using Red Diesel

does anyone have any experience with using Red Diesel....doe sit cause harm to the engine....

No harm whatsoever, however if you use it on the road and you get caught it is a stiff fine and/or a custodial sentence!

iv heard about the car starts smoking and clogs up the diesel pump....is it better to mix it with normal diesel....have you used it yourself

I have heard that only farmers are allowed to use it and that it stains internals red (so customs and excise know what you have been using). Were they winding me up?

im not talking about customs/ police/ im fully aware of that...i know what happens ...im asking does it cause problems to the pump.....please read my questions properly b4 answering....

Tsk... Tsk... Attitude Isn't going to help your cause hathan...

Its not atitude read what i wrote and look at the replys im getting....come on now its common sense everyone know's its illegaly to use red diesel....i dont need to be told that now do.......and what makes it worse is thats mainly the only info im getting.......No hard feelings people....

Yeah Clive and MJP, read it properly and only answer the question..... whats wrong with you guys

Read my answer NO harm whatsoever to the engine.

Just think about a tractor and it's life span, run on red Diesel.

Hi Hathan,

it could be a loose alternator belt that is causing the battery to go flat, try tightening it first before replacing the battery!!

Hope that helps

Regards Dave

i didnt mean that to you clive mate u gave me the right answer....its after your answer i had a question which is when i strted getting told about legal procedures....when i didnt really wana know about it........i should put that in the clear from the start.......Sos guys iof i offended you lot i was in the middle of getting red diesel that why i wanted as much info on it as possible.....when pipl started telling me bout legal procedures i kind found that a waste of mail....

Haha Kiwi nice try......

Sorry Hathan,

misread your question, all joking aside, the red diesel would be no issue for your van. As the guys have said it is for farm vehicles which are running on standard non modified engines the red is simply a dye and does not have any effect on the mechanics other leaving an identifying stain.

Cheers Dave

cheers Dave.....

the Red dye has a chemical signature that shows up when the tank is dipped.

Not suggesting anything but dyedepot do Diesel dyes...............

blue + red = purple?

Does the dye stay in the system for long term....back in the days the boys use to Boot Leg Alcohol from france n they use to use red diesel...they use to top it up with normal diesel b4 they get to Customs in Dover.....people use to play with fire....mans didnt give a dam they still dont i suppose....lol.....cheers anyway Clive...

do they do tartan stripe ?

Some one having a quiet day and dredging up old posts  Have a couple of homebrews and put your feet up mate