NUTKIN Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 My friend has a turbo diesel 306 an he's running it on 50/50 diesel an veg oil but even after all my slating of him i drove it last night an it actually runs better i need to know peoples veiws on this. Its not fair im running the supra an its costs me a fortunes i dont get no cheap option im not happy. /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_angry.gif /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_angry.gif /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_angry.gif /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_angry.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I used to do that too. Its a very cheap way to run a car. Buy it from Costco for like 20p a litre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 some cars run better then others on veg oil .... i'm considering buying a diesel and giveing this a go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I used to do that too. Its a very cheap way to run a car. Buy it from Costco for like 20p a litre. but do you get strange looks when you go in and buy 50 odd liters of cooking oil every other day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUTKIN Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 He's just told me that the looks he gets are amusing the only thing is he cant keep going back to the same place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 but do you get strange looks when you go in and buy 50 odd liters of cooking oil every other day? Bought 100 lites at a time, mix 50/50 - used 100 litres a month. Only did it in the summer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 ......and smell like a chip van! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucifer Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 ......and smell like a chip van! Only if you use the used stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 ......and smell like a chip van! A chap here uses recycled stuff in his Astra, when you follow him anywhere it makes you feel hungry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 My mate ran out of diesel in his new Mazda 6 TDi and ended up buying a litre of veg oil from a happy shopper, it worked without a fuss apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobSheffield Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Im considering it on my 405 diesel It cant run any worse than the damn thing already does! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 don't you have to have like a preheater to this the oil or something like that? 50/50 mix in summer sounds about right ... what about winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Diesel is so economical compared to Supes so it's not as if you're shipping bulk loads of Tescos Value veggie oil by the barrel. Go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 don't you have to have like a preheater to this the oil or something like that? 50/50 mix in summer sounds about right ... what about winter? No, if it is 50/50 mix, there is no real winter in England anyway, but it is good to heat oil to temperature around 80-90 degrees and then cool it down before adding to fuel. Used stuff is generally better (if filtered properly ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvershark44 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Used stuff is better?? How? I think its a good idea, though was always sceptical about the power output. My friends dad brews bio diesel on his farm, and uses it in the farm vans etc. They are much less responsive than if they were in regular diesel though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pot Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Does it depend on the brand of Veg Oil as to the performance you get, would Crisp'n'Dry be better like V-Power?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Used stuff is better?? How? Because used oil is not that thick like fresh one. Also contains less water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Crisp'n'Dry be better like V-Power?... Brilliant! Gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 I think some motors have problems with cold starts and you have to be careful that it doesnt get too cold/thick and clog filters and lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Most veg kits, contain heaters... The proper kits still have a small diesel tank to start the car with. Using the heater matrix system, they heat the oil in the tank, and once it is up to running temp, then it swaps over to the veg oil. Veg oil is too thick at low temp and it can/will block up filters/injectors.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Because used oil is not that thick like fresh one. Also contains less water. I am afraid this is wrong. Used oil contains water, loads of it. As well as carbons and all other manner of stuff you don't want. This is why WVO is treated the way it is. First it is warmed to seperate the water, the oil rises and then the water is drained. Most people who do this use a baby burco type of heater, then you can just open the tap and get rid of the water. Evertime you cook in oil moisture comes out of the food and gets left in the oil. This is why dirty oil always gives off steam when boiled and clean gives of only a fraction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby_doo_do Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Wasn't there something on this a while back that said that the vegtable oil actually damages the engine overtime although it seems to act/perform ok?. Something about clogging certain parts of the engine up? - sounds like a great cheap idea :-) Maybe i could mix screenwash they sell in aldi's with super unleaded? - I mean that stuff's pretty potent ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damouk Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 you gotta be carefull with what car u get, any car with a bosch pump will run 50/50 + pretty much all the time, its only the lucas pumps you have to be carefull of ......... apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted January 26, 2007 Share Posted January 26, 2007 you gotta be carefull with what car u get, any car with a bosch pump will run 50/50 + pretty much all the time, its only the lucas pumps you have to be carefull of ......... apparently Yep that's correct, Lucas/CAV pumps dont like it at all. Been running various engines on veg oil for a while now and certain types of pumps don't like it but others can cope with up to 100% all the time. Have a mate in Romania who grows fields of sunflowers for his bees and also runs his Mk1 Golf on the oil they produce. Compare that with a Uno I tried it on here and the pump gave up pretty quickly using pre heater and SVO/Diesel mix in conjunction with a pre heater. At the moment though am using a Corsa diesel and before that had a Nova diesel. Both with the Isuzu engine and they run on SVO with just a pre-heated filter. Used Merc vans with no probs. and when I worked and lived in South West Romania I ran a 3 litre Nissan Patrol for ages on all sorts of rubbish and apart from the banjo joint filter in the pump inlet waxing in extreme cold I had no probs. The guy I sold it to before I left still runs the same engine now in a agricultural machine 5 years on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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