Also note that Warranty coverage is a very local issue (determined by state here in the US). In California an end user cannot do anything that voids their warranty. The waranty covers the materials and workmanship. I.e. quality of the materials and how well it was put together. So if there is a problem with your engine (or any device), you are covered in California unless there is evidence that you are at fault. Basically the manufacturer is guilty until proven innocent. So the question is not "does biodiesel void your warranty" but does the manufacturer claim that biodiesel is appropriate for your engine at this point as far as I know none of the engine manufacturers recommend B100 (I'd love to see evidence to the contrary!). However a close friend of mine purchased an extended warranty that covered B100 in a VW Jetta from the Berkeley. CA Volkswagen dealership it was money in the bank for them. He put many miles on it for over a year and did nothing other than scheduled maintenance. He eventually sold it because he needed something bigger. kk Jan Warnqvist wrote:
Hello Chuck. About Mercedes I know that it surely will. I also know that you most likely won«t have to have warranty claims because of biodiesel. The essence of MB:s biodiesel policy is that the plastic, rubber seals and hoses of the fuel system may be affected by biodiesel. This goes for all passenger car models. They«re saying that the rubber parts are not made from viton, which they should be. But if they are made from nitrile, you may expect small problems, if any. Jan Warnqvist AGERATEC AB [EMAIL PROTECTED] + 46 554 201 89 +46 70 499 38 45 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Elsholz" [2]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [3]<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 3:08 PM Subject: [Biofuel] Engine Warrantys Does anyone happen to know if using biodiesel will void your engine warranty? Specifically dodge or mercedes. Thanks Chuck _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] [5]http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: [6]http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): [7]http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] [9]http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: [10]http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): [11]http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ -- Kenneth Kron President Bay Area Biofuel [12]http://www.bayareabiofuel.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Phone: 415-867-8067 What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it! Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. [14]Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. References 1. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 2. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel 6. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html 7. http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ 8. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 9. http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel 10. http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html 11. http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/ 12. http://www.bayareabiofuel.com/ 13. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 14. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faust _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://wwia.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuel archives at Infoarchive.net (searchable): http://infoarchive.net/sgroup/biofuel/