Finally got around to writing up a brief review of my Biodiesel car.....
It's a 1994 model and has a 1.9L, 4 cylinder motor with a turbo and intercooler. So far it's been an excellent little car, cold starts are very easy, although I havn't been through the worst of a winter yet. It's a bit slow off the mark, but when it gets past 2,000 RPM & the turbo boost kicks in, it really takes off and is a lot of fun to drive.
I've owned it for 6 months and it's done 6,000km on B100. It's been averaging around 9L/100km, which is not that great by modern standards but it doesn't have any electronic gizmos on the injectors. I can't really comment on the consumption compared to dino diesel as I've only ever used B100 since I bought it. Although I do recall noticing a slight drop in acceleration after the first fill with B100. On the positive side, it doesn't blow any black smoke at all.
The only modification I've done to the car is add a $2 in-line fuel filter from Supacheap. You can see it in the centre of the second photo. The first one trapped a few black bits (like tea leaves) quite quickly and I changed it after about a month. The second has remained clear ever since.
In summary, the little Pug's been an ideal project car for biodiesel. It has a plush interior with climate control, electric windows, etc and would have been quite a high spec car when it was new. The suspension is a bit soft when it's pushed hard round corners, but this all adds to the fun of driving it!
It's a 1994 model and has a 1.9L, 4 cylinder motor with a turbo and intercooler. So far it's been an excellent little car, cold starts are very easy, although I havn't been through the worst of a winter yet. It's a bit slow off the mark, but when it gets past 2,000 RPM & the turbo boost kicks in, it really takes off and is a lot of fun to drive.
I've owned it for 6 months and it's done 6,000km on B100. It's been averaging around 9L/100km, which is not that great by modern standards but it doesn't have any electronic gizmos on the injectors. I can't really comment on the consumption compared to dino diesel as I've only ever used B100 since I bought it. Although I do recall noticing a slight drop in acceleration after the first fill with B100. On the positive side, it doesn't blow any black smoke at all.
The only modification I've done to the car is add a $2 in-line fuel filter from Supacheap. You can see it in the centre of the second photo. The first one trapped a few black bits (like tea leaves) quite quickly and I changed it after about a month. The second has remained clear ever since.
In summary, the little Pug's been an ideal project car for biodiesel. It has a plush interior with climate control, electric windows, etc and would have been quite a high spec car when it was new. The suspension is a bit soft when it's pushed hard round corners, but this all adds to the fun of driving it!
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