How do you avoid Bio Diesel (over B5) while on the road?

I have seen signs that said up to B20 so you don't know if its none or Bn

I have 1.6 million miles on my CAT engine, burning mostly Bio. Guess i better check the injectors, as the bio must be ruining them!

allen8106 wrote:

Carrera glider wrote:
So you don't think bio diesel is a problem?

Check out this link:
Look at the next pic after the first one that pops up.

http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/volynhuta/media/20150924_1111181_zps5gwxeqsn.jpg.html

What is happening in your exhaust and senors.
Still believe believe your equipment is Ok after running bio diesel?

I'm not an advocate of bio-diesel but that's not the fault of bio-diesel. That's a failure of the injectors allowing the fuel into the oil. Injector failure can happen with any fuel and likely not casue by any fuel.

What was the cause of the injector failure if that is the problem? Mecedes appears to believe the culperate is bio-diesel. Mercedes suggest that you monitor the oil level if burning bio, it has something to do with the rails on their engine. Not being an auto power plant engineer but owning an expensive to fix diesel I try to follow their best practices.
Why we have a government with an agenda setting mandates that serve no purpose other than padding the pocket books of some is beyond me. I will continue to use my diesel until it is no longer economically feasible. I would be interested in testing the highway driven farmers trucks to see if they burn bio-diesel?

With the federal mandate for more and more biodiesel the stations that don't have it are few. I bet if you tested the ones that claim to not have any it would show up as having biodiesel as they don't have a choice of what the wholesalers are shipping.
You might like this but I doubt it. (what your government is doing to you with out you having a say)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced final volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard program today for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016, and final volume requirements for biomass-based diesel for 2014 to 2017. This rule finalizes higher volumes of renewable fuel than the levels EPA proposed in June, boosting renewable production and providing support for robust, achievable growth of the biofuels industry.

The final 2016 standard for cellulosic biofuel — the fuel with the lowest carbon emissions — is nearly 200 million gallons, or 7 times more, than the market produced in 2014. The final 2016 standard for advanced biofuel is nearly 1 billion gallons, or 35 percent, higher than the actual 2014 volumes; the total renewable standard requires growth from 2014 to 2016 of more than 1.8 billion gallons of biofuel, which is 11 percent higher than 2014 actual volumes. Biodiesel standards grow steadily over the next several years, increasing every year to reach 2 billion gallons by 2017.

The RFS, established by Congress, requires EPA to set annual volume requirements for four categories of biofuels. The final rule considered more than 670,000 public comments, and relied on the latest, most accurate data available. EPA finalized 2014 and 2015 standards at levels that reflect the actual amount of domestic biofuel used in those years, and standards for 2016 (and 2017 for biodiesel) that represent significant growth over historical levels.
This is from Biofuels Digest.
http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2016/01/03/biofuels-mandates-around-the-world-2016/
Bill

Until I went past the 100,000 mile warranty, the fact that my owner's manual said not to use over B5 was my primary reason for avoiding higher percentages of Biodiesel. Now I try not to fill up completely with a higher percentage counting on dilution from what is remaining in the tank.

I am under the impression that all Flying J/Pilot now sell only 10-20 percent Bio Fuels. So, I avoid them even though I still have a loyalty card. Illinois is nearly impossible to find a station with less than 10% biodiesel so I fill up before and try to make it through without needing to purchase fuel. Missouri is not quite as bad as Illinois, but the last couple of years it has been harder and harder to find B5 or less.

bucky wrote:
If you got all of that for 4K installed you didn't get ripped off.

What I was going to say, without commenting on the cause.
What the other guy may have meant is what's the likelihood the injectors were bad, ficm bit the dust and turbo shelled out at the same time?
Coulda been someone throwing parts at it...but at least they did it for a reasonable price unless the parts were all used or cheapo remans. Prolly the case if $4k included labor as the parts alone are $3500? Off the top of my head.

allen8106 wrote:

MrWizard wrote:
i have driven from Calif to Indiana and back
i have never seen BIO diesel anyplace i stopped

Usually Loves, Flying J & Pilot sell bio-diesel, they just don't tell you.

the fact that I very seldom stop in those places, must be the reason
i have not seen it

IF i did get some, it was only 1/2 tank or so, and not on a recurring basis

because on the road, i usually fuel up , at the Local national brand stations, mobil chevron , 76, exon , etc..
NOT at truck stops
yes on rare occasions, but only IF there is no other choice
i actually seek out the locals, and will go across the street or the other side of the interstate hw to use them

my owners manual also says nothing over b5 so I put a 100 gal freightliner tank on the back of my 3500 ram cab chassis with the factory 52 gal tank I can run about 1800 miles before needing fuel this covers most of our week long once a year vacations fill at home in Missouri with no bio usually cheaper than anywhere else

Carrera glider wrote:
So you don't think bio diesel is a problem?

Check out this link:
Look at the next pic after the first one that pops up.

http://s1072.photobucket.com/user/volynhuta/media/20150924_1111181_zps5gwxeqsn.jpg.html

What is happening in your exhaust and senors.
Still believe believe your equipment is Ok after running bio diesel?

I'm not an advocate of bio-diesel but that's not the fault of bio-diesel. That's a failure of the injectors allowing the fuel into the oil. Injector failure can happen with any fuel and likely not casue by any fuel.

MrWizard wrote:
i have driven from Calif to Indiana and back
i have never seen BIO diesel anyplace i stopped

Usually Loves, Flying J & Pilot sell bio-diesel, they just don't tell you.