ARCO selling Biodiesel at my station now?

[orezok]

 

[bmaverick]

Be careful with animal fats in more modern diesels with emission controls. My machine from 1981 would run on nearly anything blended with diesel.

My machine can even blend in used and filtered 30% automotive transmission fluid with regular diesel and run great all summer.

Biodiesels are not popular in the winter though. They gel to quickly.

 

[Oaktree]

I used to hear ads touting biodiesel maybe 10-15 years ago, but not so much in recent years. Didn't even know Arco was still around...haven't seen one of their stations in forever.

 

[orezok]

Looks like all of SoCal ARCO has gone Bio.

 

[bmaverick]

Looks like all of SoCal ARCO has gone Bio.

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yeah, it makes sense, SOUTH CA. Will not see it in the cold north.

 

[Hay Dude]

It’s all but gone from around here. Wouldn’t touch that stuff.

 

[Torvy]

Most of the diesel pumps i see around here say up to 5% biodiesel.

 

[MAX-24-Dean]

Most pumps in Oregon and Washington state have a 5% bio-diesel sticker on them also. Going green pricing is costing us more, too!
Its just like everything green, taking more money out of your pocket so you have less.

 

[bnold]

Most Tx pumps have been 5% for over a decade.

 

[dodge man]

All they have around here in Western Illinois at the pumps is bio. It’s probably B5 but a sticker says it could be up to B30. I know you can get off road that is pure diesel but you have to buy it in large quantity.

There was a study several years ago that I’ve seen published on lubricity of diesel additives. Biodiesel was the best. It’s fine except when it gets cold, when things get down near zero I’ve had it gel on me.