3.5 ton Luton on bio?

[Tony]

Hi guys, I'm hiring a 3.5 ton Luton on Friday, got about 200 mile round trip to do - question is, should I put my bio in it?  Or should I stick with derv at great expense?

[therecklessengineer]

Bio!

I did similar once - syphoned out the diesel, filled with bio and put a diesel/bio mix back in when I'd done.

[Julian]

Yeah, bio for sure ... just think of the stick you'll get if you admit to driving on dino!

[Rotary-Motion]

i guess the simple answer is ask the owner, you may get charged for damage to engine, we all know mechanics hate us

[Chug]

Many hire places send them out with a full tank.

[greasemonkey]

Is this off a proper hire co? I wouldn't be surprised if there is a sign in there somewhere saying No Bio. Not that it should put you off the idea............

What van is it, just out of interest. Not something that has a good chance of dropping dead at the mearest sniff of bio.

I'd probably take a spare filter. Mine blocked in 100 miles after its first taste of Bio. You dunno what crap it might dislodge in the tank.

[craig]

i guess the simple answer is ask the owner, you may get charged for damage to engine, we all know mechanics hate us

NOT ALL MECHANICS
20+Years in the trade and i dont hate bio makers.

just the ones that do it bad & screw up what i have to fix.

[Rotary-Motion]

Is this off a proper hire co? I wouldn't be surprised if there is a sign in there somewhere saying No Bio. Not that it should put you off the idea............

What van is it, just out of interest. Not something that has a good chance of dropping dead at the mearest sniff of bio.

I'd probably take a spare filter. Mine blocked in 100 miles after its first taste of Bio. You dunno what crap it might dislodge in the tank.

yeah a vauxhall VP44 pump ouch...

[Tony]

No idea on its details, it's the 3.5 tonner Luton listed on U-Drive.  They operate an empty to empty policy, so you get it with nothing in the tank and return it that way.

Reason we're hiring it is that we've bought a used kitchen on eBay in Stroud and need to pick it up.  Can't afford the new price by a clear mile but second hand posh kitchens are fine by us - anything is better than the kitchen we had which was rotting and had MDF sheet as cupboard fronts.

[greasemonkey]

Well the 3.5T luton looks like  a Merc, but it looks like just a standard picture. What appears to be real pictures of their other trucks are all Transits by the looks. So the luton could be anything when it comes to it.

[craig]

Well the 3.5T luton looks like  a Merc, but it looks like just a standard picture. What appears to be real pictures of their other trucks are all Transits by the looks. So the luton could be anything when it comes to it.

AHHHHHGGGG Transits & Bio Hmmmm
only good quality i hope

[Rotary-Motion]

how much is the van costing for a day tony?

[Tony]

Just over 80 quid, it hurts but not as much as a new kitchen!

[Rotary-Motion]

Just over 80 quid, it hurts but not as much as a new kitchen!

hmm would it fit in my van?

[greasemonkey]

Is it really worth the hassle?
A luton must be doing 25 to the gallon, so for a 200 mile round trip, your looking at 8 gallons, a shade over £50 worth of dino.
A filter for a Transit is around a tenner. I wouldn't bother, just make your donation to HMRC, and have a good wash afterwards, to get the dirty feeling off.