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BMW Engines Accepts Biofuel

Posted on Jan 27, 08 08:44 PM PDT

BMW Engines Accepts Biofuel

If but a little, though that is still a start. It seems that all BMW engines are capable of taking in a tiny percentage of biofuel mixed with regular fuel without requiring any modifications. BMW did issue a press release that all BMW diesels can run with blends of up to 7% of biodiesel (B7) without further changes. With regards to ethanol, BMWs are can function with up to 10% blends, only if the engine was built post-1998. Engines prior to that time period can run with blends up to 5%. Currently, BMW is putting on hold the development of its E85 engines until the second-generation biofuels have arrived. Any step towards reducing the reliance on oil is always a good move if you ask me.

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By llamafruit , 18/05/08 5:44 PM (CommentID #684175)


Greetings everyone. I'm new here and I'm just introducing myself.

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By drbuzz0 , 27/01/08 10:07 PM (CommentID #450004)


Any internal combustion engine can run on biofuels. Any diesel engine can run on biodiesel and nearly all gasoline engines will run on E85 with no modification as long as they do not have a gasoline-only fuel sensor or have some component in the fuel line which would disolve in alcohol.
Since most do not anyway this is usually not an issue.

This is just plain idiotic. The engine doesn't care what the hell kind of source the fuel came from. If it's hydrocarbons of the right viscosity combustibility and octane equivalent it'll work.

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