Is it SAFE to use BioDiesel in my Diesel Engine?
With BioDiesel that meets the ASTM D-6751 specification, there have been over 45 million miles of real-world driving with B20 blends in a wide variety of engines, climates, and applications. Our feeling is that provided you are careful & follow common sense guidelines, you can make BioDiesel yourself which can meet or come very close to this D-6751 specification. It is imperative that any fuel you burn (home made or commercially made) is clean & bone dry because water or contaminates can damage your injection pump & fuel injectors. That is why we recommend washing & drying your BioDiesel. Our engine a 1991 Cummins is our test vehicle & has been burning B100 or B30 – B50 blend with #2 Diesel without any ill effects or difficulty. While it burns BioDiesel without problems during the warmer months when the temperature does not dip much below 50F. We have not been burning B100 in the winter months because of gelling problems when the temperatures dip into the very low 40’s. This winter we
