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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Latest Veggie Oil Update
Well just hit about 1500 miles on my Ford F250 running 75/25 WVO.
Well turns out that the rubber o-rings on all the injecters have failed. Not sure if it is due to age, 100K miles on them, the higher pressure to push the veggie oil through or the WVO breaking down the o-rings.
Just wanted to update people on this as I know I have heard the watch out for rubber issues with WVO but I think I may be actually seeing it. |
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Johann
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Date registered: May 2006
Location: Centurion, South Africa
Vehicle(s): 1999 LWB 290GDT 1981 SWB 240GD+ Cabrio 2015 G63
Posts: 259
| RE: Latest Veggie Oil Update
Thanks for the update. I'm following this closely as I'm seriously considering switching. |
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G350DT
Date registered: Dec 1899
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If you do decide to make the switch I would take out one of your injectors and see if it has the rubber o-rings and get a new set. That way if they do leak you can fix it fast. I am going to see what happens with new o-rings
So I feel like a lab rat, better then drone |
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CEOG
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Seattle
Vehicle(s): 80 230G
Posts: 110
| Re: Latest Veggie Oil Update
Rubber will deteriorate due to the WVO. Have replaced all other hoses that are used to transport the WVO in your engine, if not now is the time. |
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T.Schuhe
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Olympia, Washington State, USA
Vehicle(s): 460 1985 LWB 300GD five speed
Posts: 711
| Re: Latest Veggie Oil Update
CEOG,
How is that turbo transplant working out? I have not seen you in Olympia for a long while. We still need to try to connect. Lunch on me.
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Ducks
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Latest Veggie Oil Update
CEOG - 6/12/2006 6:13 PM Rubber will deteriorate due to the WVO. Have replaced all other hoses that are used to transport the WVO in your engine, if not now is the time.
I don't have any firsthand experience with biodiesel or WVO but have only been reading / researching it. I have read and understand why biodiesel would be hard on rubber. I have read that WVO wouldn't affect rubber.
Any ideas how WVO affects rubber or is it the year of the Geländewagen (with natural rubber?) that is the issue.
Thank you much,
Chad |
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kiwi_g
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Date registered: May 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 1986 300GD 1986 190E 2.3 16V
Posts: 133
| Re: Latest Veggie Oil Update
what sort of system are you running.
from what i understand reading the FAQ at plantdrive is that the mercedes injector pumps can run SVO because the pumps themselves are lubricated with engine oil so do not rely on the lubricants usually added to diesel |
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