Which cars will run on Bio diesel ?

[TriumphVitesse]

Think I'm going to have to bite the bullet & either replace my MX-5 or relegate it to summer jaunts depending on funds and buy a diesel due to the amount of mileage I do! Petrol is my single biggest monthly outgoing after the mortgage.

Now then, there is a small fuel outlet near Me selling Biodiesel at 80p per litre, so I was wondering if any of the following cars will run on it without Me having to do any kind of adjustment whatsoever :

Peugeot 206 / 306 / 406 either 1.9TD or 2.0HDi

Rover 25 / 45 2.0 TD

As you can see from the choices I'm not looking to spend a lot, something around £1200 for a 10 year old diesel workhorse.

Basically I borrowed my Stepdads 206 HDi this weekend and couldnt beleive the economy! Basically it does double the MPG that my MX5 does....

Any info greatly appreciated......

[John MacK]

I suppose it will depend on what they mean by biodeisel.

If it is fully apporved as a 'normal' diesel equivelant then I'd presume that any diesel car could use it.

If it is some home-brew from various sources e.g. used veg oil etc, then I'd be more wary especially with a VW PD or Bosch pump.

[ccr32]

I've been told that anything german will normally run it without problems, due to the strength/quality of the fuel pumps generally used.

A relative of mine has run various VW group taxi's on it for years without any particular issue to speak of.

I may be confusing this with something else, though I swear I also remember him saying to look out for seal/o-ring failures within the fuel system (more frequent on non-germanic cars again), as the higher ethanol content within biodiesel tends to rot them.

[Morningside]

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/fuelsdatabase/...

[tangent police]

Lucas CAV pumps don't put up with straight oil and cold temperatures. I have blown one up trying.

You can cut it with kerosene though.