Old French diesels and which fuel pump, specifically 1.5D

[CX53]

If one had a supply of veg oil for nothing and wanted to mess around with an old derv snotter for shopping/general running around/park anywhere duties, is there any easy way (I.e. By model year) which fuel pump a 1.9 or more specifically 1.5D peugeot engine has? The more mechanically minded person may be able to have a look under the bonnet or whatever but for the mechanically useless....

Thanks

Edited by CX53 on Monday 8th February 01:16

[TooMany2cvs]

1.9D or 1.5D? They were never in the same cars.

1.5 - AX, 106, Saxo, Metro
1.9 - ZX, 306, Xsara, BX. Xant, 405, 406, Rover 2/400

1.9, if you want to run on veg, then Bosch. Look at the front of the pump, to the left of the front of the engine, just inboard of the cambelt cover. If there's a big cylindrical thing sticking forward off the front, it's Lucas. Look closely - it says on various bits of the pump.

Personally, though, I'd buy a good Lucas car over a mediocre Bosch one... Oh, wait. I have.

[CX53]

TooMany2cvs said:

1.9D or 1.5D? They were never in the same cars.

1.5 - AX, 106, Saxo, Metro
1.9 - ZX, 306, Xsara, BX. Xant, 405, 406, Rover 2/400

1.9, if you want to run on veg, then Bosch. Look at the front of the pump, to the left of the front of the engine, just inboard of the cambelt cover. If there's a big cylindrical thing sticking forward off the front, it's Lucas. Look closely - it says on various bits of the pump.

Personally, though, I'd buy a good Lucas car over a mediocre Bosch one... Oh, wait. I have.

Thanks, that's really helpful! When googling I can't seem to find a massive amount of information.

I mention the 1.5D as there's a tidy 106 local to me for sale and it would do the job perfectly but I do prefer something bigger like 306/406 or the xantias. They do silly mpg anyway so the veg thing isn't a necessity but could be fun.

[TooMany2cvs]

If you do get a Lucas car, then run it on veg, and eventually the fuel system dies, then just replace pump/lines/injectors with Bosch. There's still plenty of these cars dying of other things.

[beko1987]

You want a Bosch pump for max veg-ness, but Lucas ones can run it ok, but not neat like Bosch can.

the 1.9TD is Bosch usually, 1.9D is Lucas. Happily running an 80/20 veg mix in my 1.9td, although had a bit of an issue last week with the veg gumming up, seems the water content was a bit high. New fuel filter and a bit more derv sorted that out though.

1.9td came in ZX, Xantia, some Pug 405's, 306's etc, possibly many more