Mechanics View on Biodiesel
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- Scott Balding is a third-generation technician and has been working with diesel engines for about 34 years and currently leads the diesel technology department at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. He is also a strong proponent of biodiesel. Listen as he shares his thoughts on the benefits of biodiesel and why it's a good fuel source.
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at last, some one with proper knowledge of engines giving a decent comment on biodiesel. i have friends who have not changed the filter after a while on biodiesel, but thats the chance you take. biodiesel is many more times lubricational than any other fuel, so guys saying its too harsh etc are misinformed. biodiesel must be well converted, and after a while standing it needs filtering to at least 5 microns. filters are cheap, and usually last a long time. here in the UK we can make 2500ltrs a year with no fuel duty or VAT, as long as its for your own use. over the last 10yrs I have saved 1000s of pounds. the down side, waste oil can be a bit nasty and smelly. Energy bills are all over the place at the moment, but making biodiesel is still less than 20p ltr to produce, thats if your oil comes free, as all mine does
How do you make your own biodiesel?
What car are you using? I’ve been told that biodiesel will ruin a modern diesel engine.
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It also softens the paper in the filter and makes the fibers go flat so making them seem to be blocked when not.
Reason filtration system should be improved , I recommend an electromagnetic wire mesh system
Yes, somehow it only cleans at low temperature.... In my case the same fuel line goes to two heaters. One heater's filter is located inside and has no issues. The other one is located outside and clogs up with a black fatty residue. The spec sheet of FAME says that it solidifies below 15 degrees C.
Ran a grand voyager for 40,000 on home made bio without a problem
Lost a set of injectors due to biodiesel in a 2020 cascadia with a DD15. 250,000 miles since new nothing but biodiesel in it. Left a syrup looking goo in the injectors.
Hi John. I have a 1999 2.5TD Grand Voyager 230000miles on the clock and i think to start using home made biodiesel. Can you give me any advice in producing my first batch of bio ?
Does the exhaust smell different?
Scott Balding is a third-generation technician and has been working with diesel engines for about 34 years and currently leads the diesel technology department at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Illinois. He is also a strong proponent of biodiesel. Listen as he shares his thoughts on the benefits of biodiesel and why it's a good fuel source.
Would I be able to run biodiesel in an older 1970s tractor?
Man cooking oil can run 1970 anything that's diesel
They take barges of chicken fat from Arkansas ship it down to Baton Rouge Exxon put it into diesel they have been doing that for a long time Exxon employee told me that that's crazy
I accidentally put B20 in my 2001 Cummins. Did I just ruin my truck? Please let me know. Thank you
Nope. You can run 100% in your 2001. Your good as long as the B100 is quality made.
It's also hydroscopic meaning it absorbs water on a molecular level bypassing water seperators. This causes long term internal corrosion issues especially on newer vehicles with higher fuel pressures. I'd avoid it if I lived in a high humidity environment.
I heard that you should not idle for more than 5 minutes on biodiesel is that true?
2 minutes tops
That is 100% true in fact 110% true I don’t know why but they say it could ruin your engine I don’t know I’m kind of sketched out about it I know diesel is expensive as all hell right now but I’d rather keep my engine and spend the extra money oh well
Don’t know, it’s the emissions hardware that may not be happy about it. Can burning biodiesel cause the DOC to surface plug?
@@darylhawkins4658 no sure but i heard it runs really hot so its not good for your engine to let idle
It'll plug your DPF fast during idle
I think if going with bio diesel (since traditional is hi af -thanks brandon!) , the engine or around the engine need to be modified, mentioning the filters acting different, DEF situation, egr system, heating elements since it freezes much faster then traditional etc. When traditional diesel price is hi , semi drivers may have to rely on other type of fluids ... maybe time to export cooking oil from different countries , idk 🤷♀️., ask "brendon"
Why do so little people have any clue how capitalism works and think the president has anything to do with fuel prices? Prices are high because price gouging companies... Wake up.
@@anti-classist try again .. fuel export didn t stop right away , Russia was still exporting fuel to usa even after they (Russia) got in UA .. why the price when up before they got in UA , that s interesting, going hi on tax (ppl still paying the price for that ) , stopping oil line to be build ... ther are decisions made by President... you don t tell ppl " brace for hi price " , you tell them " we gonna look for a different approach or better solution ". It s a lot to talk about .
@@eugeniujosanu279 lmfao when you don't see that a barrel of oil is the same price as a decade ago but gas is some how 2 to 3 times the price.
Lmfao so fucking stupid.
