Bio Diesel
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Bio Diesel
hey guys looking into buying a E 300. hoping to make it run on bio diesel. anyone here already done that?? any info??? tips ??? good idea ?? bad idea?? thanks ........
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Bio diesel
Do you mean E320 Bluetec ? If so, this car can run on B5, ULSD with a 5% bio content. Currently, there is very limited availability for this fuel, but it will be expanded.
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hey thanks for the reply. but i mean an E 300 diesel. like from 96-02. im not sure of those years but very close to it. and i want to run it on full bio-diesel that i would make myself. thanks
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06 E320 CDI
I have a 99 E300 turbo that I bought last year. I have been running B99 exclusively since I got it.
Runs great, changed fuel filters during last service not that it needed but just to be safe. My car is a tank, exactly what I was looking for.
Averaging around 27 mpg everything, out on the freeways about 33-35. Smells good, feels even better.
No problems at all, feels good to be oil independent.
No wars needed!
Runs great, changed fuel filters during last service not that it needed but just to be safe. My car is a tank, exactly what I was looking for.
Averaging around 27 mpg everything, out on the freeways about 33-35. Smells good, feels even better.
No problems at all, feels good to be oil independent.
No wars needed!
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Hey their should be no problem running the biodiesel the years od the diesel are 96, 97 with no turbo and the years 98,99 with a turbo 99 was the last year until 2005 with the cdi. I own a 99 e300 and like the last poster said it is like a tank i used to run b20 in it with no problems however the station went out of business.
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diesel is the fuel of tomorrow
I have a 99 E300 turbo that I bought last year. I have been running B99 exclusively since I got it.
Runs great, changed fuel filters during last service not that it needed but just to be safe. My car is a tank, exactly what I was looking for.
Averaging around 27 mpg everything, out on the freeways about 33-35. Smells good, feels even better.
No problems at all, feels good to be oil independent.
No wars needed!
Runs great, changed fuel filters during last service not that it needed but just to be safe. My car is a tank, exactly what I was looking for.
Averaging around 27 mpg everything, out on the freeways about 33-35. Smells good, feels even better.
No problems at all, feels good to be oil independent.
No wars needed!
Agreed. The burnt diesel is very aromatic. Not smokey like gas exhausts. I get the same and I drive FAST.
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Post some pictures please
All the best!
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Diesel on!
You should have it cheaper in BC as there is so much oil next door in Alberta.
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truck diesel mags
www.dieselworldmag.com and www.dieselpowermag.com
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I have a 99 E300 turbo that I bought last year. I have been running B99 exclusively since I got it.
Runs great, changed fuel filters during last service not that it needed but just to be safe. My car is a tank, exactly what I was looking for.
Averaging around 27 mpg everything, out on the freeways about 33-35. Smells good, feels even better.
No problems at all, feels good to be oil independent.
No wars needed!
Runs great, changed fuel filters during last service not that it needed but just to be safe. My car is a tank, exactly what I was looking for.
Averaging around 27 mpg everything, out on the freeways about 33-35. Smells good, feels even better.
No problems at all, feels good to be oil independent.
No wars needed!
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Cheap Diesel at Flying J
Can't wait for Carlson to release the CD 32 chip for the GL
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Diesel at the Flying J in Calgary(as well as some Shell stations) was posted at 80.8/l. My GL 320 is getting about 27 mpg in the city and has tons of power. Can't believe more people haven't embraced the new diesel technology.
Can't wait for Carlson to release the CD 32 chip for the GL
Can't wait for Carlson to release the CD 32 chip for the GL
It makes sense. More BTU. More power. More mileage. Take a deep breath all Tree-buggers.
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Bad Math
As for tons of power, I agree it is not a race car but compared to similar SUV's it is very good especially at highway speeds.
The vehicle does only have 215 HP and weighs 5300lbs but 400 lb/ft of torque makes up for the lack of HP.
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Who/what hauled the french fry grease to McDonalds?
What did McDonalds heat it with in its state prior to being waste?
