Veg Oil in a Diesel engine. Test Results.
Discussion
Cooper1999 said:
... But has anyone actually run the stuff in the newer high pressure common rail jobbies?
I'd be more than willing to pay 60p a litre for, say 30 litres of veg oil, topping up with 30 litre of diesel at £1.06! It cost £52 to fill up 3/4 tank the other day - money that I'd rather pay for petrol for the bike or w/end car!
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If you find anywhere doing 60p a litre or better please let me know! Typical supermarket price is currently 74p, it was only 56p a couple of months back !I'd be more than willing to pay 60p a litre for, say 30 litres of veg oil, topping up with 30 litre of diesel at £1.06! It cost £52 to fill up 3/4 tank the other day - money that I'd rather pay for petrol for the bike or w/end car!
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Most of the developments in the veg oil diesel arena are German companies strangely enough developing for German cars.
See if you can identify your car here
http://www.elsbett.com/us/online-shop.html
Such a conversion even if possible (Elsbett are probably the leader in this field) the cost would be large for what is not that huge a saving on the basic fuel cost now
)Guessed at 60p a litre from previous replys! Sorry to get your hopes up!
As for the Audi being a 2.5 - took that from the previous reply.
Out of interest, I used to live in Germany and can say that biodiesel is much, much more widely available over there so there may be hope for us over here in time (if the Government don't catch on and increase the tax etc, etc).
I'll check the availability for my diesel on the previously mentioned link, but agree the cost would probably be prohibitive (you COULD do a lot of miles for the cost of converting!).
As for the Audi being a 2.5 - took that from the previous reply.
Out of interest, I used to live in Germany and can say that biodiesel is much, much more widely available over there so there may be hope for us over here in time (if the Government don't catch on and increase the tax etc, etc).
I'll check the availability for my diesel on the previously mentioned link, but agree the cost would probably be prohibitive (you COULD do a lot of miles for the cost of converting!).
OK sorry I thought we were talking about this company car mention.
ELAN+2 said:
My 940 td volvo has so far covered 500+miles on a mix of 75% cold filtered WVO and Diesel, it smokes and rattles on start up but seems smoother and quicker(if that is possible!) on the veg mix, As I've got hold of a decent quantity of used oil, I'm going to start processing it into bio diesel to EN100 standard, if the Volvo likes a straight diet of this, then its going into a couple of mates cars to trial(dont you just love company cars!), a PD A4 and TDCI Mundano......between 9 and 11p a litre, got to be worth a go!
So does the 2.5 tdi engine have a PD type high pressure common rail direct injection system?If you want to make your views on the tax known:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/reducefuelduty/
They will ignore it, but worth doing anyway.
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/reducefuelduty/
They will ignore it, but worth doing anyway.
ATM said:
OK sorry I thought we were talking about this company car mention.
this PD is a 4 pot in an A4 sport, its been chipped from 130 to 170? I believe, It has been run on a diet of biodiesel from a source in Milton Keynes (90 odd pence per litre) without problems.I'm trying to get hold of some methanol locally to make my own biodiesel. results to follow!! On the used veg oil front, i've had a problem with water contamination...apparently usedd oil can hold moisture in suspension the fuel filter/pump separates it and conks the car out!!... the solution is to heat the oil to boil off the water.... any one got a large electric tea urn/burco they want to sell cheap? ELAN+2 said:
My 940 td volvo has so far covered 500+miles on a mix of 75% cold filtered WVO and Diesel, it smokes and rattles on start up but seems smoother and quicker(if that is possible!) on the veg mix, As I've got hold of a decent quantity of used oil, I'm going to start processing it into bio diesel to EN100 standard, if the Volvo likes a straight diet of this, then its going into a couple of mates cars to trial(dont you just love company cars!), a PD A4 and TDCI Mundano......between 9 and 11p a litre, got to be worth a go!
So does the 2.5 tdi engine have a PD type high pressure common rail direct injection system?Mark
There is a company from which you can buy a mni manufacturing plant:
http://www.greenfuels.co.uk
I'm thinking about it!
It is a bit expensive for one person but if we can buy it for a group of person....
Jack
http://www.greenfuels.co.uk
I'm thinking about it!
It is a bit expensive for one person but if we can buy it for a group of person....
Jack
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