Biodiesel for LC?

What's the Toyota's official stand on biodiesel in post-2000 LandCruisers?
Any real-life experiences? Also, how about conversion to run on veggie oil -
can it be done?

Peter

IF you ever get an Official Response from Toyota, I bet Toyota prohibits the
introduction of ANY 'homebrewed" biodiesel and likely look down on ASTM 5762
spec biodiesel. Diesels with common rail injection don't fare well on a
strong diet of biodiesel. The older mechanical injection systems having an
inline pump (as opposed to the rotary VE design) will run quite happily on
clean biodiesel fuels without much complaint.

-Philip
(1982 Datsun with SD22 diesel engine and 2003 Corolla)


"Peter" <peter@greatnowhere.com> wrote in message
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> What's the Toyota's official stand on biodiesel in post-2000 LandCruisers?
> Any real-life experiences? Also, how about conversion to run on veggie
> oil - can it be done?
>
> Peter[/color]

"Peter" <peter@greatnowhere.com> wrote in message
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> What's the Toyota's official stand on biodiesel in post-2000 LandCruisers?
> Any real-life experiences? Also, how about conversion to run on veggie
> oil - can it be done?
>
> Peter
>[/color]
Try asking that question in aus.cars group. There's a couple of people there
which have done the biodeisel thing.

> IF you ever get an Official Response from Toyota, I bet Toyota prohibits[color=blue]
> the introduction of ANY 'homebrewed" biodiesel and likely look down on
> ASTM 5762 spec biodiesel. Diesels with common rail injection don't fare
> well on a strong diet of biodiesel. The older mechanical injection
> systems having an inline pump (as opposed to the rotary VE design) will
> run quite happily on clean biodiesel fuels without much complaint.[/color]

Ok, if this is the case what years LandCruisers can survive on
biodiesel/veggie oil diet?

thx!
Peter