RTM
the permissable % of bio in a puma is.... 0.
yes, it leaves traces
LR would jump on you.
I'm looking at a 2011 Defender and the seller who works for a large interstate freight company casually admitted to using bio-fuel occasionally (blended with regular diesel) We were discussing the quality of diesel in Oz and he informed me that the big rigs use a lot of bio-diesel.
Are there any potential problems running bio-diesel in a Puma engine and if issue was to develop with the fuel system, could Land Rover deny a warranty claim (would there be any evidence left behind in the fuel filter?)
RTM
the permissable % of bio in a puma is.... 0.
yes, it leaves traces
LR would jump on you.
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All Australian diesel can be up to 5% bio without labelling.
If you have put a several tanks of fuel through and changed the engine oil, then you cannot detect that it had run bio.
There was a recent French study on a diesel fleet (including commonrail) over 12 years. Half the fleet were running bio and half not. Engines were dismantled after the study and no difference found.
Scroll down here:
Fuel Quality in Australia - Diesel fuel quality standard
Unless you took it into them with a tank full of fuel that contained >5% Bio, LR would have no way of knowing if your vehicle has been running bio or just pump diesel with <=5% Bio.
IMHO it wouldn't stop me buying the vehicle if the price was right.
Thanks for the information - I plan on inspecting the vehicle soon and I feel a bit more comfortable knowing that the bio-diesel issue isn't necessarily a big issue in this case.
A bigger issue is the quality of the BD it ran and how long it was taking to get through a tank at the time. The biggest issue in commonrail engines seems to be oxidative breakdown due to high temps and mots of fuel recirculation.
In short - BD + short trips or low km not a good idea.
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