Biodiesel is a roadway and off road legal option to fossil/mineral diesel and red diesel. It has much of the qualities of regular mineral diesel, however is generally made from veggie oils.

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

By producing biodiesel we are likewise recycling which benefits the environment.

You may be shocked to learn 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 progressively all the time and with higher and unforeseeable costs at the pumps, lots of individuals are turning to either making biodiesel or acquiring it currently made from a provider.

With the previous choice, making biodiesel securely ought to be a concern. With the latter, finding a biodiesel supplier near enough to become cost-effective can frequently prove difficult, and of course this is a more costly option.

The Savings

By making biodiesel at home it should be possible to produce your alternative fuel from waste vegetable oil ready to enter you tank at a portion of the expense of forecourt fuel. If you choose to use new oil the cost savings are not as amazing but you will still see a significant conserving on forecourt diesel pump costs.

Types of Vegetable Fuel

There are three alternatives to consider when utilizing grease, however we would only recommend alternative 3 - home produced biodiesel.

Straight Vegetable Oil

Vegetable oil is around 5 times more thick or thicker than regular diesel. A diesel motor would need to be modified to cope with this increased viscosity to ensure the oil streams freely through the fuel system and into the combustion chamber.

This can be achieved either by pre-heating therefore thinning the oil before it goes into the injectors, or by installing a double tank system where the vehicle is run on regular diesel till warm and after that changed over to biodiesel.

Another problem can be that oil has various chemical homes and combustion from the fuel that a lot of diesel engines are developed to use. In more recent vehicles with exact tuning systems this can trigger issues. In addition to this there is the cost of the conversion and warranty concerns to consider.

Blending

Vegetable oil can be blended with other fuels or solvents to lower its viscosity.

When mixing veggie oil with forecourt diesel this need to be restricted to 20% oil to 80% diesel.

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

Some people have explored with solvents such as white spirit or paint thinner. This is not advised since efficiency and the long-lasting result on engine wear are both unknown amounts.