| Biodiesel can extend the life of your engine whether | | | | such as tropical or Florida type climates - a |
| it is in your diesel equipped auto, truck, tractor, bus | | | | percentage mixture of up to 20 % can be used. A |
| or highway rig. Biodiesel can increase the longevity of | | | | 20 % biodiesel percentage in a truck driven up North |
| your engine by up to 100 %. Costs are reduced - | | | | to Edmonton Canada in the cold of winter will thicken |
| whether it be for maintenance or vehicle | | | | up in the cold Alberta winter weather. |
| replacement. The engine last longer , breaks down | | | | In such a cold winter temperature a biodiesel mixture |
| less frequently resulting in longer vehicle life spans , | | | | ratio of 5 % would probably be used. To increase |
| greater reliability and overall less vehicle costs - again | | | | the blends of biodiesel used commercial vehicles such |
| be it diesel equipped auto , car, truck ,tractor or | | | | as trucks and busses can have fuel heaters installed - |
| highway rig. | | | | either inline fuel heaters of fuel tank heaters. |
| How can this be so? The improved lubrication | | | | Why go to all this trouble for biodiesel ? First of all |
| properties of biodiesel over regular vehicle diesel fuel | | | | biodiesel is a renewable resource - crops such as |
| results in increased parts longevity by up to 100 %. | | | | soybean oil or canola can be used instead of scarcer |
| As a result commercial vehicles may be used for | | | | and more expensive petroleum oil based products. |
| decades as well as travel millions of miles. Increased | | | | Using biodiesel doe mean that we use less regular |
| engine longevity translates into reduced maintenance | | | | diesel, however the percentages of biodiesel use are |
| costs, longer life spans and overall increases in | | | | relatively small. For example most diesel |
| reliability. | | | | manufacturers recommend only 5 biodiesel (B5 mixed |
| Biodiesel is a renewable fuel derived from vegetable | | | | wit 95 % regular diesel. Of course again in colder |
| oils, animal fats and cooking oils that are processed | | | | climates such as Edmonton Alberta the percentages |
| so that it can be added to diesel fuel as an additive. | | | | may be eve less. Biodiesel is also good for reducing |
| You cannot just mash up these fats and mix them | | | | emissions and pollution levels of sulphur, carbon |
| with your diesel fuel. It is not as if any old Alvero | | | | monoxide as well as overall tailpipe smog pollutants. |
| character can make biodiesel in his garage at home. If | | | | However as with most good things in life there are |
| the biodiesel is not prepared properly in a qualified | | | | disadvantages to the use of biodiesel as a vehicle |
| industrial process - the contaminants of water, | | | | fuel additive. First biodiesel has slightly less energy |
| glycerols and other trace elements can well clog up | | | | than regular diesel fuel, so that the larger the |
| your fuel injectors or even an expensive injection | | | | percentage content of the Biodisel in the fuel - the |
| pump. Properly done biodiesel is a safe and beneficial | | | | less power the engine will have to deliver. Fortunately |
| fuel additive - now being routinely recommended and | | | | at the low percentages of biodiesel being used as a |
| touted by major vehicle and diesel engine | | | | fuel additive this is not a major issue. |
| manufacturers. | | | | In addition biodiesel spoils with time. If the biodiesel is |
| Prepared properly in a commercial setting. and bought | | | | too be stored for a long period of time - then |
| commercially you can be assured that not only will | | | | additional additives must be added. |
| the biodiesel will be safe for your engine to use - but | | | | As a result of its benefits to reducing petroleum oil |
| will even give the benefits of much greater engine | | | | use and increasing engine life and reliability biodiesel |
| life , enhanced reliability and lower maintenance costs | | | | has a bright and emerging future in our transportation |
| overall. | | | | and automotive industries. |
| Biodiesel is added to the regular diesel fuel. The | | | | The use of biodiesel - an alternative renewable fuel, |
| percentage added depends on the climate the | | | | is fast on its way up. |
| vehicles or autos will be used in. In warmer climates - | | | | |