Scania Vehicles Sold by Scania Malaysia Are Fully Compatible With B10 Diesel

Good news! If you are running a Scania vehicle and are worried about the implementation of B10 grade of diesel in Malaysia, that is.... 

Scania Malaysia has stated that all Scania vehicles sold by Scania (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. can run on B10 diesel without any need for further adaptation or modification requirements. So any operator running Scania trucks or buses in their fleet need not worry and can sleep soundly at night.

Scania Malaysia further adds that their normal warranty will apply when running on B10 diesel. This basically means that there will not be any impact or detriment to existing Scania customers in terms of warranty. There are also no changes whatsoever to the operational procedures or frequency of vehicle servicing on the vehicles sold by Scania Malaysia. There would also be no extra costs incurred as no additional equipment is required for vehicles sold by Scania Malaysia to run on B10. Do note, these are for vehicles sold by Scania Malaysia, not some used import. This is one of the benefits of buying from the official distributors.

To those that aren't aware, B10 diesel is a blend which comprises of 10% biodiesel and 90% regular diesel. This is what the Malaysian diesel will be as the Malaysian government would very much like to help out the palm oil industry here in the country. The biodiesel will come from Malaysian sourced palm oil and will be blended with regular diesel. This issue has popped up from time to time and will do so during the early stages of implementation when manufacturers and operators may face problems using such a blend of fuel.

Managing Director of Scania Southeast Asia, Marie Sjödin Enström had stated that Scania is prepared for such a change, she said, “Scania continues to be in the forefront of sustainable transport solutions. Our wide range of alternative fuels have been in operation around the world for some time already and including in Southeast Asia. Our customers continue to enjoy profitability while being environmentally-friendly in their operations through reduced CO2 emissions.”