AnswerID: 5443 Submitted: Tuesday, Aug 06, 2002 at 00:00
Peter
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I too was pleasantly surprised to find biodiesel available at the roadhouse just north of
Holbrook on my last trip to
Sydney.
Spoke to a B-double owner operator who was filling at the same time. He has used it for over 90K and advised that in his opinion there is a possibility of slightly less power, but the big benefit is less smoke - he says many truckies use it in order to pass RTA smoke tests?
My non turbo LC diesel blows a little smoke when reved but this is only visible in the headlights of following vehicles, so tested for smoke on return to
Melbourne suburbia. I was most impressed to find no visible smoke but have yet to compare fuel consumption. The power output was not noticibly different.
Peter L
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