What fuel did the farmer use to raise the animals/plants from which the grease is derived?
What was burned to light and heat the buildings where all this was processed?
Who/what hauled the french fry grease to McDonalds?
What did McDonalds heat it with in its state prior to being waste?
What fuel did the farmer use to raise the animals/plants from which the grease is derived?
What was burned to light and heat the buildings where all this was processed?
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Don't hit the nail on the head, it hurts!
Feels good to live in fantasyland, that is.
Who/what hauled the french fry grease to McDonalds?
What did McDonalds heat it with in its state prior to being waste?
What fuel did the farmer use to raise the animals/plants from which the grease is derived?
What was burned to light and heat the buildings where all this was processed?
Who/what hauled the french fry grease to McDonalds?
What did McDonalds heat it with in its state prior to being waste?
What fuel did the farmer use to raise the animals/plants from which the grease is derived?
What was burned to light and heat the buildings where all this was processed?
Vroooooooooooooooooooooooooooom!
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size of your filler hole gentlemen
Feels good to live in fantasyland, that is.
Who/what hauled the french fry grease to McDonalds?
What did McDonalds heat it with in its state prior to being waste?
What fuel did the farmer use to raise the animals/plants from which the grease is derived?
What was burned to light and heat the buildings where all this was processed?
Who/what hauled the french fry grease to McDonalds?
What did McDonalds heat it with in its state prior to being waste?
What fuel did the farmer use to raise the animals/plants from which the grease is derived?
What was burned to light and heat the buildings where all this was processed?
What are the USA E320 CDi models like?
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E-320 Bluetec
Same as yours in C on my 2007 E320 Bluetec. I guess when the change over was made to ULSD there wasn't a change in the size of the gas spout like it was when we changed from leaded to unleaded, just a sticker on the pump.
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truck hose fills faster, much faster
I think it flows quicker and with the larger diameter more volume. The only negative is overflowing and dripping. With the higher flow it is easier to foam and drip with the large bit of fuel pumped.
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Now, to be OPEC free, you'd have to have had the truckers running on 100BD (which they apparantly do in the UK), as well as the farmer running either on that or ethanol, and then have Mickey-D's heat the oil electrically with power from either the Hoover Dam or a nuclear plant (fantasy land could include a combination of 10,000 acres of solar cells along with 1500 wind turbines if you gave it three days to properly heat the oil to cooking).
Personally, I'd love to be free of needing oil for moving cars and machines, as much as possible, because it means we're beholden to unstable regimes. But in the short term the best way to do that is tap our own huge reserves and build new refineries, but we don't do that.
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the sweet smell of burning diesel
I don't know how the ULSD CDIs would do with fry oil, and it's true that it's tough to really be petrolium free even burning that, but I will say that my GL320 is a darned fast car. No high-revs like a gas engine but so much low-end acceleration it's scary.
Now, to be OPEC free, you'd have to have had the truckers running on 100BD (which they apparantly do in the UK), as well as the farmer running either on that or ethanol, and then have Mickey-D's heat the oil electrically with power from either the Hoover Dam or a nuclear plant (fantasy land could include a combination of 10,000 acres of solar cells along with 1500 wind turbines if you gave it three days to properly heat the oil to cooking).
Personally, I'd love to be free of needing oil for moving cars and machines, as much as possible, because it means we're beholden to unstable regimes. But in the short term the best way to do that is tap our own huge reserves and build new refineries, but we don't do that.
Now, to be OPEC free, you'd have to have had the truckers running on 100BD (which they apparantly do in the UK), as well as the farmer running either on that or ethanol, and then have Mickey-D's heat the oil electrically with power from either the Hoover Dam or a nuclear plant (fantasy land could include a combination of 10,000 acres of solar cells along with 1500 wind turbines if you gave it three days to properly heat the oil to cooking).
Personally, I'd love to be free of needing oil for moving cars and machines, as much as possible, because it means we're beholden to unstable regimes. But in the short term the best way to do that is tap our own huge reserves and build new refineries, but we don't do that.
