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My 300D's first taste of B100...
Hello all!
Yesterday I filled up with my first tank of B100. Since I had a 1/4 tank of dino, I guess that makes it really B75. All rubber fuel lines have been changed out, BTW. A month ago I swapped out the engine and tranny mounts, and replaced the broken engine shocks. After the replacement, I still had a slight side to side engine rocking that could be seen under the hood and felt in the car after a highway run. Adjusting the IP rack damper did not help. Cracking open the fuel lines to find an unhappy injector did not reveal anything either. Anywho...I ran errands since I was off work yesterday which equated to 50 miles of highway running. I noticed a difference in the car at the end of the run. The rocking of the engine is gone, and the idle is much smoother. I also noticed the fogging of headlights behind me at night was also lighter. I do have extra primary and secondary filters on hand, so no worries there. Well, bio-d is on it's way to convincing me it's the fuel and fuel system cleaner of choice.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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Biodiesel...
I had the same improvement.....Now all you need is a restaurant to give you the free oil and start brewing it yourself....cost me a little under $1.00 a gallon....also a lot of fun......my two Benzes love it....
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Your Benz won't be the only thing loving it, your wallet will too. Even if you buy biodiesel from your local supplier, your engine will run better, your emissions will clean themselves up and your pre-combustion chamber filled with carbon from dino-Diesel will clear out too! After a few oil changes, you will also be able to see through your motor oil as it will no longer be turning black!!! SO THERE!
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No!
Why would his motor oil stop turning black?
You're pulling his chain!
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JWJ 1983 MB 300D - > 430,000 miles - Deep Blue - Bilstein Comforts - 0-60 in 24 seconds - 27MPG 1985 MB 300TD (wagon) - > 275,000 miles - Manila Beige - Thule rack - 0-60 in 18 seconds - 22 - 25MPG Biodiesel, Mobil Delvac 1, and Viton fuel lines! |
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I also agree on brewing your own--been doing mine for six months or so, and the car loves it! ______________________________________________________ 300d 85 with 260k burning home brewed biodiesel (but this winter when it's hard to brew, the GRIESL is getting a rebuilt cylinder head). |
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Soot, soot. soot!
You won't be able to keep your oil clean and clear until you clean the soot out of it. While the new ULSD and bio create much less you can only get rid of most of the soot by installing a good bypass filter.
Bud
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You guys aren't running bANYTHING below 34 degrees right? If it gets colder you are going to start looking for new engines/injectors/pumps.
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It got down to 28 last night. I use a block heater whenever the temp is supposed to below 60. I had no problems starting up this morning.
Next on the list is a water separator.
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RRGrassi 70's Southern Pacific #5608 Fairmont A-4 MOW car 13 VW JSW 2.0 TDI 193K, Tuned with DPF and EGR Delete. 91 W124 300D Turbo replaced, Pressure W/G actuator installed. 210K 90 Dodge D250 5.9 Cummins/5 speed. 400K |
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http://superturbodiesel.com/images/sig.04.10.jpg 1995 E420 Schwarz 1995 E300 Weiss #1987 300D Sturmmachine #1991 300D Nearly Perfect #1994 E320 Cabriolet #1995 E320 Touring #1985 300D Sedan OBK #42 |
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A good thread to help you out...
FM100 pre-filter upgrade: easy install, adds water seperation, inexpensive...
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What about a fuel heater, like the one bergsma sells at **************.com? It uses a glow plug and installs right inline. I imagine if you put it right ahead of the ip, that could really help. But it wouldn't heat the fuel from ip forward, but maybe the block heater can get warm enough to keep that fuel from clouding. Thoughts? |
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