BioDiesel Jatropha Mercedes-Benz 300SD

[crudeoilsystems]

So much controversy about biodiesel. Why?

[ROCKSOLID19]

My dad has been doing this for over 40 years, it is not a new phenomenom. He has been going around restaraunts, Chinese & Indian takeaways & fish n chip shops for several years way before the doom mongerers said that the world is going to end & oil is going to run out by 1995. He got the oil 4 free for 25 years as people did not have a clue why he wanted it for. When people began to realise they began to charge. He saved a fuckload of money, literally thousands before the Americans caught on.

[coachgeo]

Please don't disallusin folk. The MB 617 engine LOVES veg. oil. But it there are design reasons for it. Those designs do NOT exist in todays diesel engines., heck the designs are pretty specific to the 240, & 300D (few GWagens) cars actually. Generally speaking for all other diesel engines You MUST either covert veg oil to Biodiesel or you MUST convert the vehicle 's engine to run on veg. oil (or combination of the two; called Blending). It is a lot of work either way. IMHO worth it.

[davidwgair]

@coachgeo Correct, old Mercedes diesel engines are best. Ford and Chevy diesel are converted V8's, not true diesel engines. Recent Cummins engines in Dodge trucks are good, though.

[SakoTGrimes]

@davidwgair Neither Ford nor GM "converted" gas engines to diesel. The Oldsmobile designed 5.7 was a piece of crap as we all know, however the 6.2/6.5 was built by Detroit Diesel (ever heard of them) and Ford's 6.9 was built by International Harvester/Navistar. Do some research before you talk shit about engines you know shit about.

[davidwgair]

@SakoTGrimes Sorry pal, the only decent diesel pickup engine is/was the Inline-6 Cummins in Dodge Rams. The current 6.6L Duramax V8 is built by Isuzu, not Detroit Diesel. DD got tired of putting their name on such a crappy product.  The current 6.0L Powerstroke V8 is a joke by International's commercial standards. There is a reason that a commercial International MaxxForce (Inline-6) can go a million miles, and a Powerstroke V8 is lucky to make it 250k tops (never carrying a load).

[SakoTGrimes]

@davidwgair That just proves how incredibly misinformed you are.

1. "Current" 6.0? Is it 2006?

2. I didn't say anything about the joint GM/Isuzu built 6.6

3. The 6.0 was a POS as we all know, 7.3s will last almost as long as Cummins.

And let's not forget all the gutless yet reliable as a hammer and 40+mpg offerings the Japanese had in the 80s.

Cummins is the best for sure, but there are a ton of great (and more affordable) options out there. Even they had their flaws - 53 block

[gracer99]

@coachgeo what about the 300sdl 6 cylinder diesel with the aluminum head?

[davidwgair]

@gracer99 The 6 cylinder had a trap oxidizer (ceramic element) which processed the soot particles. These units are problematic with biodiesel due to the extra heat. They are even problematic with regular diesel #2. The ceramic could crack and send pieces through the turbocharger further down the exhaust path. The 5 cylinder engines on earlier model (like the 83 in this video) are better because there is no emissions system. The exhaust goes straight out through the turbocharger and pipe.

[latasha66]

Did the Jatropha oil have to be processed with methanol/sodium hydroxide(?) like typical vegetable oil to remove the glycerin, or can it be used straight, non-processed?

[DBPR01]

@latasha66 It is my understanding it does not require transesterification; you can burn it straight.

[InvestUSTom]

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[prentis45]

Do you have a video as to how you make this?

[dagomachining]

would it work in a cummins? i hear that biofuels leave massive amounts of sludge buildup on all the internals of the engine, but the jatropha looked really clean. what does the exhaust smell like? how are egts? will the turbo be affected? can it pass smog, and more importantly can you use it in a shitty state like california?

[arachn1dinshoe]

@dagomachining The sludge build-up is normally caused by the biodiesel (being such a good lubricant) flushing old build-ups of carbon from the fuel lines. ie. the sludge isn't the biodiesel. The sludge is the remnants of old carbon diesel being cleaned from the system faster than your filter's can deal with it.

That's why it's best to change your fuel filters frequently after you start using B100, because they will quickly build up with old dinosaur diesel sludge as it cleans your lines.

[arachn1dinshoe]

@arachn1dinshoe After you've been using B100 for a while, you can change your filters far less regularly than you used to.

[davidwgair]

@arachn1dinshoe Yes, that is true because much of what the filter catches is sulfer particulates in diesel. But diesel is a lot cleaner than it used to be, so generally fuel and oil filters can be changed less ofter. On this car, I change fuel filter and pre-filter about every 50,000 miles, oil every 5000 miles and oil filter every 10,000 miles. This car has 421,000 miles on the odometer.

[arachn1dinshoe]

@davidwgair rock-on Aglae biodiesel!

[SakoTGrimes]

@dagomachining Yes, That is not true if the fuel is heated properly, like burned meat, the same, no, yes and yes

[hlim431]

Jatropha bio-diesel has even been used to fly jet aircraft

[paulbuzu]

@zech007 Correct Ideally the SVO needs preheating.

[arnoldgo]

@davidwgair do u sell the oil? i live in the LA area

been wondering if this is good for my car. i have a old 85 300d

[pakorro1010]

Eso no es Biodiesel, eso es Aceite Vegetal Puro, Yo soy fabricante de Biodiesel y si quieren saber como lo fabrico y conocer sobre mi maquina procesadora de Biocombustible entren a mi canal aquí en Youtube......Saludos

[NexusRebellion]

These Mercedes have beastly injector pumps. Although bio-diesel is still better, if you live in a warmer climate, you mix with diesel, or can switch when you are running at a higher temperature you will be fine.

[themadscientest]

screw jathropa use hemp oil

[DrMotorDude]

Does the $0.35/gal. mean to grow, harvest and press? OR is it pressing only?

[cubeus19]

Thank you David for sending me this link, I'll defiently look more into this type of fuel. Thanks again. :D

[jrthebeast214]

hey i would love to buy the press so when ever you can just tell me how we can do it ok thanks and nice

[eric18miller]

What's the price for the press? And how does it compare against others?

[rustyblade12]

does bio diesle only work on diesle cars or can it work on regular gas cars?

[bartltwitty]

Only diesel engines can burn biodiesel.

[cloinwalsh]

A gasoline engine can burn biodiesel as an additive. No more than 1-10% It is also used as a lubricant in 2 stroke gasoline ingine, instead of 2 stroke oil.

[robinhooodvsyou]

Also stirling engines can burn it.

[TheEradicator13]

stirling engines don't burn things the piston is moved by the difference in high and low pressure anything that is hot or cold can move a stirling engine.

[robinhooodvsyou]

I knew that.

[NonnaURBiz]

What's the point?

I'm a big supporter of biofuels. So, I ask again what is the point of this video, how do you make it, are you selling or trying to share something?

Thnaks?