Off topic diesels.

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>>A lot of people don't like the fact that you can see the smoke coming out

from

>>deisel cars, but that's probably a bit misleading.

Very! The " smoke " coming out of diesel exhaust people talk about are called

particulates, these ones are in the visible range. Not, I repeat, not the

particulates implicated in lung problems, these you can't see. Petrols have

more invisible particulates than diesel. And how may D/E reg petrol cars

have you seen belching out blue smoke due to the petrol loosing its oil

control, which always happens in a petrol car.

As for the sulphur issue, sulphur stops catalysts (current ones) from

working and lubricates the engine, which is why ULSD and ULSP was

introduced.

One of my biggest concerns about petrol is Benzene, a known carcinogen added

to PETROL. Also petrol engines belch out Hydrocarbons (unburned fuel or

HC's) when cold, which react to for ozone or smog. Ever been caught behind

a cold petrol car??? Smells doesn't it.

I consider the public opinion on diesels on par with the public opinion with

meat. Media/public servant lead bull sh!t.

 

>>I've heard though that you can switch to biodeisel with no or little

>>modification.

Biodiesel is a great solvent, so it destroys all natural rubber. All that

needs changing are certain rubber seals, pipes etc. Depending on make of

course. All new VW's can run on 100% BioD while other makes will only

warrantee mixes like in Germany and France (see what is bioD?).

 

>>What is biodeisel?

 

Biodiesel is diesel oil obtained from vegetable oil, rather than crude. For

all chemists, it's mixing methanol or ethanol with Caustic soda, then

dumping it into the oil-separating into bioD and glycerol. BioD burns just

like Diesel, except it's cleaner. In France and Germany, they add between

5-20% bioD to DinoD to improve the emitions and lubricity.

Did you know Herr Diesel's engine was designed to run on peanut oil?! The

oil industry has us thinking we need crude. The whole point of a diesel

engine was to burn a variety of local fuels.