Shoot - I drove all over Africa in a stick Diesel Mitsubishi Pajero and
got 40average mpg even in 4 wheel drive much of the time.
Paul S Cantrell wrote:
I found the following forum for Kia owners that has
threads on the engine and at least one thread on biodiesel:
http://www.kia-forums.com/f16-kia-carnival-sedona-forum.htm
I believe that the engine is built by Kia and was based on a Mazda
engine? Can anyone confirm?
If Kia sold diesels in the US, I would probably consider one...
On 10/18/05, Zeke Yewdall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
Well,
it should be the same as any other newer direct injection
diesel. Typically these don't have any trouble on high quaility
biodiesel, but often have problems with lower quaility biodiesel
(unwashed fuel, glycerin in the fuel, or incompletely reacted
fuel). I don't have any specific experience with the 2.9 liter
Kia diesel, but I don't see that good quality biodiesel should cause
any problems over petro-diesel. It should be new enough that the
lines and seals should be biodiesel compatible, although someone with
experience with this particular engine can probably correct me.
Just remember to have an extra fuel filter on hand, as the biodiesel
will clean out alot of crud in the fuel system if you've been using
petro-diesel in it for a while.
Zeke
| Hi,
>I would like to run a Kia Carnival on biodiesel.
Does anybody know
>what problems I might face? Do I risk to ruin the
engine?
>
>Cheers
>
>Dietmar
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Thanks,
PC
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exhausted all other alternatives. - Abba Eban
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