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570 messages, Last post on Sep 06, 2009 at 6:25 PM
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Does anone have experience using biodiesel in a CDI? I know all about Willie Nelson - I'm asking about people with direct experience of their own. Thanks.
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Replying to: benzodiesel (Dec 03, 2006 9:33 pm) last year in Germany. They said: NO Bio Diesel. When I asked why not, they answered that Bio Diesel would interact with the plastic like the fuel tank. I was not quite happy with the answer, so I wrote to MBUSA and their answer was: only 5% Bio Diesel was approved. There was no explanation on why not. Needless to say, since I am still in warranty, I stay away from Bio Diesel. |
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As the 2007 E-Class diesel has dropped the "E320 CDI" moniker in favor of "E320 BLUETEC", should this discussion be renamed to "Mercedes-Benz E-Class Diesels"? Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 04, 2006 10:09 am) |
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 Check out the article linked in KarenS, "Article Comments: 2007 Mercedes-Benz E320 Bluetech" #1, 4 Dec 2006 2:50 pm and post your reactions there.
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Replying to: pat (Dec 04, 2006 3:01 pm)  Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 04, 2006 3:10 pm)
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Replying to: klausk (Dec 02, 2006 5:58 pm) i have not encountered any local stations changing from "car nozzles" to "truck nozzles" and would be quite annoyed if they did that locally. possibly there is a Shell "zone office" which would have info about this for you. or if you could contact the shell station manager, s/he might know why the nozzle change. |
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I've filled any number of diesel trucks that I've had occasion to rent over the years, and as such I have a fair amount of experience with both types of nozzles. While I agree that using a truck nozzle to fill a car will certainly fill said car quicker, you are almost guaranteed to create a giant mess when the tank fills. Think about the following: - Most cars (diesel or otherwise) have a fuel tank located under the back seat these days. Said location is somewhat removed from the fuel filler port and as such requires a filler "neck". - Most diesel trucks have a very large screw top opening directly on top of the tank(s). - With the lower flow rate of the smaller diesel nozzle, the "Auto-Shutoff" has enough time to sense fuel back-up in the filler neck and shut off before fuel comes spurting out of the filler port. - With the direct fill method for trucks, the filler nozzle is directly in the tank and as such the auto-shutoff will sense a rising fuel level well in advance of overflowing said tank. - Filling a vehicle with a neck-restrictor/remote tank setup (that has had said restrictor removed) with a truck nozzle will push the flow rate far too high for the auto-shutoff feature to engage before a considerable amount of fuel has backed up and pushed out the filler port and onto you, your car and the ground. Ewww. FWIW, I have seen filler nozzle reduction devices at truck stops made specifically so that in a pinch, one can fill their car from a truck pump. That said, all of the devices that I've seen carry plenty of warnings about filling by hand (i.e. not engaging the auto-shutoff feature) and only at the lowest possible flow rates. Best Regards, Shipo
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Replying to: shipo (Dec 05, 2006 6:59 am)
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