Biodiesel fuel on 2006 MEga Cab

[sag2]

I just talked to one of the Cummins guys about this yesterday. The problem you risk with the higher percentage of Bio is it is highly susceptible to bacteria. He could still not recommend more than B5, but said anyone who runs higher should only purchase from high turnover suppliers. Filter changes are also more important.

 

[olznut]

Only if it was more widely available here in So Cal. I got 6k on my '06, should I still change the filter?

 

[lethal injection]

I have been running B20 for about 7500 miles with no problems. however I just found B100 and have ran just over 100 miles with no problems and it was . 10cents cheaper than reg diesel!!!

 

[jersey diesel]

where

anyone in northern jersey find biofuel any where ? tks. steve

 

[NavyDood]

Anything B50 and above i can feel a slight power loss at take off and my mileage reduces in my 04. I get it at the same place as SHobbs. I just stick with b20 and it runs the same as #2. Never have had a fuel filter issue and have never changed the filter any sooner.



The truck sounds the same whether i run b20 or a quart of my PS-MMO-2 Stroke concoction. But if I run just diesel the engine isn't as quiet.

 

[archer2500]

I have read that DC diesel vehicles leave the factory with biodiesel in them.

I have spoken with a few guys from the local John Deere and CASE/IH dealers and they all said the same thing, their Cummins equipped tractors all come with BioDiesel in the tanks from the factory

 

[JUrish]

In Argyle, TX is 2. 75 which is a rip off... It should be $1. 50

 

[DBond]

In Argyle, TX is 2. 75 which is a rip off... It should be $1. 50

Why do you think it should be $1. 50?

If it was half the price of #2, the demand would be so high that the supply couldn't keep up, and the price would go up...

 

[JUrish]

Why do you think it should be $1. 50?

If it was half the price of #2, the demand would be so high that the supply couldn't keep up, and the price would go up...

Thats plain stupid---

The biodisel manufacturers are trying to track petroleum which is total BS. Biodiesel is hella cheap to make. .



If more people switched, big oil would have to LOWER thier over inflated #2 prices to regain customers. .

 

[plntmgr]

I'm in the L. A. area. Where can I get bio-diesel for my '03 HO 3500? Thanks in advance. Don

 

[Big Sur]

Thats plain stupid---

The biodisel manufacturers are trying to track petroleum which is total BS. Biodiesel is hella cheap to make. .



If more people switched, big oil would have to LOWER thier over inflated #2 prices to regain customers. .

Biodiesel made from recycled waste oil obtained for free (which isn't actually free) is inexpensive to produce, but anyone producing on a large scale is buying their feedstock and most likely using virgin oils (soy, canola etc) which is not cheap. Rendered oil isn't cheap either.



It is the rise in petroleum prices that has finally made biodiesel competitive financially (aside from its political, environmental, and philosophical benefits).

 

[DBond]

Thats plain stupid---

The biodisel manufacturers are trying to track petroleum which is total BS. Biodiesel is hella cheap to make. .



If more people switched, big oil would have to LOWER thier over inflated #2 prices to regain customers. .

Your answer to "Why do you think it should be $1. 50?" is it "is hella cheap to make. . "?



Economics 101 (supply / demand) is "plain stupid"? Though you correctly point out that if a large amount of biodiesel was used #2 prices would come down (supply>demand = lower prices). The problem is right now there is not enough biodiesel production capacity to take a big percent of the diesel use, so Limited supply = higher price.



Production is increasing rapidly, but those facilities cost $$$ to build. As production increases, the next limiting issue will be amount of veg oil available.

 

[BSimonson]

I just purchased an 06' and have been running B100, purchased from a Co-op in the soutwestern part of the Mpls/StPaul area, for about 600 miles so far and no problems. $2. 80/gallon as opposed to $3. 09 at the pump. Due to the fact that I've only ran 1 full tank of petro, I don't foresee a problem with filtration. I also ran B100 in my last 05' Ford and had zero problems, at least with the fuel. The bio comes from Soymor in Albert Lea, MN, or so I'm told, which is one of the main manufacturers of this product in MN.

 

[JohnCollins]

What if?

What if I add a couple gallons of B100 to my tank at every fillup with petrodiesel? Will they mix together in solution giving me an effective B10 mix?

 

[JGheen]

Only if it was more widely available here in So Cal. I got 6k on my '06, should I still change the filter?

I would change your filter every other oil change or maybe 10K miles. Thats the habit I got into with the '98 and am sticking with it for the '06.

As for finding Biodiesel in So Cal. , I have seen a map of where to get biodiesel down here but nothing that states the actual place of where to get it. It's on Biodiesel and there is a good nation wide map showing the current biodiesel stations.



Joe

 

[JGheen]

I'm in the L. A. area. Where can I get bio-diesel for my '03 HO 3500? Thanks in advance. Don

Actually, I just found a couple places in Santa Monica off Wilshire Blvd. and some in Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Oxnard on that site I put in the above post. If you go to the Biodiesel distributors map and click in your area or state it will have a list of them. Can't believe there was one in my home town of Salinas, CA and I didn't even know it. Gonna be hitting that station up for some B100 as soon as I take another weekend road trip back home.



Does anyone run an additive with their B100 or any less % of the blend? I would think not since the B100 is much more lubricating than 100% petrolium diesel.



Joe

 

[LWorthington]

I run B100 in the race truck with no problems. In the colder months I run a bottle of marvel mystery oil to every 100 gallons. Dont know if it makes much of a difference but it give a little piece of mind.