Are there any specs on here for biodiesel lubricity??? Especially in comparison to diesel.
Over here in Germany, biodiesel is available at servos, but there is no legally binding standard. There is a DIN norm for Biodiesel, but AFAIK it is only a reccommendation, not legally binding.
The reason I am asking, is a colleague's father has his 2003 2.0TDCi Ford Mondeo in for repair - the workshop says that the injector pump is damaged and needs replacing - due to running on biodiesel??? He has never used biodiesel, so either (a) there is a pump fault unrelated to the fuel, (b) he has received crappy diesel, or (c) ???
The manual for the car says it should not be run on biodiesel. So my real question is - is the lubricity of biodiesel really different enough to normal diesel that it could kill an injector pump in 80000km???
Over here in Germany, biodiesel is available at servos, but there is no legally binding standard. There is a DIN norm for Biodiesel, but AFAIK it is only a reccommendation, not legally binding.
The reason I am asking, is a colleague's father has his 2003 2.0TDCi Ford Mondeo in for repair - the workshop says that the injector pump is damaged and needs replacing - due to running on biodiesel??? He has never used biodiesel, so either (a) there is a pump fault unrelated to the fuel, (b) he has received crappy diesel, or (c) ???
The manual for the car says it should not be run on biodiesel. So my real question is - is the lubricity of biodiesel really different enough to normal diesel that it could kill an injector pump in 80000km???
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