BioDiesel Jatropha Mercedes-Benz 300SD

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This is a 1983 Mercedes-Benz 300SD running on jatropha oil that cost 35 cents per gallon to produce. The oil was pressed with a 55J oil press. I sell the press in case you are interested.

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[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).

[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.

[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.

[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

[SakoTGrimes]

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

[DBPR01]

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