Nick Gough wrote:
How does biodiesel fare during the winter months? Won't it gel a lot faster? If so, there will be a huge boost in anti-gel additive sales. A friend is buying a 1993 300D (2.5L turbo) and wants to use 100% biodiesel in it. Will he have to convert his car over to it? I know of someone else who uses 100% biodiesel in his Benz diesels without conversion and they run fine with no problems. So, who is correct? Are these guys flirting with danger of some sort by using biodiesel without a conversion kit for their cars?
I'm no BioD wizard or anything, but the information that I repeatedly come across is that A) no conversion is necessary in most cases, though older rubber fuel lines should be replaced B) it gels at a higher temperature than diesel and C) conventional anti-gel agents do not have the same degree of effect in BioD as they do in diesel.
If there is a better BioD-centric anti-gel out there, I'd love to hear of it. -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 268+kmi 1980 300TD 170+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 80+kmi
