Is it clogged with a whitish-looking gel? Andres Secco wrote:
>If it is 100% biodiesel can be the fuel filter. This device is clogged by >some incomplete reacted portions of the oil. >There are some proteins wich forms a gelatine around the filtering system. >It is a common problem and can be solved in the biodiesel factory adding >some products to precipitate proteins. >If it is 20% blend there is a poor biodiesel manufacturing practice to save >methanol or dirty oil being used and unproperly treated before reaction. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "fox mulder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <biofuel@sustainablelists.org> >Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 1:15 PM >Subject: Re: [Biofuel] VW Passat TDi > > > > >>Dear All, >>I have VW Passat TDi. I have been using the biodiesel >>for 2 and 1/2 years, I find that the fuel filter >>begins to clog up after 6 months. Loss of power >>becomes apparent. Further at speed fuel supply cuts >>off. After coming to a halt, the car does not start >>again. After half an hour, the car restarts. Does any >>one know whether its the fuel filter or the fuel pump? >>regards >> >>fox >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >>Yahoo! Mail is the world's favourite email. Don't settle for less, sign up >>for >>your free account today >>http://uk.rd.yahoo.com/evt=44106/*http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/mail/winter07.html >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Biofuel mailing list >>Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org >> >>Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >>http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html >> >>Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 >>messages): >>http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ >> >> >> > >______________________________ >Visita http://www.tutopia.com y comienza a navegar más rápido en Internet. >Tutopia es Internet para todos. > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/