Biodiesel Rulez!!! [ARCHIVED]

[czar_ethan]

anu difference nung BioActiv from chemrez? Is that the biodiesel itself?
nu mas advisable? I use this product o use na lng ung pre-blende ng flying v?

[RafRaf]

but did you actually gain extra mileage and does it compensate vis-a-vis the cost? meaning is it worth it? tnx mga sir

Here are the testimonies...

SEA OIL is selling biodiesel (brand name nila is: BIO EXCEED) * P125.00/liter, nakalagay sa plastic container, kulay green. na-recommend ng isang shop sa akin at nag-start ako gumamit two months ago. OK ang effect sa aking 1995 patrol safari (better emission and mileage, smoother ride, lumakas ang hatak . . .).
mas mura ang SENBEL BD (*59++ or P80 per liter). san pweded bumili? contact numbers please

For the benefit of everybody, the following are the results of our senbel estrol biodiesel use, on the following procedure: initial 2% blend on the 1st fuel load, 1% on succeeding load.

1. Isuzu Fuego
w/o biodiesel covering 6,790 kms, 9.56km/liter
w biodiesel covering 920 kms, 9.92km/liter
Improvement of 0.36km/liter

2. Townace using 2C engine
w/o biodiesel covering 1,384kms 6.6km/liter
w biodiesel covering 609 kms 7.29km/liter
Improvement of 0.69km/liter

3. Isuzu 10W truck
w/o biodiesel covering 1,227kms 2.03km/liter
w biodiesel covering 330kms 3.16km/liter
Improvement of 1.13km/liter

4. 6Wheel Canter
w/o biodiesel covering 1,366kms 4.14km/liter
w biodiesel covering 366kms 3.84km/liter
Negative performance of 0.3km/liter

Dagdag pala. We also have a 01 xto crosswind. Averaged 9.5km/liter over 5,000kms using shell diesel. On 2 loads with 1% biodiesel (di na ito nag initial 2%), it did 11.5 on the 1st load, and 10.3 on the 2nd load which occured before the start of holy week. The 1st refuel it was more highway, while 10.5 was more city driving. Each refueling means it travelled over 300 kms. Thus, the 2 biodiesel load covered almost 700kms.

significant fuel economy was achieved using biodiesel on my safari.
5% blend
from 6km/liter to 7-8km/liter depending on my driving habits.been observing and computing for the past 3 months.

black smoke reduced significantly too.

Fuel Economy is not really the main thrust of BD. It is just a fringe benefit. Reduced emissions is the main benefit from using it.

astig! ang laki ng tinipid ko. City driving 1/8 lang nagastos ko. Pasig-makati-taft-fort-q.c.del monte-kamias-pasig ang route ko. Usually almost 1/4 nagagastos ko. Wala na din usok pag high revs. Hindi ko lang nacalculate yun distance travelled at km/liter.

checkout the earlier posts here and the biodiesel fuel economy results thread... use the advanced search...

[oknamlarry]

anu difference nung BioActiv from chemrez? Is that the biodiesel itself?
nu mas advisable? I use this product o use na lng ung pre-blende ng flying v?

its worth trying; no harm will be done on your vehicle. after my first try, i still continue to use it to this date.
you may simply add 5% of biodiesel to you gas tank or try that of flying V. it also recommended that after two or three weeks of continuous usage of biodiesel, that you change your fuel filter, para malinis ang dadaloy na diesel.

[Psalm136:2]

Does the price really justifies the use of biodiesel? I mean I've done some small research and practically almost any kind of cooking oil (new or used) can also be use to make it, aside from coconut oil. Use of other ingredients such as methanol, lyle and catalyst is also very minimal. Di kaya masyado naman yatang mataas ang patong ng mga dealers? Sorry po, tamaan wag magalit.

[bongliza]

great news for us here in baguio. senbel estrol is now available here in baguio. will post result of my own usage of these on my delica.

bro amboy, I usually drive to Baguio 2x to 3x a year. Nagbabaon ako ng biodiesel going up from Manila last time. Taga Baguio din ako, from Minesview. If meyron ng Senbel diyan, mas convenient na for me kasi di na ako magdadala ng Biodiesel. Puwede bang makuha yung address ng dealer diyan sa Baguio? Thanks

[Mojo]

psalm

may pasikot sikot din pagawa ng biodiesel from new or used cooking oil, one thing is yung H20 content ng cooking oil, if mataas sa required maximum, malapot ang kakalabasan at hindi mag sisink ang glycerin, yung malapot na oil pwede gamitin pag gawa ng sabon pero hindi pwede as bio diesel.

IkaBod
Maganda ang proposal mo about forming a group para mag fabricate ng mixing system para sa pag gawa ng biodiesel from used oil. tapos yung yield ng hati hatiin natin.

Pero kailangan natin ng member na may chemical background.

ikabod organize tayo? sa Used vegetable oil wala tayo problem dami ako alam pwede mapagkunan

[jaeger]

Alam ko si Rsnald has a chemical background.

The world price for crude oil just peaked US$70 per barrel this week. It was only US$22 per barrel August of last year and a low US$12 per barrel around 5 years ago.

The price of oil hit US$80 per barrel, an all-time high, during the Iranian hostage crisis in 1979. At the rate it's going, we are likely to breach this level before the end of the year (I really hope I am wrong here).

The problem is not oil production, the oilers can always pump out more oil from the wells. The problem is refining capacity - naka sagad na lahat ng mga oil refineries all over the world pero simot pa rin lahat ng napoproduce.

[Hibiki]

Hi, going back to the question whether there's a difference between Senbel and Chemrez, I personally don't think there is. It's just a matter of availability/preference. As for the pre-mixed Flying-V BD vs. mix-your-own BD, I personally believe there is a big difference based on my experience.

I am a regular user of BD5 (5%) mix using either Senbel or Chemrez. Last week I tried Flying-V's mix. I noticed the performance is not the same as when I was using the 5% that I mixed myself. There was more vibration/smoke and the response is slower, and because of a slower response, my mileage is lower.

Is it because Flying-V's mix is lower say B1 (1%)? or probably their base diesel is inferior? I used to use Petron's Diesel max as the base diesel.

[diesoline]

bro amboy, I usually drive to Baguio 2x to 3x a year. Nagbabaon ako ng biodiesel going up from Manila last time. Taga Baguio din ako, from Minesview. If meyron ng Senbel diyan, mas convenient na for me kasi di na ako magdadala ng Biodiesel. Puwede bang makuha yung address ng dealer diyan sa Baguio? Thanks

bro, you can get your biodiesel fix at soul cafe right beside the shell service station in rosario, la union. they have senbel bd in 1 liter bottles in stock there.

[roblacer]

mga sirs magkano na ba ngayon ang per liter ng biodiesel? gusto ko din itry kasi eh. san ba nakakabili nito? laging sa edsa ang daan ko when i go to work in ortigas coming from monumento. meron ba mabibilhan dito sa edsa?