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Ollram
Member Since: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Gortynia
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Its stated on the manual that the disco3 2.7 is not compatible with BIODIESEL fuel
Is that really true?? Anyone has tried out?? 
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 1st Feb 2007 8:45 pm |
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stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
Location: Swine Town
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A lot of Bio-diesel web sites say that it's due to the much higher pressure fuel pump used in post-2004 common-rail diesel engines. Something about the seals not being able to cope with the softening effect of non-petro fuels. Some of them say that bio-diesel should not be run in these engines at all.
I'm sure someone with some real first-hand knowledge will be along to discuss/advise shortly  Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
Transgenic tomato anyone?
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| 1st Feb 2007 9:03 pm |
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10forcash
Member Since: 09 Jun 2005
Location: Ubique
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LR will not warrant anything over 5% biodiesel, most euro-zone fuels already contain this %age of bio-crapdiesel
The TDV6 is pretty tolerant of most fuels in the short or medium term, long term use of 'out of spec' fuels will lead to premature wear, seal failure (not the GP type of seal  ) and higher oil change frequency
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| 1st Feb 2007 9:51 pm |
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IanD
Member Since: 11 Mar 2006
Location: (Too) close to Paris
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French diesel, AFAIK, always contains this kind of order of bio-diesel. Can't remember the exact figures. Our dealer told us it will run OK on most stuff.
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| 2nd Feb 2007 12:52 am |
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Ollram
Member Since: 04 Dec 2006
Location: Gortynia
Posts: 608
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10forcash wrote:LR will not warrant anything over 5% biodiesel, most euro-zone fuels already contain this %age of bio-crapdiesel
The TDV6 is pretty tolerant of most fuels in the short or medium term, long term use of 'out of spec' fuels will lead to premature wear, seal failure (not the GP type of seal ) and higher oil change frequency
well, 5% at max is OK then, according to LR.....
thnx for the info 8)
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| 2nd Feb 2007 8:40 pm |
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Swifty
Member Since: 13 Sep 2006
Location: here
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Bio Diesal?
Anyone out there running on Veg Oil yet? Its all the rage in Wales I Believe?
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| 2nd Feb 2007 8:54 pm |
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bam55
Member Since: 13 Jan 2007
Location: Dendermonde (Flanders)
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Quote:LR will not warrant anything over 5% biodiesel, most euro-zone fuels already contain this %age of bio-crapdiesel
Should there be a problem with 5% bio-diesel, if the D3 is tuned??
Does this make any difference?
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| 2nd Feb 2007 10:05 pm |
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