Vegetable Oil in my diesel vRS?
Has anyone ever tried this?
Will it harm the engine?
Has it made much difference to the acceleration?
Answers:
my answer to a previous question- some may be relevant!
take care with the newer engines, definately try a light mix first-- find out how (and where the fuel is pumped in to the engine)
t doesn't work in all diesel engines.German(vw bmw) are the best for it, as they have been using a high % bio fuel for a long time (instead of pure diesel oil)on top of this cars before the year 2001 are also better.the way diesel is pumped into the engine on newer models(to make them more efficient / powerful) is different. it causes 'waxing ' ultimately after timethis will make the engine pack up (at worst litterally blow).if you wanna try it on your vehicle first try a mix of 10% veg - 90% diesel. if it runs fine try higher % - 50 % is a good mix.
on the legal front if you are caught doing it (police tank dipping- or a copper notices you smell like a chip shop !!) then you get @£1000 fine.you can easily save this in a year. !! - you can do it legally by paying the duty on the 'fuel' you are using- this has the fortunate prospect that you fill the form in on the previous tax year-- a possible get out of fine if you have applied for the relative tax form.
the prospect of using veg oil isn't so ridiculous if you consider the diesel engine was designed to be run on peanut oil for the british colonies.-- it has got to be an enviromental way forward from the present fuel situatio (at least the oil has come from a plant that has converted co2 back to o2 )
Source(s):
http://www.dieselveg.com/
http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/fuel.
Check carefully- my Octavia diesel (inside the fuel flap) says NOT for biodiesel, which I understand is veggie diesel.
1) yes someone has tried this and it has actually worked well
2)no it wont harm the engine
30 No ithe performance of your car will not be affected whatsoever
yes it should do, because veggie oil has the same properties as diesel, but you will have to start it up on diesel, because veggie oil don't burn until about 800 degrees centigrade, this was pr oven on many t.v program ms such as myth busters, plus the cars in an English town called stone market (I live near there), practically all the diesel cars run of it , it shouldn't harm the engine, but acceleration will decrease
If your source of Veg oil is New Oil and not Secondhand Oil from your local Chip Shop .. The Yes ! the easy answer is it will Run on the Oil
I have spent some time re-searching the subject and which cars are more suitable to run on V Oil.
Your Particular Vehicle will run at its best Mixing the oil with Diesel . However only to a Max of 35% ,,, as you will suffer from Poor Starting , even Non Starting in the Colder winter months to come (as V Oil waxes at low temperatures ).. I also suggest you change the Fuel Filter every 3 months,
Stick to this and You will find the car runs just the same.
However it is illegal not to declare the duty to HM Customs n Excise on each litre you use !
it will run fine but you have to heat it to make ut thinner the best way is an additional tank with either a heating element or reroute the cars cooling system through the veggie tank always start and run on diesel till engine and veggie oil are warm then switch tanks always switch back to diesel when you get within 5 miles of your destination to flush out injectors and pump otherwise the oil will thicken and you wont be able to restart the car.
It is called bio-diesel and you want to buy it from a company that manufactures it or search on the web to learn to make your own. Warning most car manufacturers will void your warranty if you use straight bio diesel. Check your manual.
i did this for 3 months on a peugeot 405 td- but eventually the car started to stall . Seems a" too good to be true" concept and in my experience it was.
Only try on a old car
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