I don't know anyone who can run higher than b50 up here in the winter. Gelled fuel + plugged filters + high viscocity fuel = strain on IP + higher fuel system vacuum = air leaks + problems. Biodiesel usually gels at a higher temp than vegetable oil, and if that's the only fuel you have in your system, you're not going anywhere. If my WVO is gelled, that's OK because I start on diesel, and only switch to veg once it's warm enough to flow.

Anectodally, I know 3 people who I have met in person who's IP packed it in within the first week or two of running commercial b50. I haven't met anyone who's had that experience with WVO, and I've met a lot more of them.

Yep! I came here when I first started reading up on e300d's. Got lots of great advice, and got the wits scared out of me about om606 glow plugs. I'll actually be in montreal TWICE in the next couple months... once mid-may and then again for the Montreal GP... we'll have to meet up!

I don't know! Ever since I started running unfiltered WVO, I've had that aweful noise and it's only running on 4 cylinders until it warms up, then it runs on 5.










just kidding! Actually when I first heard that video, I went right out to the car in my sock feet and started it up. No noise. I've never heard it... in fact I didn't even hear it when I was shooting that clip. Therory #1 is that it's a certain noise that the camera could pic up on but mere mortals can't hear. Theory #2 is that it was a noisy injector because there still some air in the lines... I've noticed noisy injectors on VWs and even my dad's 300sd if they get some air bubbles running through. Other than that, I really can't say... I have never, ever heard the noise other than in those 2 clips.

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1999 e300d PlantDrive WVO/SVO conversion
**note to self: oil changed at 268k kms**
1990 Toyota 4Runner FrankenDiesel swap

E300 turbo + WVO/SVO =




Sure it works, they'll burn anything......but come on! It's an E300!!
If you wanna go green.. use bio!

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01 540i 6 spd

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Talk about fear mongering, wow.

Do you have any proof to back up your claims ?
Any at all ?

Have you ever used veggie ?



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Have you ever driven an E300?

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Nice answer, are you a politician also ?
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You are the one claiming the car will go up in flames if you use veggie.

Do you have any real experience with veggie ?
Or are the things you say uninformed opinions ?

It is an easy enough question to answer.
But you might need to get past your inflated ego if your rants are not
based on any experience or facts.


RichC

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No, I'm not
I'm just messing with you guys

The only personal experience I've had with WVO is filtering it and heating it in preparation for converting it to biodiesel, but I can tell you I'd feel much more comfortable running clean, clear biodiesel in my car than WVO.

I do have to agree with whoever said it above, it is a shame that E300's are getting cheap enough that they're being converted to WVO. What a brilliant, complex way to ruin such a beautifully engineered car.

Sounds like it's time to sell mine..........mm E320 Bluetec

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The CDI's are probably safe from the WVO crowed for a long time. They are to expensive and to complicated.

God help you if you pour fryer grease into the tank of a Bluetech! OMFG that would be a $5k++ bill from your friendly dealer!

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2007 Tiara 3200

I wish! They're 15k cars up here!

You mean adding lye and methanol to perfectly good WVO, and then plugging your fuel filters with biodiesel?

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1999 e300d PlantDrive WVO/SVO conversion
**note to self: oil changed at 268k kms**
1990 Toyota 4Runner FrankenDiesel swap

I'll repeat, because this was inconveniently placed right above your post, so you may have missed it:

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1999 e300d PlantDrive WVO/SVO conversion
**note to self: oil changed at 268k kms**
1990 Toyota 4Runner FrankenDiesel swap