump diesel in...not worth risking putting anything else in it.
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 8:53 am |
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i used to run my old 405 derv on a tenner of diesel then filled up to the brim with chip fat, saved me some money but my god did it make you hungry!
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:25 pm |
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I'd put an inline filter in aswell if you're gunna do it, better to be safe than sorry!
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 12:58 pm |
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on common rail engines it does your injectors for sure.... had 6 sets so far on customer cars... they sieze up... pumps normally follow shortly after.
I do plant machinery as well and have had a brand new New Holland Wheel digger with 400 hours on the clock go pop... it was injectors. The owner was using heating oil mixed with red .... cost him nearly 6K
Does that answer your question
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 5:04 pm |
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are they using proper biodiesel or they just put in the chicken and chips oil?
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 6:48 pm |
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Location: Wiltshire
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| Edward wrote: |
| I'd just put normal pump diesel in...not worth risking putting anything else in it. |
Which can already contain a percentage up to 15% biodiesel in this country don't you know 
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