Am just wondering what about burning Aviation Kerosen (Jet A or A1) if the Benz deisels would run year around on it I would be set for life for fuel, I have an unlimited supply of Jet A or A1.
What do you guys think.
Chuck

you have to add something to increase the lubrication properties of the fuel

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OBK #12
1980 300SD 333,XXX miles - Totaled
1986 Mazda RX-7 212,XXX miles - impounded and auctioned off
2005 Jeep Liberty CRD Limited 33,000- SEGR, Provent, Fumoto

I keep a gallon of Wesson Oil in my trunk for the emergencies that may come up.
In the summer I run veggie oil all the time so this is a good option. It's not flammable
and won't stink if it spills. It's the safest alternative for fuel emergencies and will lubricate your engine something wonderful! And found at pretty much every store you might come across.

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Ginny in Denver-ish
78 300SD, 265K (mine)

You can use vegetable oil. Make sure it's non hydrogenated. Canola and soybean are better than olive oil.

If it is cold, make sure you don't let the engine cool down before you run diesel through it to flush the veggie oil out.

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Cannondale ST600 XL
Redline Monocog 29er
2011 Mini Cooper Clubman
2005 Honda Element EX

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Everyone has a Home Depot close by. I've run in to grab a bucket of turkey deep fat fryer oil and poured it in along with a quart of Diesel pure to keep it flowing. By the way, every dog in the neighborhood followed me home! My neighbors said I smelled like fried chicken! It ran quieter too, but I don't do this all the time!

any oily fluid

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this is where I quote some dude, so I look smart because of quoting that dude that said something smart once

Now, where did I put that old Wildroot Cream Oil.....

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



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HILLARY .........JAILHOUSE
BERNIE .......... NUTHOUSE
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Just put a one or two gallon fuel can in your trunk.

Or better yet, don't run out of fuel in the first place.

When I first got my 220D I had a bunch of used engine oil, I ran it through an oil filter and poured it into a full tank diesel. I got the idea from a website, where on a construction site they take the out of the engine and put it in to the fuel tank, so there is no oil to be hauled away. It made the 220D a lot quieter she ran just fine. I stopped I did not like my pre fuel filter completely black.

I remember reading somewhere that motor oil has junk in it that leaves ash deposits in your cylinders when burned.. in other words it is a great lubricant until you burn it, then it becomes abrasive. Someone correct me if I'm wrong on this.

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99 E300 Turbodiesel 100k

Kpmurphy,

I don't care what color my primary filter is. That's just carbon black that comes out of the engine in gthe exhaust anytime Diesel fuel is burned. It doesn't hurt anything to put a little back in by using used engine oil.

I burn used engine oil all the time. It lubricates the IP now that the sulphur content of the fuel is so low.

P E H

let's see, kerosene, vegetable oil... I have heard of ATF, I think anything other than atf would just be too thick

Chuck, I have used military jet fuel (JP8) in my 300D, I imagine you could run Jet A as well, but I don't think we could find THAT at the gas station

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1985 MB 300D/T

Fell off the WVO bandwagon when people started trying to charge $2.50 a gallon for dirty vegetable oil.

this is an interesting read..

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hum.....
1987 300TD 311,000M Stolen. Presumed destroyed

This being the case, we need to update the thread. Roadside Assistance, in what I consider to be a very bad PR move even if it was necessary economically, is no longer available free to all MB owners; if you're out of warranty and didn't buy the car from the dealer, you now have to purchase service annually to remain eligible to be assisted for free. You have to pay if you're just "one of us" who never has dealer service now.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

Well that does it, I'm taking the pic of the MB service TD off my desktop

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1985 Euro 240D 5 spd 140K
1979 240D 5 spd, 40K on engine rebuild
1994 Dodge/Cummins, 5 spd, 121K
1964 Allice Chalmers D15 tractor
2014 Kubota L3800 tractor
1964 VW bug

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