This is capitalism get used to it .
As a fuel hauler for a company that owns their own stores and we fill
Up at the stores. Biodiesel hasn’t done any harm to our trucks. Our trucks are running almost 24/7 800-1000 miles a day. And nothing. We use Volvos and freightliners.
Anyone using biodiesel or cooking oil for semi truck?
I've seen city busses that run off them that's as close as I can get
I’m a fuel hauler for a company that owns their own stores. We haul nothing but b20. And of course we fill
Up our trucks at our own stores. No issues.
Mechanics View on Biodiesel
Tell that to all the primary fuel filters I have to change in the winter months just to keep that wax flowing
Even with a good transesterification, or they're using straight veggy oil on these cases?
I make and run bio in a 2013 common rail diesel ford that has a pugeot engine in it. It runs fine but the stuff will wax in lower temps. So not for winter use. It also softens the paper in the filters and makes the fibers go flat so after the varnish cleaning action is done you will still have to change filters a bit more often. I carry filters in the car and the means to change them so I don't waste miles on filters by changing until I really have to. I run straight diesel in winter months with an injector cleaner to give the system a flush out just in case I am leaving any potential problems behind as the fuel shop guys say injectors will have a brown coating inside from bio use.
I've heard it runs, but u gotta customize your rig, so it doesn't wreck fuel filters and pumps, and such, but I've seen em run city busses off em, and they smell like french fries as they go by... Might be worth thinking about considering diesel prices, and shortages.
why they don’t add things that kills of the smell during the recycling process?
Sponsored video, obviously he doesn't have to deal with algae contamination himself as a driver would.
Don’t let him work on your truck.🤣
Bull $&@…..
Bio diesel goes bad. I work on brand new generators with brand new tanks.
The crap has no shelf life. It separates and turns to tar in injection system.
It’s only ok if you have constant turn over of your fuel. And it’s worse the hotter it gets.
I dont believe that bulshit, biodiesel is just low sulfur which is bad for your fuel pump and engine, the best diesel is premium diesel, period.
Its crap
Bio diesel is so bad. I have a 06 5.9 Cummins and there is less power out put and your exhaust temperature is way higher when towing.
Bio-Diesel is one of the worst products you can use in your engine. To make it they use LYE..and that ACID is NOT "Deacidifed, and you are putting it into your $80,000 pickup truck engine. And, when it gets below 30 degrees. it turn to JELL unless you use an ADDITIVE..which costs even MORE. Oh, and it shortens the life of your $5000 Injector pumps and even if it's still under warrantee,,if you used MORE then 15% bio-Diesel, the warrantee is VOID. Look it up. BAD IDEA. REALLY BAD IDEA. Oh yeah, I forgot, it also eat up any SHINY SURFACE..like Injector points. Witnessed this while I was working for the DOD,,who, BTW, uses Over 22% of this crap in their vehicle. Why, because of a few people in the Pentagon that get kickbacks from the producers. And yeah, OUR Tax Money pays the price. The truck I drove would STOP RUNNING..and I was on an ACTIVE RUNWAY checking the Nav-Aids. The pump went out twice in 7 yrs and it cost the U.S. GOv't,,AKA, our tax money, over $4900 each time even though the truck was still UNDER WARRANTEE.
Oh, and if you notice, new "Bio-Diesel" acceptable Diesels have Plastic Tanks,,cause it eat through the Steal ones as well as the fuel lines. And, it also Separates if left over a couple of months with no agitation causing MORE problems.
Lye is a base not an acid, although you can use boric acid to make bio-diesel as well if you don't mind having to evaporate the water off the glycerol. The lye reacts with methanol and oil to break the triglyceride group from the oil, this leaves the solution with the fatty ester groups (bio-diesel), glycerol, and a very small amount of sodium (or potassium depending on the type of lye used). Pure diesel will jell below 30 degrees without additives, it doesn't matter where you get it from or what it's made from. EVERY diesel you get from the pump has additives in it to help with lubricity, freeze resistance, and to help keep the ester groups in suspension. The biggest issue with bio-diesel is that as vehicles have gotten more advanced because of EPA standards, the computers have a difficult time adjusting the system to deal with non-standard fuel mixtures. Most diesels 20+ years old handle running bio-diesel significantly better than newer vehicles, just like how carbureted vehicles can run ethanol fuels with minimal adjustment while newer vehicles have issues adjusting the fuel ratios. I've run up to 50% bio-diesel with 50% No1 on my 1999 W5500 and had zero issues.