sunshinelady Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 (edited) can any one tell me if i can use bio diesel in my galaxy 1999 1.9 tdi ghia thanks for any help B) Edited November 13, 2009 by sunshinelady Quote
Willie Krashitt Posted November 13, 2009 Report Posted November 13, 2009 Older diesels like yours are usually ok with biodiesel, although you would be advised to run alternate tanks of mineral oil based diesel to keep your engine clean. Biggest problem with biodiesel is the lack of a common standard to test it to.All forecourt fuel currently sold has a maximum of 5% bio unless labelled that it has more (often called B10, B20, B100 - number = %bio in fuel.)With newer cars (all types) only a handful are truly capable of running on fuel with more than 10% bio content . Cars with common rail engines are particularly vulnerable to damage when used with high concentrations of biofuel. George. Quote
suzuki91 Posted November 15, 2009 Report Posted November 15, 2009 i ran my 96 ga,axy on it no problems. 180k on the clock. got more mpg and it felt smoother too. used to mix it in the tank at 5% Quote
kipper Posted December 24, 2009 Report Posted December 24, 2009 Hi there i have a 99 t reg and have been making and running mine on bio for the last 4 months with no probs. Quote
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