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Biofuel... good idea?


Noz

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Hi guys, thinking about trying to make some biofuel for my focus. I was considering getting a Straight-Veg-Oil kit to heat the oil before it enters the engine so it wouldnt need mucking about with, but the cost of veg oil from the shop isn't much lower than actual fuel, so I'll have to source it as waste and filter it.

 

If im going to have to filter it, I might as well treat it through a biofuel system at the same time and save having to buy a kit, get it fitted, have 2 tanks in my car and be able to use it for another car.

 

Any experiences with this, or any recommended suppliers of biofuel kits or from waste veg oil.

 

Opinions, experiences and recommendations welcome ;)

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Most modern diesel engines run on VERY fine tolerances on fuel injectors and high pressure pumps by using poor quality fuel you risk the service life of these items. i have seen damaged injectors due to veg oil and even bio deisel. prices for new injectors on modern cars are not cheap.

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Most modern diesel engines run on VERY fine tolerances on fuel injectors and high pressure pumps by using poor quality fuel you risk the service life of these items. i have seen damaged injectors due to veg oil and even bio deisel. prices for new injectors on modern cars are not cheap.

 

if biodiesel is made to the euro standards you are able to sell it legally to run in any motor as reliable as diesel, some supermakrets have biofuel as an option as if it goes through the correct process it has the same combustion properties and your engine won't be damaged by it, injectors will flow it no problem due to viscosity being the same.

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