Biodiesel in 3rd Gen

[Blue Ox1]

DOes anyone know if Biodiesel is safe for the 3rd gen trucks,a truck stop just started carrying it by me and it's about 15 cents a gallon cheaper. Thought it might be a good way to save a buck if it's safe.

Joe

 

[JWashburn]

I have been running B20 in all things diesel around here (97 Dodge, 04 Dodge, 3 Tractors and a Kubota RTV). No problems whatsoever. In fact, you may have a slight improvement in mileage as pure bio has a little more energy than petro. The engines also sound a little smoother.



You MUST winterize (if the supplier doesn't) if you have low winter temps, as the gel point of pure bio is around freezing depending on what it is made from, and I think typical gel points for B20 are in the neighborhood of 0 F.

 

[SHobbs]

I believe they have approved B5 and if I remember correctly the 07's will go up to B20. I know guys with 05 and 06 trucks running B100 with no problems at all.



JWashburn,



Allow me to make a correction to your post. Bio has less energy than #2. Diesel has around 130,000 btu/gal and bio has around 118,000 btu/gal. Bio also has a higher cetane rating than #2 as well as providing nearly twice the lubrication of #2. The rule of thumb is about a 10% overall power loss running B100. There is not much of a difference in power with lower concentrations of bio, B5 or B20 should be no different just the benefits of what bio can offer. With the new ULSD coming out you'd be doing yourself a big favor by putting some bio in the tank. I have read several articles that have stated that by just 1% of bio will increase lubricity as much as 60%.

 

[MonkeyMagic]

The TSB in this post gives some good information about the use of BIO diesel in the 06-5. 9 / 07-6. 7 engines ... it mentions that one concern is higher water content in BIO diesel



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165467

 

[JWashburn]

SHobbs



I stand corrected. I was going on memory of a science fair project I reviewed. Perhaps it was just one of the bios he tested.

 

[nickleinonen]

i ran b20 for a while, until the station selling it went under [it was more $$$ than regular #2 also]

 

[Matt S]

one concern is higher water content in BIO diesel



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165467

I know you just passing on the information. Biodiesel is unlike #2 diesel which some how remains diesel no matter how much dirt/water/etc is in it. If it doesn't meet every one of the ASTM D6751 standards for Biodiesel, then it isn't biodiesel. The requirement for water content is sediment is 0. 050% by volume. I found the information here: http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/fuelfactsheets/BDSpec.PDF#search="astm d6751"



That's why you need to trust the source of the fuel. If it hasn't met every single standard on that batch, then you aren't using biodiesel.

 

[Cattletrkr]

I run anywhere from B2-B80 in mine. Dad runs B100 in his. No fuel related probs to date.