Turtle n Peeps wrote:
Bio D can and does retain water. It is hydroscopic. It will hide in the fuel itself.
Todays new fuel systems do not put up with ANY water. The pressures they run now days will kill the pump or injectors in a heart beat.
I do not like the stuff nor do I use it when there is straight #2 for sale.
Todays modern fuel systems cost 15 grand+ to replace. "Do you feel lucky? Well do ya?"
Do you realize that much of the diesel you buy today as "straight #2" is B2-B5? and isn't required to be labeled as such on the pump. You'd be hard pressed to find B0. You've probably run way more B5 than you might think.
"In every state, biodiesel can be blended with traditional petroleum diesel up to 5 percent. At this B5 blend level, the fuel still meets the ASTM D975 fuel specification and does not require any additional labeling at the pump. Once retailers begin to sell blends from B6 to B20, labeling is required."
