i have a 1996 ford fiesta, if i stick biodiesel into it will it go ok?

Question

and is this better for the environment?

Answer 1

I ran a Diesel car on cooking oil and white spirit for over 6 months, I would say the engine ran better than on normal fuel,
plus it's less than half the price of Diesel at the pumps.

Answer 2

Biodiesel is a diesel fuel that is derived from biological sources (vegetable oils for example). It is either made in a refinery, or, if you have a home refinery, you can make it yourself from used cooking oil. Biodiesel is better for the environment for these reasons: 1) It reduces carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide emissions, 2) it contains fewer aromatic hydrocarbons, and 3) it is biodegradable and non-toxic. In fact, it is less toxic than table salt and biodegrades as quickly as sugar. If you want to read more on biodiesel, wikipedia has a lot more information than I can share on this post.

As for your first question, if you have a gasoline engine, which you probably do, it will not run on biodiesel. Biodiesel can only be used on diesel engines. It may, however, run on an ethanol blend with little modification. You should check with your Ford dealer to see how it could be done. I have included a link to some info on ethanol, too.

I hope this helps!

Answer 3

If your engine is diesel then it should be ok however, because biodiesel is a better solvent than normal diesel it cleans your engine and in turn may cause blocked fuel injectors because deposits from the lines have been cleaned out. To try and prevent this you can slowly start introducing biodiesel into your car, filling mostly with ordinary diesel and slowly introducing larger quantities of biodiesel everytime you fill your car. Older diesel engines may have rubber parts that biofuel will degrade, however since your car is relatively new this shouldn't be a problem, and for others they will probably need to be replaced in the long run anyway.
Biofuel is better for the environment because its like recycling in your car, you're refraining from using fuels that come from unrenewable resources and this is very good for the environment, however there are concerns that some biofuels are using oils from seeds and plants that are farmed in regions where rainforest is being cleared for farming land. As for emmissions released from biofuels, i'm not sure if it is any better but I assume it will be seeing as its is considered a cleaner fuel.

Answer 4

Assuming it is a Fiesta 1.8D, and not one with a petrol engine, then it will run on biodiesel.
However, it depends on your definition of biodiesel. Most forecourt biodiesel is 95% normal mineral diesel and 5% vegetable-oil diesel, and will cause no problems. At higher concentrations of vegetable oil you may get cold-start problems (the fuel gels at low temperatures), and may get some gumming in your injection system and fuel filter if you use it for a long time.

In terms of the environment, biodiesel has two main advantages - vegetable-derived oil has less impurities (particularly sulphur) that may be polluting, and the crops used to make it absorb carbon from the atmosphere during their growth, which is then released when you burn the fuel in your engine, so if we ignore the production process (harvesting, oil extraction, refining, distribution, etc.) it is carbon neutral.

Answer 5

Proper blended Biodiesel would be ok not seen any in the UK
popular in other countries. Brazil uses a lot made from suger cane

Not to be confused with veg oil/cooking oil added to diesel can be done on older diesels ie not common rail, new style engines

Biodeiesel is termed 'carbon neutral' as the material ie plants it is made from grows from carbon already in the environment .
once burned in a car is returned back to the environment.
Convential fuels release carbon from that was locked into the ground millions of years ago. So when released by burning in a car they add to total carbon in the environment

Answer 6

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Answer 7

If you have a diesel, then the answer is yes. If you ahev a petrol, obviously, you'll have to go for bio-ethenol.

I'm not a alternative-fuel-nerd, but either way, checking with the Ford dealer is a sensible idea.

Answer 8

Why don't you go to a local Ford Dealership and they will be able to assist you in what is the best environmentally friendly fuels that you can use.

Answer 9

No, you have a gas engine, you only need to use gas. It won't run on diesil.

Answer 10

well if its not a diesel engine the NO