Members vehicles running biodiesel or vegetable oil

Introduction

Below is a table of members vehicles running alternative fuels, along with any problems experienced and cures they have implemented.

This is not an endorsement of any make or model, and biopowered will not accept responsibility as to a vehicles suitability to run alternative fuels, but we hope the information is of use.

The table below is sortable, click on the up/down arrows to sort ascending/descending.

Make	Model	Year	Member's name	Fuel	Mileage on bio/veg	Known problems	Cures/Modifications
Mitsubishi	Delica	1994	Tony	B100	50,000 miles / 5 years	Blocked in-tank filter; increased cold start clatter with time; air leak at filter housing; dissolved pipework. Added facet pump to assist with lifting fuel from tank, when the IP shaft seal failed the sump filled with bio and engine ran away.	Remove in-tank filter, replace with inline filter in engine bay; recon/replace injection pump; different filter housing fitted; all pipework replaced with Nylon air hose or marine graded diesel hose. Gave up on the Delica after the engine runaway.
Nissan	Serena	1994	Tony	B100	500 miles	None so far
VW	Passat 1.9TDI 130	2004	NigelB	B100	Since 09.13	None	N/A
Land Rover	Discovery 300TDI	1996	Julian	B100	100,000 approx (split between two Discos)	Leaking injector spill pipes	Standard spill pipes replaced with nylon. Fabricated a heated filter to combat cold weather gelling.
Volvo	V40 1.9	2002	TheRecklessEngineer	B100	2 years	Clogged filters	Additional inline pre filter before main filter
Land Rover	Discovery 300TDI	1996	TheRecklessEngineer	B100	5 years +	Leaking injector spill pipes	Standard spill pipes replaced
Toyota	Land Cruiser 4.2 TD VX	1993	TheRecklessEngineer	B100	1 year	None	N/A
VW	Golf TDI 1.9 PD	2003	Julian	B100	15,000 approx	None	Not running bio in winter until I can be sure of eradicating HMPEs
Seat	Altea	2004	Bill	B100	since July 2010	none	N/A
Fiat	Scudo	2004	Bill	B100	since Mar 2010	Leak off pipe	Might not have been bio related. Replaced.
Ford	Transit Mk5 2.5Di	2000	keef	WVO	20,000 miles per year	Winter starting can be a bugger if the engine isn't setup perfectly	10-15% misfuel in winter and a quick squirt of Easystart in an emergency
Ford	Mondeo 2.0 TDCI	2002	NigelB	B100	30,000 miles	Delphi fuel pump failure	Pump & injectors replaced. A pit of cash is needed to own one of these
VW	Golf 1.9SDI	2002	NigelB	B100	23,000 miles so far since July 2010	None	N/A
VW	Passat 1.9TDI	1999	NigelB	B100	60,000 miles @ 10.08-10.13	None	N/A
Briggs and Stratton	6.0HP Petrol	2000	TheRecklessEngineer	B100	5 years	Needs propane to get it going. Clouds of white smoke until warm, then more white smoke. Frequent spark plug fouling. Contamination of lube oil	Breathing mask. Addition of petrol helps with the smoke.
Peugeot	406 1.9TD	1996	Rotary-Motion	WVO	56,000	6 sets glow plugs + leak over end plug	New plugs + nylon plug fitted / RM filter mod
Peugeot	Boxer LWB 2.5D	1998	Rotary-Motion	WVO	6,000	None	N/A
Toyota	Land Cruiser Colorado 3.0TD	1999	thewormman	B100	6,000 miles - 6 months	None	N/A
Ford	Fiesta 1800 TDDI	2001	thewormman	B30 - B100	1,500 miles used on and off over last 5 months	None	N/A
Peugeot	Partner 1.9d	2006	Willbuild	B100	9,000	None	N/A
Land Rover	Discovery 300Tdi XS	1996	Julesandtash	B100	70,000+	Injector leak off pipes, injector pump drive shaft seal and lift pump (fail on diesel anyway)	Leak off pipes replaced with nylon air pipe, lift pump replaced with Delphi one and injector pump resealed with bio compatatable seal
Land Rover	RangeRover P38A 2.5DSE	1997	Julesandtash	B100	22,000	None except leak off pipes and phenomenal appetite for biodiesel	Nylon leak off pipe. Cant do anything about the sub 20MPG fuel consumption though
