- 2 cents worth -

I paid $5.23 a gallon @Haycock Petroleum Las Vegas, NV. That was 509 miles ago and I have 3/4 tank remaining. I switch over to WVO once my 85 300SD gets to >80 degrees Celsius. The smell is not so good and WVO can stubbornly stain concrete and paving bricks. The trunk is unusable for anything other than tools and WVO containers.

Making Biodiesel in a suburban enclave is risky. The chemicals are toxic and flammable. The footprint required is considerable. A cooperative of enthusiasts with a rural or industrial setting is more appropriate. Nevertheless, Bio is the best way to go. Better lubricity, cleaning properties and all season viscosity make Bio the champ.

I settled on a 2 tank diesel/WVO setup because I could get the whole shooting match up for less than $4000. Filtration is a challenge and grist for other threads. The great WVO boogeyman, engine oil polymerization, has not occurred. My belcher is carbon neutral and doesn't financially sustain human right abusers and murderers; and that was the point of the whole exercise.

Some our Shop Forum purists consider putting WVO in an turbo-injected MB as a desecration of a work of art. I stand behind no one in my admiration for these aforementioned craftsmen. We just have a difference of opinion.

Joe Marroso