B20 at $2.74/gal. - Page 2 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

F18 · #16 04-28-2006, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by deniss

Alright I'll call around to see.

So I could put biodiesel in my tank without any modification to my car whatsoever?

Correct! Biodiesel....no matter which %...B5, B20 or B100, has been refined/processed for use as a fuel for vehicles as well as home heating.
The bad stuff like glicerin (sp?) has been removed and some anti-gel agents have been added. Then in the case of B20 its blended with Fossil/Petrolium Diesel so your running on a 20%Bio 80%Fossil fuel. I would still be careful using it during the winters in New Jersey. Even a B20 may give you some problems starting in cold weather.

Most diesel vehicles/engines from Europe from about 1990 on were produced with synthetic rubber seals that are resistant to both Bio and Fossil fuels. Europe has already been using biofuels for years so some of the engineering is already incorporated into the vehicles we are driving. I have not heard of anyone with earlier diesel models (1970's & 80's) having any major engine seal problems. May be its still too soon........

F18 · #17 04-28-2006, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by deniss

Alright, I called Taylor Oil, and they sell 5-gallon containers for about 3.75 a gallon, but I hear you also have to pay for the container about $5... Hm.

The only biodiesel pump they know of is located in Philadelphia close to the Airport (1400 Second St), and there they sell B99 off the truck to just about anyone for $4/gallon.

Yikes. Expensive stuff! So far petroleum diesel here is holding at about 2.80... Hm.

Yikes is right! That sounds like its being distributed on the "black market" down there. I would not buy it off a truck or from anyplace other than a legitmate filling station.

deniss · #18 04-28-2006, 05:52 PM

Apparently Taylor Oil and other companies in the area are offering biodiesel for like 2.60 or something, but you have to buy in very large quantities, according to the BiodieselNow forum... I live in an apartment complex, with no place to store the stuff, so I'm only looking for one tank's worth of fill-up every time