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Fuel Pump Failures Under Scrutiny Volkswagen and Audi TDIs are under investigation for fuel pump failures. The NHTSA opened the investigation in February 2011 on the 2009 and 2010 Golf and Jetta models. The issues seem to center around contaminated fuel and the high pressure fuel pump not being capable of dealing with diesel that’s […]

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The EPA’s proposed increases in the 2012 percentage standards for advanced biofuels and renewable diesel fuel is another important step in helping the United States achieve a sustainable energy future, according to Allen Schaeffer, the executive director of the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF).

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Obviously, diesel oil is synonymous with the diesel engine because it is the most common fuel used in the diesel engine. However, as society’s demands increase and technology advances, experts are developing more and more alternative fuels for use in the diesel engine.

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Microbial Contamination of Fuels Statement by Mike Munroe   With the introduction and wide spread use of Bio-Diesel in Manitoba, has also seen a demand for control of microbial contamination in diesel fuel storage vessels. Characterized as a “greenish-black or brown” slime and often accompanied by an offensive odour, these colonies will attack diesel fuel […]

First line of Defense, at the SOURCE

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Since May 15th, 2010, all diesel fuel sold in Manitoba will contain a minimum of 5% bio-diesel, of B-5. Documentation on the Province of Manitoba’s mandate can be obtained at http://www.gov.mb.ca/stem/energy/biofuels/biodiesel/. Biodiesel may contain small but problematic quantities of water. Although it is not miscible with water, it is, like ethanol, hygroscopic (absorbs water from […]