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Offline William

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TD5 --Biodiesel
« on: May 25, 2007, 22:55:08 »
Will a td5 run on biodisel? im worried about running my new landrover on it. When i say biodisel i mean the priopper stuff with all the correct chemicals from an approved supplier. Anyone run there td5 on it? experiences would be greatly recieved. Thanks x

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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2007, 20:31:24 »
No, i have considered it before and LR say not to so i didnt bother trying althogh there is no reason why it wouldnt.
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2007, 10:25:21 »
I think that the high pressure injection system (3000psi) Cant cope with the thicker biodiesel and cost many thousands to fix!
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2007, 12:15:41 »
if the td5 is common rail the injection pressures will run around 1200 bar or so i wouldnt have thought anything more than B5 biodiesel would be ok as there are a lot of fuel companies that already are adding 5% to the mix anyway
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2007, 21:16:19 »
Dick Strawbridge from BBC2's Its not easy being green runs bio diesel in his Td5 Defender
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« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2007, 20:25:16 »
dont put veg oil in a TD5 as it kills the in tank pump
same with TD4 freebies
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« Reply #6 on: May 29, 2007, 23:07:38 »
cheers guys. looks like im running at 97p a litre thn!
oh well it does more to the gallon then my NA so im not too fussed

 






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