Interesting post. I was looking at the Jeep Liberty diesel, (back when ...) and have just thrown out the literature I collected. The glossy they (the dealer) supplied me stated compatibility for B20. In fact, the units were shipped with (B20) in the tank, I think to make the exhaust smell less 'diesel' for sales purposes.
I wondered why not B100 other than component compatibility etc? I am more interested in determining if it will run on WVO at 100%, or 50% or what? I'm finding that blending WVO with percent dino is (so far) acceptable (1981 Mercedes 300SD). I'm expecting to need higher percent (50%?) diesel for the cold winter starts we are expecting here in Florida. Other than viscosity issues, anybody know what happens to WVO at lower (say 35-40F) temps? If they'd let me put about 10 gallons of my finest processed WVO into the CRD engine's tank and run a few miles, and if it ran, I'd buy the sucker. If it didn't, well, they'd have to pump the tank out I guess. It's a gamble I won't take. Message: 11 Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:48:12 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Biofuel] Jeep Liberty CRD To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 After doing some (about 3 hours worth) of research, I have not found any straight answers regarding the use of bio-diesel in the Jeep Liberty with the VM 2.8 liter CRD (common rail diesel). As a state and ASE certified master mechanic at a Chrysler/Jeep dealership, my coworkers and I have alot of interest in the compatibility of bio-diesel with this new engine option. DCX and VM Industries both state that #2 diesel is the preferred fuel but don't say anything about bio-diesel in any percentage. My interest is in making my own WVO bio-diesel to use in a Liberty but also in the compatibility and availability of the "premixed" BDs (B2, B20, ETC) in the greater Detroit area. Particularly in the Warren, Eastpoint, Roseville areas. Does anyone have and hands on experience with the Liberty CRD? ************ _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
