mkII tdi biodiesel???

[LILBLUE]

hi so i just joined and thought u guys would be the ones to aks if its posible to convert a normal mkII to a biodiesel using the tdi engine or something...and could it still be fast?? i just havent had much luck just looking online

[DynoJetta]

If you found a MKII that already had a diesel in it, yes it would be possible to run bio diesel. Any diesel engine can run on bio diesel. There are some things to consider when you run biodiesel though. Depending on the concentration of bio to petrol, you'll have to watch your seals. You can probably run B5 to B20 in your engine and never see any problems. You start getting into higher concentrations, such as running straight B100, then you have to keep an eye on your pump seals, hoses etc.

There's allot of information out there on the web if you do some searching.

Here's a great site, with a bunch of info: http://www.biodiesel.org/
Questions and answers about Passenger Vehicles: http://www.biodiesel.org/markets/pas/default.asp
Specifics about running bio diesel http://www.biodiesel.org/pdf_files/fuel ... dusage.PDF

Just so you know, bio diesel is going to cost you more than regular diesel. So if you're looking at it for cost savings, then it's not the way to go. But if you're looking at it for environmental reasons, it's a good way to go.

There are people out there who've swapped newer TDI's into other vehicles. It's definitely possible, it comes down to how much are you willing to $$.
Here's some history on the VW Diesel: http://www.stealthtdi.com/VWDieselHistory.html
Some TDI Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbocharg ... _Injection

As far as being fast, that's hard to answer. My '03 is suprisingly quick, and I've gone as fast as 125 mph in it. But there are many factors that will affect the speed.