06 MCab CTD-BIODiesel B99.9

[CRutledge]

I live in Houston Texas and found out that a biodiesel station has opened and was wondering if anyone could tell me the pros and cons of running this fuel. I have 2700 miles on my truck and I would like to run biodiesel if I knew it wouldn't harm the engine or void my warranty. Here is the link for Houston Biodiesel. Thanks for your help.

http://www.houstonbiodiesel.com/index.htm

 

[Tomeygun]

I live in Houston Texas and found out that a biodiesel station has opened and was wondering if anyone could tell me the pros and cons of running this fuel. I have 2700 miles on my truck and I would like to run biodiesel if I knew it wouldn't harm the engine or void my warranty. Here is the link for Houston Biodiesel. Thanks for your help.

http://www.houstonbiodiesel.com/index.htm

I would run it with 75% regular diesel, then maybe move to 50/50...



Man, I wish I had this near me!!

 

[JRD]

According to your owners manual (since you have an 06), you can run B20 mixture without jeopardizing your warranty. But tons of people on this site run B100 all day long. Some people claim less mpg with bio due to its lower BTU rating, I have yet to try it to see for myself.

 

[SKneeland]

how does the local price compare to diesel at the pump?

 

[CRutledge]

If you click on the link, I think its @ 2. 59/gal for bioD and around 2. 80/gal for PetroD

 

[CRutledge]

With tons of people on this site running B100 I sure thought I would have gotten more information regarding this topic. I am not calling you a liar by any means, I am just saying their must not be many problems running this fuel or the members of this site just simply dont know much about it. I got this quote off of cummins website. [B]"B5 biodiesel is a fuel blend of 5 percent pure biodiesel with 95 percent standard petroleum diesel, and is the most commonly acceptable specification for heavy-duty engines. "[/B] 5% of 34 gal = 1. 7 gal right? what since does that make?

 

[CRutledge]

Official site of National Biodiesel Board

www.nbb.org

 

[Katman]

I think you will see the engine manufacturers embrace higher bio percentages as more bio plants come on-line and the distribution system develops. The refining capacity continues to be limited and in some markets there have been inconsistencies in the quality of the bio product. With the recent price increases in petro fuels, more money is flowing into bio production so we should see more, high quality fuel on a consistent basis. That should help establish a comfort level for engine manufacturers. We have a new bio plant going into production on the eastern shore of Maryland that I am hoping will be able to produce enough to supply stations near me. If that happens, my truck and two diesel VWs will be using bio. As far as the mix goes, a friend has been running B100 during the warm months in his Sprinter, 3 VWs and two Mercedes for nearly two years. He blends during the winter, but keeps the bio percentage pretty high. No problems so far. He does make most of his bio. Beautiful product and it costs him about 85 cents/gallon to produce.

 

[JRD]

try putting this topic in the "Alternative Fuels" section of this board. Im sure it will get more exposure over there.

 

[AzCattle]

I thought it only appropriate to respond to this given my extensive use of B99. My farm and ranch operation has used B99 for 2 years now. We run it in almost a dozen dodges from 1992 to 2003, all sizes and flavors of John Deere tractors, dozers, lister generators and all and anything diesel. The only issue I have ever had was replacing fuel lines on the lister generators. The bio ate away at the older lines. I have never had any issues with anything else. Is that an indication of how your newer truck will fare, I dont know. My next load will be approx 100K gals used (B99). I hope it doesnt ruin pumps on the newer dodges we have (2003) but they are at 100K now without a hiccup. Good luck. If you have any questions, drop me a line or I will try to answer it here. Take good care.

 

[AzCattle]

I forgot to add... I have no experience with using bio in cold weather. The COLDEST day temperature all winter on our farm was 58 degrees. It hasnt rained or snowed in 7. 5 months. So the cold weather concern might have merit.

 

[SHobbs]

Where I get my bio the owners son has an 06 and runs B100, no problems so far. I have talked to a few 04 and up owners using B100 and they said it runs great and have no problems either. I have been running B100 for almost 2 years and the truck runs better. As far as the cold goes I have had B100 in tank down to 16 degrees without a single problem.

 

[CRutledge]

Ok. I was unaware of the Alternative Fuels Section.



Thanks