Rustymini
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Sorry if this ones been done before.
With the price of diesel going through several roofs and the Government and Oil companies having a vested interest in not doing anything about it, would it be a good idea to have a definitive guide to alternate fuels? (written by someone with far more knowledge than I have)
I've been trawling through the net but I keep coming up with lots of contradictory information.
The only thing everyone seems to agree on is you must have a Bosch fuel pump. There even seems to be problems with what defines bio diesel. (for instance I've just come back from France where all diesel contains about 5% bio - but isn't called bio diesel). Whereas in the UK it gets called bio diesel with the same mix - and you pay more for it even with cheaper ingredients.
What is wrong with just pouring in Tesco rapeseed cooking oil ?(say 50/50 with diesel). Should it have a seperate tank and/or a fuel heater? Some add white spirit or unleaded to it. What ratio?
How about waste cooking oil? I know it needs to be filtered but then what? The companies that sell equipment to process this waste oil charge anything from £100 to £2500 for it. They can't all be right.
I'm led to beleive that there is no duty charge if you make less than 2500 litres of fuel a year, but if you're just pouring in new cooking oil then surely you're not actually making a new fuel, so what then?
What about manufacturers warrantees? My car is over 3 years old so that's not a problem for me but what about newer cars? (Some say Fiats warrenty effectively lasts for about a week but thats for another post).
I've also read that cars made since 2004 shouldn't run on bio. Why not? Mines a 2005 1.9jtd - an engine design thats probably about 10 years old.
I probably have loads more questions and I'm sure so will other people. Hopefully theres someone out there with the answers.
With the price of diesel going through several roofs and the Government and Oil companies having a vested interest in not doing anything about it, would it be a good idea to have a definitive guide to alternate fuels? (written by someone with far more knowledge than I have)
I've been trawling through the net but I keep coming up with lots of contradictory information.
The only thing everyone seems to agree on is you must have a Bosch fuel pump. There even seems to be problems with what defines bio diesel. (for instance I've just come back from France where all diesel contains about 5% bio - but isn't called bio diesel). Whereas in the UK it gets called bio diesel with the same mix - and you pay more for it even with cheaper ingredients.
What is wrong with just pouring in Tesco rapeseed cooking oil ?(say 50/50 with diesel). Should it have a seperate tank and/or a fuel heater? Some add white spirit or unleaded to it. What ratio?
How about waste cooking oil? I know it needs to be filtered but then what? The companies that sell equipment to process this waste oil charge anything from £100 to £2500 for it. They can't all be right.
I'm led to beleive that there is no duty charge if you make less than 2500 litres of fuel a year, but if you're just pouring in new cooking oil then surely you're not actually making a new fuel, so what then?
What about manufacturers warrantees? My car is over 3 years old so that's not a problem for me but what about newer cars? (Some say Fiats warrenty effectively lasts for about a week but thats for another post).
I've also read that cars made since 2004 shouldn't run on bio. Why not? Mines a 2005 1.9jtd - an engine design thats probably about 10 years old.
I probably have loads more questions and I'm sure so will other people. Hopefully theres someone out there with the answers.