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Old 06-24-2011, 12:46 PM   #200 (permalink)
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Biodiesel oil dillution

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Originally Posted by euromodder View Post
The biodiesel content in our regular diesel makes it even worse, as biodiesel doesn't burn as easily, so it gets into the oil more easily than regular diesel.
Actually, the issue isn't that biodiesel doesn't BURN as easily. The issue is that biodiesel doesn't EVAPORATE as easily. You get more or less the same amount of oil INTO the oil. The issue is that quite a bit of conventional diesel will evanporate out on it's own, biodiesel won't go OUT of the oil.
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