I've been using Alamo Biodiesel (www.alamobiodiesel.com) for my fueling needs for about two months and have used five tanks of their biodiesel.
I've had no problems and have been very happy with their product. After the second tank I did need to change both fuel filters but the gunk appears to have made its way out of the system.

I love the fact that their B100 is $0.40 less expensive per gallon than anyone else in town with petro diesel.

Just a shameless plug for my fuel station!

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San Antonio, TX.
1983 300D

Lucky dog, B100 is over $6 a gallon here.

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

WOW. I didn't realize how good I had it.

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San Antonio, TX.
1983 300D

Around here it averages about 10 cents above dino diesel.....for B20....B100 is close to $6

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Maybe I should stock up. How long will diesel keep? Does it have problems after long term storage like gasoline?

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San Antonio, TX.
1983 300D

Petrol (dino) diesel will keep forever just fine so long as its stored where moisture can't get at it. I think biodiesel has a shelf life....not sure how long though.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

... my dino station has D2 for $4.38...
closest B20 is 4.79...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Yup ForcedInduction found them for me.

They are great...hours are convenient, always friendly, and you can't beat the price!

I am trying to get a friend of mine to hook them up with the golf course he works for - one of the few fry-vats in the city that isn't mafia owned.

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT

At least that's what they say it will be when they open next month to the public.

http://azbiodiesel.com/

I talked to the owner and they plan to drop the price once they offset some of the startup costs...we'll see what happens. They do seem to have a great biz model, promoting 'green' living and getting oil free from area restaurants.

It may actually be worth my time and fuel to visit San Antonio for fill ups...

Hmmmmmmm

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1998 W202 C230 - The money pit of late.
1984 W126 300SD (356,800 miles) Gone to the wrenchapart
1984 W123 300D Gone to the wrenchapart
1972 W108 280SE 3.5 (sold but not forgotten)
1986 Buick Grand National 3.8l Turbo (86k miles)
1966 Glassic Model 'A' Replica http://www.glassicannex.org

http://banners.wunderground.com/weat...Round_Rock.gif

They will fill containers - That is what we are doing - I bought 7 5-gal jerry cans and each month I load em up and make a fuel run (they are on the other side of the city from me). We use those through the month and do it again the next month.

It is pretty cool - full service...they pump the fuel. Nice to drive right on by the filling stations to buy from a local business recycling waste oil!


Just leave some for me

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Current Mercedes
1979 maple yellow 240D 4-speed

Gone and fondly remembered:
1980 orient red 240D 4-speed

Gone and NOT fondly remembered:
1982 Chna Blue 300TD

Other car in the stable:
2013 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI / 6-speed MT

I bought some plastic 18Gallon juice barrels from a local soda bottler near me (free actually...) and when I make a run for fuel, I fill them up... four fit nicely in the back of my SD... I have a 12V fuel transfer pump I use to put the fuel in my cars!
works well for me!

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I've spoken with the guy who started Alamo, because I'm very interested in doing the same thing he did. Awesome business plan, great execution, great product, great price. It doesn't get much better. B100 for $6 a gallon is crazy. That shows what happens when large national companies get into it. It is going to kill the biodiesel movement. The only way it can succeed is for local shops like Alamo to do it almost all locally.

The tank life of b100 is 12 months.

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1998 E300D, 287k, barely broken in.

I've been running their fuel almost exclusively for more than a year in my 85 300SD.
When I started using it, it cost about $2.70/gal. That was last spring.

I believe they'll always make sure it's a bargain (meaning significantly lower than petro diesel in the area).

It's $5.43 here in the Bay area at the biofuels oasis: http://www.biofueloasis.com/html/products.html

$5.38 where I used to go in Madison, WI:
http://pfbf.typepad.com/

It is crazy how much the price can vary depending on where you are. I think some states subsidize it, and I am sure there are many other factors, not the least of which is profit motive.

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