Biodiesel and Diesel Engines

Biodiesel Extend The Life Of Your Diesel Engine
By Terry Z. Voster

Biodiesel can extend the life of your engine whether it is in
your diesel equipped auto, truck, tractor, bus or highway rig.
Biodiesel can increase the longevity of your engine by up to 100
%. Costs are reduced – whether it be for maintenance or vehicle
replacement. The engine last longer , breaks down less
frequently resulting in longer vehicle life spans , greater
reliability and overall less vehicle costs – again be it diesel
equipped auto , car, truck ,tractor or highway rig.

Biodiesel is a renewable fuel derived from vegetable oils,
animal fats and cooking oils that are processed so that it can
be added to diesel fuel as an additive. You cannot just mash up
these fats and mix them with your diesel fuel. It is not as if
any old Alvero character can make biodiesel in his garage at
home. If the biodiesel is not prepared properly in a qualified
industrial process – the contaminants of water, glycerols and
other trace elements can well clog up your fuel injectors or
even an expensive injection pump. Properly done biodiesel is a
safe and beneficial fuel additive – now being routinely
recommended and touted by major vehicle and diesel engine
manufacturers.

Prepared properly in a commercial setting. and bought
commercially you can be assured that not only will the biodiesel
will be safe for your engine to use – but will even give the
benefits of much greater engine life , enhanced reliability and
lower maintenance costs overall.

Biodiesel is added to the regular diesel fuel. The percentage
added depends on the climate the vehicles or autos will be used
in. In warmer climates – such as tropical or Florida type
climates – a percentage mixture of up to 20 % can be used. A 20
% biodiesel percentage in a truck driven up North to Edmonton
Canada in the cold of winter will thicken up in the cold Alberta
winter weather.

In such a cold winter temperature a biodiesel mixture ratio of
5 % would probably be used. To increase the blends of biodiesel
used commercial vehicles such as trucks and busses can have fuel
heaters installed – either inline fuel heaters of fuel tank
heaters.

Why go to all this trouble for biodiesel ? First of all
biodiesel is a renewable resource – crops such as soybean oil or
canola can be used instead of scarcer and more expensive
petroleum oil based products. Using biodiesel doe mean that we
use less regular diesel, however the percentages of biodiesel
use are relatively small. For example most diesel manufacturers
recommend only 5 biodiesel (B5 mixed wit 95 % regular diesel. Of
course again in colder climates such as Edmonton Alberta the
percentages may be eve less. Biodiesel is also good for reducing
emissions and pollution levels of sulphur, carbon monoxide as
well as overall tailpipe smog pollutants.

However as with most good things in life there are
disadvantages to the use of biodiesel as a vehicle fuel
additive. First biodiesel has slightly less energy than regular
diesel fuel, so that the larger the percentage content of the
Biodisel in the fuel – the less power the engine will have to
deliver. Fortunately at the low percentages of biodiesel being
used as a fuel additive this is not a major issue.

In addition biodiesel spoils with time. If the biodiesel is too
be stored for a long period of time – then additional additives
must be added.

As a result of its benefits to reducing petroleum oil use and
increasing engine life and reliability biodiesel has a bright
and emerging future in our transportation and automotive
industries.

The use of biodiesel – an alternative renewable fuel, is fast
on its way up.

About the Author: Terry Z. Voster Second Chance Finance
http://www.secondchancefinance.ca


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