Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, although it takes some commitment, a small investment, time, and garage space. Suggest you attend one of our workshops to find out how to make it safely.
Too many to list. Some highlights: renewable, much cleaner burning, better for the engine and environment and health, SMELLS GOOD, and supports your local economy.
Finding B100 biodiesel can sometimes be a challenge. Visit biodiesel.org to find your nearest retail facility. Biodiesel freezes at a higher temperature than diesel. In colder climate you may have gelling problems if used in too high a concentration. Biodiesel is usually more expensive than diesel fuel. Possibly higher Nox emissions in older vehicles. Biodiesel is corrosive to butyl or rubber components. Fuel lines are not rubber. Don't get any on your tires or body moldings.
A man ahead of his time and the inventor of the successful Diesel engine. Our hero.
B refers to biodiesel and the number refers to the percentage of biodiesel in the blend. Hence, B20 is 20% biodiesel and 80% petrol diesel.
Comparable to petroleum diesel.
Yes, if it's a diesel it will work! Biodiesel will work in any compression ignition engine with no modifications. That's the whole point of biodiesel. Just pour it into your tank and drive. NO MODIFICATIONS!
A renewable, lower emission, higher cetane, greater lubricity diesel engine fuel made from vegetable oil or animal fat. While your engine is happy to burn straight vegetable oil (SVO) your diesel fuel system was designed to handle petroleum diesel and not veggie oil. Biodiesel is modified vegetable oil with a lower viscosity, thus giving biodiesel a similar viscosity to that of petrol diesel. The idea behind biodiesel is to modify the vegetable oil and NOT your vehicle. No modifications are necessary to use biodiesel.

