ATTN.Ford Techs, 6.0l biodiesel standpoint.
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ATTN.Ford Techs, 6.0l biodiesel standpoint.
Just curious here, what exactly does the biodiesel reak havok on in the 6.0 engine. Is it just the injectors, or a combination of things? If it was just injectors, wow what a market there would be in a BD injector converson kit. With reported production costs of .50 .75 cents per gallon for BD by home brewers, this seems like a very interesting project.
Ryan
Ryan
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I doubt that. BD made "right" will not hurt any diesel engine. WVO on the other hand can be more challanging. But, if you have the right system, is far less trouble IMHO then making BD
This guy is using B100 in all his comercial trucks
He reports no problems to date on other forums
This guy is using B100 in all his comercial trucks
He reports no problems to date on other forums
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There is information on one of the other forum currently. The guy is running 100 bio and the result is NO black smoke, no intense carbon. The bio is super lubing the engine. The engine oil is lasting longer because of the natural properties of this fuel. Do the research dont take our word for it. An injector has one moving part and is controlled by a magnetic field hense your statement is somewhat unfounded since ford has had injector probs since 03. Cause carbon buildup and dumb egr setup.
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Originally Posted by tkyllo
Soy-biodiesel took out the injectors on my 2005 6.0....
There is a lot of confusion with new people talking about "bio-diesel". Bio-diesel is a transestified oil base stock that has the same properties as petroleum diesel. It can be made with either a virgin stock or waste oil, and made from several different feed stocks. The most common commercial biodiesel in the US is made from soy oil, and most (but not all) is virgin stock. Transestrifcation is the process of removing the Trans & Free Fatty Acids that are in oil, in the form of glycerol.
There are also many people out there running straight vegetable oil (SVO), waste vegetable oil (WVO), and are either mixing it w/ #2 petro, or, just dumping it (filtered) into a heated tank. WVO with a high concentration of Trans Fatty Acids (TFA's) are the most harmful, and may also contain secondary chemicals used to clean the cooking equipment. If you opt to use WVO, I would not recommend it for a 6.0, and you MUST be sure of your source and quality.
As far as the "polymerization" issue, it was determined that, that problem was caused by bad quality fuel. It is safe to use B-100 in a high pressure injector system, if the fuel is of good quality. Even if the quality drops, droping to B-90 took care of the polymerization. I've run my truck on B-20 for at least half of the 2yrs/40,000 miles it now has. It runs strong, and is quieter & smoother with the bio in it. As the cost of the 2 fuel has gotten closer to each other, I've increased by Bio usage up to B-50 (a good winter blend for around here).
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Originally Posted by tewbert
How does a dealer know if you are using "approved" biodiesel of home brew? Color of fuel, smell? And how does he know the ratio? B5, B100. Just curious and learning. Great forum!!
But, I've heard that they will send a sample out for testing if they suspect the use of too much B what ever, or if the repair is very expensive.