Biodiesel Question

[pwjackson]

My local coop sells B20 Biodiesel. I replaced my injector o-rings with the vitons and my return line hose is rated for B20 and down. Is there anything else that the B20 would damage on my truck if I ran straight B20??? Should I blend the B20 with regular diesel. I just want to run the Bio for lubrication purposes. I don't many miles at all on my truck, but recently replaced the fuel system and don't want to wear it out early. Thanks for the help.

 

[WrickM]

B20 is generally accepted to be safe for use in all diesel vehicles. the 20% biodiesel will have negligible short term and minor long term affects on rubber. I run b20 when i am not running straight vegetable oil with no issues.

 

[SparkandFire]

B20 is already blended with 80% pure diesel. If you've already got vitons and B20 rated hose, your good! Even if you ran B99, you would still have to wait a few years to start to notice your rubber hoses going bad.

Just beware that biodiesel in any concentration is a good solvent, and it will disolve the wax and crud from your fuel system, and your filter will look like this...

Make sure to cary a spare, and you should be good to go!

 

[pwjackson]

Thanks for the good info!

 

[hheynow]

^agreed
You don't have to change any hoses to run B20.
Out here B20 is sold at service stations.
All the coops here sell B99.