cooking oil!!
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natogreen16v
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i think mark c did this. afaik theres no real converting to be done. i read on hte audi 80 forums they run 80% or and 20% diesel in the summer and some run 100% oil
natogreen16v
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as far as im aware older diesels like urs dont need converted. mark_c did alot of work on an engine to run it, im assuming it was a newer engine but he doesnt say i dont think. here's the link
http://www.reallymeansounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64916
http://www.reallymeansounds.com/forum/showthread.php?t=64916
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just read an articale on this sayin the older vw diesel engines dont need converting for this. so im thinking of just buying some new cleen oil to test this and mix it 50/50 with diesel to see how it goes shall have it smelling like a chip van for the rms meet this weekend
natogreen16v
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also read its better to run used cooking oil (i.e. from chippys) but i duno why. it would also need to be run through a sieve obviously. try buying in bulk from makro
ally_mac
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My mate used to run his 205 on cooking oil, into Lidl every week for £15 of cooking oil. Would last him all week, although it did smell a bit but that didnt bother him as he was saving a fortune.
As said I believe the older diesel engine are able to run on the stuff without any mods
As said I believe the older diesel engine are able to run on the stuff without any mods
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Where can you get it for 19p / litre?
Cheapest new oil seems to be Tesco at 56p /litre but it comes in 1l bottles which is a pain.
Antoin
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Ive just swapped pumps on my 306 to be able to do this....
No way you would get it at 19p/l more like 70 odd p/l.....still a good saving.
Im doing it more out of curiousity than anything....
No way you would get it at 19p/l more like 70 odd p/l.....still a good saving.
Im doing it more out of curiousity than anything....
Antoin
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There are a few websites dedicated to this that will be able to tell you whether or not you can run it or not.
Check google to find them....
Most older vw's run the bosch ve which can run veggy oil so id say you would be grand.
Check what make your pump is if you can.
Check google to find them....
Most older vw's run the bosch ve which can run veggy oil so id say you would be grand.
Check what make your pump is if you can.
suckindiesel
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Not a chance Andrew
Antoin
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Casper - check tdiforums for a few threads on veg oil and the newer vw engines, cant actually remember the outcome but it was definitely debated at length...
robert106
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www.dieselveg.com very interesting site , apparently any diesel can be converted.
interesting piece about rudolf diesel and his untimely death, shortly after which his engines were used to burn diesel oil as we know it rather than the peanut oil that he originally designed the engine around. coincidence or was he knocked off by shell?
interesting piece about rudolf diesel and his untimely death, shortly after which his engines were used to burn diesel oil as we know it rather than the peanut oil that he originally designed the engine around. coincidence or was he knocked off by shell?
Yes its legal. You can do something like 20 odd thousand miles before having to pay duty on it.
I was looking into this before. From what I read, its not safe to use on newer PD engines. Its far too viscous (even when heated) for the injectors and damages them.
I also read that using it on any engine that the engine oil needs changed more often. This is because some of the veg oil may/won't be burnt off and may wash past the piston rings into the sump - emulsifying the engine oil.
Think you can also turn veg oil into biodiesel making it a bit safer. Haven't read up on that yet though. I may end up buying a cheap derv and doing this for commuting.
I was looking into this before. From what I read, its not safe to use on newer PD engines. Its far too viscous (even when heated) for the injectors and damages them.
I also read that using it on any engine that the engine oil needs changed more often. This is because some of the veg oil may/won't be burnt off and may wash past the piston rings into the sump - emulsifying the engine oil.
Think you can also turn veg oil into biodiesel making it a bit safer. Haven't read up on that yet though. I may end up buying a cheap derv and doing this for commuting.
Antoin
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AFAIK you are allowed up to 2500litres per year before you pay duty on it.
Graham
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the mate ran his citroen ZX on it, she was a 1.9 NA derv and he ran 50/50 ish but in the colder weather she was V V hard to start so sticks to derv only in the winter but will prob be back on the cooking oil for summer
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thanks for all the info shal hopefully be smelling like a chippy for the weekend.
anto 306 i may be in contact with you in the future to find out more about the mods you made to run your 306 on the veg oil. may convert mine if all goes well with the vento
anto 306 i may be in contact with you in the future to find out more about the mods you made to run your 306 on the veg oil. may convert mine if all goes well with the vento
I remember that smell indeed, not nice.....
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