VW have said that they stock conversion kits allowing most post 1995 vehicles to use 100% RME. Before that they won't commit themselves.
Most vehicles are Ok with a 20% blend ebven though manufacturers warranty are often an issue. For the time being, our market is out of warranty commercial vehicles. However, UK has a 100,000 mile 1989 Volvo 940 (VW 2.5 IDI engine) that has done 30,000m (48,000Km) on biodiesel. It had new fuel lines with a cheap filter ahead of the main fuel filter to catch the tank rubbish. The tank filler tube and gaskets are original, but probably well past their best. The fuel pump was rebuilt last year but corrosion damage was due to wet fuel not biodiesel seals were OK. 5 Injectors replaced 15,000 miles ago, but one refused to move. Recent attempts sheared it off. Problem was corrosion between injector body and cyl head - not biodiesel related. When stripped engine was remarkably clean apart from (as expected) the cyl with faulty injector. Even that was not as bad as the injector condition would suggest. The specialist VW diesel engineer has never seen an engine of that age looking so clean. Volvo and VW would say this car is definitely not biodiesel compatible. Good job nobody told the car :) Dave --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mauro Knudsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, this is public information about the > position of every make who manufacture diesel engines > in the world (Sorry if I forget some one): > > CARS > BMW 525 tds: Full approval with equipment SA201. > > Renault, Peugeot and Citro‘n: All Models 5% RME is not > distinguished at the pump in France and does not > affect warranty. > > Volkswagen: Golf Ecomatic, Full approval. All other > models 15% RME mixture approved. > > Mercedes: C200 e 220 CDI, E200 e 220 CDI ( before > 9/99), the heavy duty vehicle UNIMOG and the ECONIC > model, Full approval. > > Volvo: S70 e V70, before engine number 498287 or > 449405 respectively, Full approval. > > SEAT: Toledo and Leon before '99; Alhambra '99 before > engine number TR 014605, Full approval. > > Skoda: Fabia or Octavia, Full approval. > > Ford: diesel engine 1,8 D/ENDURA - De/turbo diesel 1,8 > Full approval. > > > TRUCKS: > Mercedes Benz Truck Engines: Use MB specification for > RME. > > Volvo Truck engines: No approval, pending quality > standard. > If RME is used, halve oil drain intervals. > > TRACTORS: > Fiatagri: All new tractors No alteration > > Ford ö New Holland: All new tractors 2 year ENGINE > warranty > > John Deere: All tractors since 1967 2 year warranty > > Deutz Fahr: All tractors with 912/913 engines 1 year > warranty > > Linde: All tractors since 1985 1 year warranty > > Massey Ferguson: All tractors since 1985 1 year / 800 > hour warranty > > Mercedes Benz: All tractors 1 year warranty > > Same: All tractors since 1980 4 year / 3000 hour > warranty > > Case: All new tractors. No alteration > > Lamborghini: All new tractors No alteration > > Landini: All new tractors 1 year warranty > > Fendt: All new tractors With RME package > > Renault: All new tractors With RME package > > Steyr: All tractors since 1947 With RME package > > Zetor: All new tractors With RME package > > NOTES: > I Vehicles may require fuel hoses to be replaced on > changing to Bio-Diesel (RME). > 2 Fuel filters should always be changed to RME, as RME > acts as a solvent and may flush old deposits into the > filter. 3 Many tractor approvals include a decreased > oil change interval. > 4 All manufacturers of diesel engines are running or > have trials using RME, and should be consulted before > RME is used in any particular engine. The above list > is for guidance only and is not definitive. > 5 Before running any engine on Bio-Diesel, you should > check with your dealer and/or the engine manufacturer. > 6 The above information is believed to be correct but > no responsibility is accepted by BABFO in respect of > the foregoing and potential users must satisfy > themselves as to the suitability of Bio-Diesel for > their engines. > More information is available from BABFO at: > BABFO Office, Attention: Peter Clery, > Curlew Court, Guy's Head, Sutton Bridge, Spalding, > Lincolnshire PE12 9QQ > Telephone: 01406 350 848 Fax:01406 351 791 > > > > --- goat industries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > escribi—: > Does any one in the group know of, or have > access > > to, a list or lists of > > vehicles including cars, vans and lorries, which can > > run directly on > > biodiesel? It would be really useful if we could > > have one info pack covering > > all the major manufacturers, saying what, if any, > > modifications have to be > > made to any particular vehicle. Currently we > > ourselves are looking at a > > mercedes 307 van, a fiat punto turbo td (1999), a > > land rover discovery and a > > peugeot 305. Any help would be much appreciated. > > ...... Paddy > > > > > > Biofuels at Journey to Forever > > http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > > Biofuel at WebConX > > http://www.webconx.com/2000/biofuel/biofuel.htm > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! 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