Urgent question re diesel
Our 2015 Chevy Silverado says to use ultra low diesel, number 2, 15 parts per million. All we can find is biodiesel, even at Flying J. What happens if we use it? Thanks!
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Ranger Smith wrote:agesilaus wrote:
Read your manual, the Ford manual has specific warnings about biodiesel.
He has a Chevy
I know that, I was just pointing out that if the Ford manual has a discussion about BD then the Chevvy one most likely also does. And Ford is less than enthusiastic about Biodiesel:
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contained in a diesel fuel. Biodiesel content is often indicated with the
letter “B” followed by the percent of biodiesel in the fuel. For example,
B20 indicates a fuel containing 20% biodiesel. Ask the service station
attendant to confirm the biodiesel content of a diesel fuel if you do not
see a label on the fuel pump.
Biodiesel fuels degrade more easily than diesel fuels not containing
biodiesel and should not be stored in the fuel tank for more than 1 month.
If your vehicle will be parked or stored for more than 1 month, then your
vehicle fuel tank should be emptied of biodiesel fuel, filled with a pure
petroleum-based diesel fuel, and run for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Note: Degraded or oxidized biodiesel can damage fuel system seals and
plastics and corrode steel parts.
During cold weather, if you have problems operating on biodiesel, you
may need to use a diesel fuel with lower biodiesel content, try another
brand, or discontinue the use of biodiesel
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If you live where only the demon spawned Biofuel is available then it might be difficult to follow the above guidelines.
