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Originally Posted by AJMike
You can check for what the pump is supposed to be delivering. Pumps that deliver bio-diesel are supposed to be labeled as such, although as I understand it a pump can have up to B5 (5%, acceptable to MB) without specific labelling. If there is more than 5% bio then the pump is supposed to specify how much, up to B20 (20%).
That is one of the reasons I chose a Ford diesel since Ford says anything up to B20 is acceptable. As it has been, I almost always see a label telling the user how much bio is in the diesel, mostly saying B5 which means it may be pure diesel or have as much as 5% bio where I live in Arizona and where I generally travel (Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, California, etc). The most bio-diesel I have seen has been, interestingly, in Texas where I would have thought there would be only straight diesel.
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My first awareness of the bio-diesel percent was while filling my tank up from 50% full to 100% full, just as we headed up into a nearby national forest for a 2 night stay. The pump said "
May contain up to 30% Bio Diesel." And the sticker on the vehicle said "Do not use more than 5 (or 10?) % Bio..." I just made sure, for the next couple of fill-ups, to look for the local 5% stations...
Dan
PS - We are in CA, of course.
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