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**TaliaJack** · 08-23-2012, 07:45 PM

Should have gone diesel on both rigs, then easily make your own diesel for less than $1/gallon without using used grease or oil! Though could go greener by using used grease and oil as you would actually be recycling!

That gets tricky with some of the new diesels. The newer VW TDI's only allow up to 5% bio mix (at least for the US market). There is a legitimate technical reason for this, but to keep it short, it's because of the way the emission system works. 100% bio can be done, but you would have to remove several key pieces of the emission system, which is not legal in the US.

08-23-2012, 07:45 PM	#44
TaliaJack Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 460 Senior Member	Should have gone diesel on both rigs, then easily make your own diesel for less than $1/gallon without using used grease or oil! Though could go greener by using used grease and oil as you would actually be recycling! That gets tricky with some of the new diesels. The newer VW TDI's only allow up to 5% bio mix (at least for the US market). There is a legitimate technical reason for this, but to keep it short, it's because of the way the emission system works. 100% bio can be done, but you would have to remove several key pieces of the emission system, which is not legal in the US.
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