Biodiesel is a road and off road legal alternative to fossil/mineral diesel and red diesel. It has much of the characteristics of normal mineral diesel, but is normally made from vegetable oils.

Running any diesel motor on grease is not a brand-new concept. The original diesel engine very first demonstrated in 1895 by Rudolph Diesel was created to operate on vegetable oil.Biodiesel has been readily available for several years as a mainstream fuel in the significant vehicle manufacturing nations such as Germany, the USA and across Europe.

By producing biodiesel we are also recycling and that benefits the environment.

You might be amazed to learn that far from being an inferior, home produced fuel, biodiesel is much better for your car engine and the environment than fossil based fuels such as fuel and routine forecourt diesel.

Fuel rates are rising steadily all the time and with higher and unforeseeable rates at the pumps, numerous individuals are turning to either making biodiesel or acquiring it already made from a supplier.

With the previous choice, making biodiesel safely must be a priority. With the latter, finding a biodiesel supplier near adequate to become cost-effective can frequently show tough, and of course this is a more pricey choice.

The Savings

By making biodiesel in your home it should be possible to produce your alternative fuel from waste vegetable oil ready to go in you tank at a fraction of the cost of forecourt fuel. If you pick to use brand-new oil the savings are not as amazing but you will still see a significant conserving on forecourt diesel pump rates.

Types of Vegetable Fuel

There are three choices to consider when using veggie oil, nevertheless we would only advise option three - home produced biodiesel.

Straight Grease

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

This can be accomplished either by pre-heating therefore thinning the oil before it gets in the injectors, or by setting up a double tank system where the car is operated on normal diesel till warm and then switched to biodiesel.

Another problem can be that oil has different chemical properties and combustion characteristics from the fuel that most diesel motors are designed to use. In newer automobiles with precise tuning systems this can cause issues. In addition to this there is the expense of the conversion and warranty issues to think about.

Blending

Vegetable oil can be combined with other fuels or solvents to decrease its viscosity.

When blending grease with forecourt diesel this should be restricted to 20% oil to 80% diesel.

This method is not a great environmental choice as it still involves using a fossil based fuel.

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