Looking into biodiesel - '91 Jetta
Posted: Sun May 15, 2016 9:12 pm
I have a 1991 Jetta 1.6L, non-turbo.
I just got the car and I've been interested in this biodiesel I keep reading about (stuff that is sold at actual stations). The fact that it appears to be renewable really makes me quite happy about it.
Although, this vehicle is old.. and I assume everything in it is old.
I figured I'd grab a gasket/seal set when I got around to the timing belt this year and give biodiesel a shot after giving everything a good look over and replacing things as needed (as well as fuel lines?). But I keep reading that it's notoriously difficult to switch back to "normal" diesel due to rubber seals and gaskets swelling or even degrading.
Despite this vehicle's age, are there any gasket makers/sets out there that are actually rated to be fairly impervious to the effects of biodiesel for my year of Jetta? Or does this really just come with the territory and I gotta expect to replace the engine gaskets if I do run biodiesel on a regular basis?
Thanks!
I just got the car and I've been interested in this biodiesel I keep reading about (stuff that is sold at actual stations). The fact that it appears to be renewable really makes me quite happy about it.
Although, this vehicle is old.. and I assume everything in it is old.
I figured I'd grab a gasket/seal set when I got around to the timing belt this year and give biodiesel a shot after giving everything a good look over and replacing things as needed (as well as fuel lines?). But I keep reading that it's notoriously difficult to switch back to "normal" diesel due to rubber seals and gaskets swelling or even degrading.
Despite this vehicle's age, are there any gasket makers/sets out there that are actually rated to be fairly impervious to the effects of biodiesel for my year of Jetta? Or does this really just come with the territory and I gotta expect to replace the engine gaskets if I do run biodiesel on a regular basis?
Thanks!