will the bio diesel run in eletronic injectors as well as mechanical injectors? also how do the Cat HUEI fuel systems react to this type of fuel?
That's an interesting question and I'd like to see in writing what Cat, Cummins and other manufacturers position is on this and what effect it will have on the newer engines components and their warranty...
I'm no expert on fuel chemistry, refining, blending etc. but it seems to me that increase in use of bio-fuel comes at a bad time when manufacturers are introducing new-technology Tier 3 engines.
Under instructions from EPA manufacturers have been mandated to reduce and control emissions for the life of the engine and enable the use of low sulfur diesel fuel. They have coming up with with different innovations, using extremely high pressures, electronic injectors with incredibly fine tolerances, exhaust gas recirculation, muliple air and fuel coolers, sensors measuring fuel viscosity and temperature and at the same time keep engine cost, durability and sub-component prices down. EPA have intentions to keep squeezing the diesel engine further and further and the use of exhaust particulate filters will probably become the norm.
There is an anomaly here because bio-diesel as I understand it is pretty cheap so the government will love it and use it both because of the price and they are seen to be 'doing the right thing'.
It worries me that people might be blending their own fuel from all kinds of sources and not controlling quality because if a 93 Dodge doesn't like it 2006 Cat Acert probably won't like it either.