Audi	A6 Allroad 2.5 V6 Tdi	2001	Julesandtash	B100	200 so far	Clogged a fuel filter pretty quickly after changing to bio but other than that OK	Changed filter (not cheap at best part of £20 a pop! Vital to fill with fuel before connecting up as the VP44 is not good at self bleeding
Toyota	Estima 2.2td	1994	JMG	WVO	120,000+ miles	Blocked tank strainer, leaking fuel pump. Had 4 of these all self destructed none of them through fuel type though.	Remove tank strainer, replace pump o-rings
Nissan	Serena 2.0d	1994	JMG	WVO	50,000 miles	Nothing to speak of. Fuel froze solid in my first ever veg winter first step on anyone's veg learning curve	N/A
Ford	Transit Mk5 2.5d	1998	JMG	WVO	40,000 miles	Rust, poor starting.	Replace battery, add extra rug in coldest weather
Transit	2.5d	1999	JMG	B100/B98ish	15,000 and rising	Nowt specifically bio related, plenty of rust though.	N/A
MG	ZR	2005	Rossey	B100	1,000	None	N/A
Mercedes	C250TD Auto	1999	Head Womble	B100	48,000	Air ingress	Changed O rings on fuel pipes / leakoff pipes replaced
Peugeot	406 2.1TD	1997	Head Womble	B100	100,000	Rough running / air ingress	Swapped Lucas EPIC ip for Bosch fully mechanical VE serise / resealed fuel filter, RM mod
Peugeot	406 2L HDI 90	1999	Head Womble	B100	6,000	none	none
VW	Polo 1.9sdi	1996	JMG	WVO	6000	signs of ring gumming	Sold as spares
Peugeot	405 1.9td	1995	JMG	WVO	8000	Nothing fuel related but it was falling apart everywhere else
Kia	Sedona 2.9td	2000	JMG	B90	6000	Nothing fuel related, rubbish car though, never again
VW	Golf 1.9 TDi	2008	RichardP	B100	2 years	None	N/A
VW	Passat 1.9Tdi 130	20023	RichardP	B100	50,000+	None	N/A
Peugeot	206 1.4Hdi	2002	RichardP	B100	40,000	None	N/A
Ford	Ranger (4 & 2Door)	2001	McDuff	WVO	50,000	Bad starting in winter	Good glow plugs & thinning of wvo, 2 door twin tanked
Ford	Ranger	2002	thatmusicman	90% veg, 10% petrol	1 year	Poor starting in winter	Added 5% diesel, 2-ehn & acetone
Chrysler	Voyager CRD	2002	Soupstone	B100	11000	Nothing I didnt have before using bio
Volvo	V70 (2.5 TDI)	2000	BlueRose	B100	20.000 km	No problems so far	I have just start to use B100
Land Rover	Discovery (300tdi)	1996	julianf	B100	about 20k	Bio related? ; ) Leak off pipes, IP front seal, Sediment in tank	Careful selection of feedstock for cold weather running
Land Rover	101 forward control fitted with International Engines 2.8	1982	julianf	B100	about 2k	None, other than feedstock related.	Careful selection of feedstock for cold weather running
VW	Golf IV (90bhp / ALH engine)	2001	julianf	B100	about 30k	None, other than feedstock related.	Careful selection of feedstock for cold weather running
Alfa Romeo	159 2.4 JTDm	2007	stumac	B100	80k - 18k on B100	Injector bleed off leak & Rough start with white smoke (especially when cold)	Replace injector leak off line with viton line. DPF removed with engine remap - including advance of timing, reduction in swirl valves usage and longer glow plug activation
Toyota	Hilux 3 litre	1994	Diysurgeon	100% veg	20k	Nothing fuel related. Normal rear window motor issues. Only twin tanked for easier starting in cold weather.	Twin tanked Heat exchanger
Skoda	Superb 1.9 TDI 130PD	2003	Orange Vito	B100	14.000	None	none
VW	Golf Mark 4 (Non PD)	2002	BassAddict	B100	30,000 on 100% Bio	Door lock switch causing me grief - must be the bio :-)	None
Ford	Focus	2002	DB	B100	20,000 on 100% BIO	None	Replaced leak off pipes with nylon
VW	Passat 1.9TDi 130 (PD)	2002	rbdazza	B100	19,000 on B100	Lumpy start with white smoke when cold, otherwise nothing fuel related	Lumpy start not bad enough to investigate a cure, i'm assuming my bio could do with a winteriser for when there's a frost!
Peugeot	106	1998	JMG	B100	4000	Nothing fuel related, wheels fell off
Vauxhall	Astra 1.7 crdt	2004	JMG	B100	8000	Fuel pump dead can't be bothered repairing.