A Single Tank Conversion Running 100% WVO

[60spc]

after reading lots on this subject i believe the best solution to reducing fuel costs and staying within the law is to mix diesel and used and filtered cooking oil,of which i can get as much as i can use.

[fcguy7]

a simple recirculation setup would warm the injection pump quickly I bet ... safer for the engine to not start on cold WVO

[tpvalley]

bosch VE pumps seals fail prematurely when using wvo supposedly.

I have same pump fitted to an old ford.

Problem with Di engines is that if u start cold on wvo eventually semi burnt deposits get into the sump and it can set like jelly when it cools!

and starting cold with wvo in the pump can do nasty things.

[laurieh]

Whats the cost of this heater?

[laurieh]

How much £££ are these?

[pf126p]

COOL! Is it true they'll fine you for circumventing road taxes?? xD

[RuggedLike]

How do the running costs for SVO and WVO compare to those for diesel?

[rubberlicious13]

The simple math is this.

Cost of proper conversion.

Cost of collection (if you pay for oil, time)

Cost of De-watering, getting junk out

divided by cost per gallon/liter of ful

payback time is really baised on MPG and how much driving you do.

if you get 15 mpg payback is faster thank 30 MPG

In the long run if you drive 60 miles a day and get 17 mpg after about 1 year your driving for 3 pennies per gallon.

[circusboy90210]

@rubberlicious13 what about the extra maintenance cost of the damage created by running this crap??

[RVqueen]

Warning:

Running on 100% veggie for many months will build up in the engine. If you then run on a tank of diesel it will loosen the crap from the oil (cholesterol!) and clog the engine. Diesel purge needs to be run through every few tanks, or even using diesel at 10% or every 4th tank should keep this from happening. Don't ruin your car, that doesn't conserve resources. Diesels are made for veggie, but they need regular cleaning.

[dadoVRC]

Bulshit...

I run my Fiat Punto TD60 with pure vegoil (2003-2006) and WVO (2006-now).

240'000km total, 125000km with oil.

Three modifications:Injectors opening pressure (from 150 to 170bar), heat exchanger between the fuel line and the cooling sysem, and longer glow plug (turned seat).

I live in Italy, in the region of Trentino.

Here winter is so cold.

I use about 95% oil and 5% petrol in winter.

I never had a cold starting problem.

[RVqueen]

Those mods sound good! I have 2 veggie Mercedes and 2 diesel Mercedes, all of them have cold start problems, and when I put diesel into one of the veggies, it created a major struggle, after a while it cleaned out and is better. I now blame the previous owners' poor WVO filtration for the clogs. Filter the oil with something better than old jeans!

[mco5e]

Great vid, I'm looking forward to trying my Citroen Xantia on a frosty morning this winter. I am 100% converted to using Veg oil as my test car has shown no bad signs using waste veg oil, and the best thing is its legal and as I'm using under 2500 ltrs so Mr Tax man gets nothing. Wish I had convereted years ago!!! Matt

[davemortensen]

nice one Matt, but be aware that veggie oil sets like lard at between about -5C and -10C, luckily not a problem down here in Cornwall Biodave

[mco5e]

Not so bad for me I'm not running on 100% as I'm mixing with Diesel. I only live up the road in Devon and temp's luckly dont get down that far very often. Thanks Matt

[Graptor660r]

I think antigeling aditives is the solution for the problem

[BBCHeidelberg]

21 degrees... That's obviously summer time. How well would this work at 1-5 degrees outside temperature? How much longer would one have to wait before cranking?

[LordInksworth]

Good question, but no response...