Hi All,
with the ongoing price hike in fuel at the moment that doesnt seem to be stopping anytime in the future have any of you multijet owners thought about running your cars on vegetable oil?? Over the last few months i've been doing a bit of research into this to see if its actually feasible and given the right conversion it looks the way to go.
Apparently, diesel engines have always been designed to run on an oil of some description let it be peanut oil, veg oil etc so its not as bizzare an idea as you think. Most modern engines need modification to run on vegetable oil but the conversion only costs 1050 fully fitted by a company in Wolverhampton called Dieselveg and when you compare the price of vegetable oil 35p or so to the price of diesel...well over the pound...you wouldnt be long in making your money back on your conversion! Most cars need converted because although veg oil burns the same as diesel it can become more gloopy and viscous when cold resulting in carbon build up in the engine if not prepped properly first. The most popular conversion involves a two tank setup allowing you to run as normal on diesel til your car heats up then with a flick of a switch you can switch to veg oil when the engine is warm enough and then flick back to diesel at the end of the journey to clean the system. It seems that this company has converted alot of cars including a few Fiats and i just thought it was something different to think about! Performance they also wreckon overall is actually better as the whole system is getting more lubrication resulting in more low down grunt and less emissions. Customs arent a problem either as as of July 2007 a new legislation was passed that allows people of the uk to buy up to 2500 litres of veg oil a year without having to declare a penny of it to the taxman! They wreckon cars with Bosch fuel pumps are best suited to the conversion in oppose to the lucas cav types but im unsure as to what kind of pump the Panda has?? However, they wreckon given the proper conversion the system should work well on most cars. Dont know how you'd fare with a Fiat warranty int these circumstances mind you?? hehe. Tell me what you think and if any of you have had experience of this idea before let me know.
Steve
with the ongoing price hike in fuel at the moment that doesnt seem to be stopping anytime in the future have any of you multijet owners thought about running your cars on vegetable oil?? Over the last few months i've been doing a bit of research into this to see if its actually feasible and given the right conversion it looks the way to go.
Apparently, diesel engines have always been designed to run on an oil of some description let it be peanut oil, veg oil etc so its not as bizzare an idea as you think. Most modern engines need modification to run on vegetable oil but the conversion only costs 1050 fully fitted by a company in Wolverhampton called Dieselveg and when you compare the price of vegetable oil 35p or so to the price of diesel...well over the pound...you wouldnt be long in making your money back on your conversion! Most cars need converted because although veg oil burns the same as diesel it can become more gloopy and viscous when cold resulting in carbon build up in the engine if not prepped properly first. The most popular conversion involves a two tank setup allowing you to run as normal on diesel til your car heats up then with a flick of a switch you can switch to veg oil when the engine is warm enough and then flick back to diesel at the end of the journey to clean the system. It seems that this company has converted alot of cars including a few Fiats and i just thought it was something different to think about! Performance they also wreckon overall is actually better as the whole system is getting more lubrication resulting in more low down grunt and less emissions. Customs arent a problem either as as of July 2007 a new legislation was passed that allows people of the uk to buy up to 2500 litres of veg oil a year without having to declare a penny of it to the taxman! They wreckon cars with Bosch fuel pumps are best suited to the conversion in oppose to the lucas cav types but im unsure as to what kind of pump the Panda has?? However, they wreckon given the proper conversion the system should work well on most cars. Dont know how you'd fare with a Fiat warranty int these circumstances mind you?? hehe. Tell me what you think and if any of you have had experience of this idea before let me know.
Steve