Ultimate fuel.

[dollywobbler]

The problem with Biodiesel is again, the upped ethanol content. Surprised it rotted stuff on a 2005 Skoda though. Info I've seen suggests that anything post about 1992 should have fuel lines capable of handling biofuels.

[dollywobbler]

The problem with Biodiesel is again, the upped ethanol content. Surprised it rotted stuff on a 2005 Skoda though. Info I've seen suggests that anything post about 1992 should have fuel lines capable of handling biofuels.

[willswitchengage]

The problem with Biodiesel is again, the upped ethanol content.

 

No ethanol in biodiesel

 

It's cetane number is about 10, petrodiesel is like 55

[willswitchengage]

The problem with Biodiesel is again, the upped ethanol content.

 

No ethanol in biodiesel

 

It's cetane number is about 10, petrodiesel is like 55

[Akron]

The rubber o-ring on the fuel pipe clips fell apart causing a leak, the biodiesel increases the acidity of the fuel.

The PD engines are not recommended to run on biodiesel I assume for this reason, and the potential injector issues.

[Akron]

The rubber o-ring on the fuel pipe clips fell apart causing a leak, the biodiesel increases the acidity of the fuel.

The PD engines are not recommended to run on biodiesel I assume for this reason, and the potential injector issues.

[Mr Lobster]

I run my '04 Toledo 1.8T on V Power and it certainly seems to go better and get marginally better economy than on standard fuel. Never done any long term checking on this in fairness so I might be imagining it but it certainly seems to prefer expensive stuff.

[Mr Lobster]

I run my '04 Toledo 1.8T on V Power and it certainly seems to go better and get marginally better economy than on standard fuel. Never done any long term checking on this in fairness so I might be imagining it but it certainly seems to prefer expensive stuff.

[barefoot]

I run my '04 Toledo 1.8T on V Power ... and get marginally better economy than on standard fuel...

Never done any long term checking on this ....

 

That was one of the reasons that I posted, I've been fuellying all my cars for almost a year, so I thought that I'd established a fair baseline from which to compare.

My first tankful was just that, because I was measuring the economy of the previous fuel, but my second has shown an improvement & that was still with about 30 odd litres of ordinary in the bottom.

I'm hoping that now that it's running exclusively on Ultimate, I'll see more improvement.

I know its a bit anorakky, but if it really does save money, then its got to be worth a go, although I am lead to believe that I won't see quite such an improvement on the Scirocco & particularly the T2, it must be worth measuring.

 

I'll keep you all informed.

[barefoot]

I run my '04 Toledo 1.8T on V Power ... and get marginally better economy than on standard fuel...

Never done any long term checking on this ....

 

That was one of the reasons that I posted, I've been fuellying all my cars for almost a year, so I thought that I'd established a fair baseline from which to compare.

My first tankful was just that, because I was measuring the economy of the previous fuel, but my second has shown an improvement & that was still with about 30 odd litres of ordinary in the bottom.

I'm hoping that now that it's running exclusively on Ultimate, I'll see more improvement.

I know its a bit anorakky, but if it really does save money, then its got to be worth a go, although I am lead to believe that I won't see quite such an improvement on the Scirocco & particularly the T2, it must be worth measuring.

 

I'll keep you all informed.

[dollywobbler]

Ah, think I've got my ethanol and methanol confused. Methanol is often used to convert veg oil into a more diesel-like fuel, and that rots stuff too.

[dollywobbler]

Ah, think I've got my ethanol and methanol confused. Methanol is often used to convert veg oil into a more diesel-like fuel, and that rots stuff too.

[willswitchengage]

And makes you turn yellow and go blind. Like compulsive masturbation.

 

On a GEEK note it works far better in a fuel cell than hydrogen, can be easily stored and can be made readily from pretty much any bio-matter. The methanol economy is technically much better than the hydrogen economy, but obviously all political researchers are after is a soundbite about the latter.

[willswitchengage]

And makes you turn yellow and go blind. Like compulsive masturbation.

 

On a GEEK note it works far better in a fuel cell than hydrogen, can be easily stored and can be made readily from pretty much any bio-matter. The methanol economy is technically much better than the hydrogen economy, but obviously all political researchers are after is a soundbite about the latter.