Love these threads as all the old wives tales start appearing again.
Red diesel is identical to the stuff you get on the forecourt. Red diesel can damage your car?? I don't think so. Bear in mind that the diesel engine was originally designed to run on peanut oil and recent events have shown that a diesel will happily run on used cooking oil
I have heard that C&E are due to change the colour of the dye to yellow as this is apparantly easier to detect (don't ask me how or why - that's what I've heard from the local supplier).
As for getting hold of it? Simple go to any boat yard as red diesel can be used on rivercraft. However, whether they sell it to you is another matter.
Chris
[Edited by Chris L - 10/28/2002 5:57:17 PM]