RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-30 Thread Hakan Falk
Aaron, Your point is even stronger since it can be proved that VW have a manufacturers warranty for RME (Biodiesel from Rape). If you make proper biodiesel, nothing should happen to the car warranty. It is probably larger risk with the US diesel quality. Legally they will have a hard case to vo

Re: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-30 Thread Hakan Falk
John, As a Doctoral Student in Nutritional Sciences, does not this discussion seam a little bit humorous. Would it not be wonderful if the Americans worried more about their health and less about their cars. Only think, if you applied the same caution to what you put in the body, as you do wit

RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-30 Thread Aaron Ellringer
Indeed. My point was that saying "using biodiesel will void your warranty" isn't accurate or constructive. The fact is, if you put crummy fuel in your tank and break something, that problem isn't covered under the warranty. Whether that fuel was made (poorly) from dinosaurs or fryer grease it d

Re: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-30 Thread John Hayes
Aaron Ellringer wrote: > We should be clear. Biodiesel does not "void the warranty". My warranty is > still entirely valid. If something were to happen in the engine during the > warranty period, VW would have to know you were burning biodiesel and make a > case that the biodiesel was the cause

RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-30 Thread Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express
, September 30, 2003 8:05 AM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI I also have a 2002 Golf TDI. In the last two months I've had the car into the dealer for warranty work (window regulators and trunk release button poked through). It was fully covered and I&#x

RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-30 Thread Aaron Ellringer
I also have a 2002 Golf TDI. In the last two months I've had the car into the dealer for warranty work (window regulators and trunk release button poked through). It was fully covered and I've been running 100% biodiesel since I bought the car used (10,000 miles ago). We should be clear. Biodie

RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-29 Thread Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express
I have an '02 Golf and I know for a fact that using biodiesel in your VW will void the manufacturer's warranty. Check out www.tdiclub.com for more information. -Original Message- From: jerelst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:38 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.co

Re: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-28 Thread Neoteric Biofuels Inc
ell.Can anyone add anything about issues using biodiesel related > to > cold weather. I'm driving a TDI in Ottawa. > > Edan > > -Original Message- > From: Ken Provost [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: September 27, 2003 12:33 PM > To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com

RE: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-27 Thread Edan Puritt
t: September 27, 2003 12:33 PM To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI on 9/26/03 8:37 PM, jerelst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I plan to start making biodiesel, but > I'm still not comfortable about placing > homemade diesel into the tank for a car > I

Re: [biofuel] Volkswagen TDI

2003-09-27 Thread Ken Provost
on 9/26/03 8:37 PM, jerelst at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I plan to start making biodiesel, but > I'm still not comfortable about placing > homemade diesel into the tank for a car > I just paid $20,000 for. How many of you > have made biodiesel for a Volkswagen TDI > on a long-term basis? How man