Biodiesel is a road and off roadway legal option to fossil/mineral diesel and red diesel. It has a lot of the characteristics of regular mineral diesel, but is usually made from vegetable oils.

Running any diesel engine on grease is not a new principle. The original diesel engine first shown in 1895 by Rudolph Diesel was developed to operate on vegetable oil.Biodiesel has been available for numerous years as a mainstream fuel in the major vehicle manufacturing countries such as Germany, the USA and across Europe.

By producing biodiesel we are also recycling and that is great for the environment.

You may be surprised to discover that far from being an inferior, home produced fuel, biodiesel is better for your cars and truck engine and the environment than fossil based fuels such as gas and routine forecourt diesel.

Fuel prices are increasing steadily all the time and with greater and unpredictable rates at the pumps, lots of people are turning to either making biodiesel or acquiring it already made from a supplier.

With the former choice, making biodiesel safely should be a concern. With the latter, finding a biodiesel supplier near adequate to become affordable can frequently prove difficult, and of course this is a more expensive option.

The Savings

By making biodiesel in the house it must be possible to produce your alternative fuel from waste grease prepared to go in you tank at a fraction of the expense of forecourt fuel. If you choose to utilize brand-new oil the cost savings are not as spectacular however you will still see a significant conserving on forecourt diesel pump rates.

Types of Vegetable Fuel

There are three alternatives to consider when utilizing vegetable oil, nevertheless we would just advise alternative three - home produced biodiesel.

Straight Grease

Vegetable oil is around 5 times more viscous or thicker than regular diesel. A diesel motor would need to be customized to manage this increased viscosity to guarantee the oil flows freely through the fuel system and into the combustion chamber.

This can be accomplished either by pre-heating and so thinning the oil before it gets in the injectors, or by installing a double tank system where the vehicle is run on normal diesel until warm and then switched to biodiesel.

Another issue can be that oil has various chemical homes and combustion attributes from the fuel that the majority of diesel engines are developed to use. In more recent cars and trucks with exact tuning systems this can cause issues. In addition to this there is the cost of the conversion and service warranty concerns to think about.

Blending

Grease can be mixed with other fuels or solvents to lower its viscosity.

When blending veggie oil with forecourt diesel this ought to be limited to 20% oil to 80% diesel.

This method is not an excellent environmental option as it still includes using a fossil based fuel.

Some people have actually experimented with solvents such as white spirit or paint thinner. This is not recommended because performance and the long-lasting impact on engine wear are both unknown quantities.