Technical Bio Diesel Kit only £295

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Technical Bio Diesel Kit only £295

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I do not wish to boring as I can see this has been discussed already over the past couple of weeks, but I am still confused. Can I run my 2008 1.3 Diesel van on 100% Bio Diesel? As you can see with this kit
yorkshiregreenfuels.co.uk
you can make huge savings on your fuel, I paid £1.33.9 at Tesco in Durham today and it cost £72 to fill my van!!!!! (n)
Hope someone can shed some light on this as I will buy this kit if I can use the fuel in my van. Thanks in Advance:confused:
 
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Hi Please copy and past the link as it is not greenfuels.co.uk it is yorkshiregreenfuels.co.uk and they are only £295
 
looks good now I've seen the right website (sorry about that :eek:)

there is a catch though, it's only for use with new oil or pre-filtered oil so you would have to buy a filtering kit as well.
I'm sure something could be knocked up though, there's a vid on youtube about how to filter used veg oil for use as Diesel, and they make it look easy.
 
Warm up the veg oil, mix with methanol & caustic soda.
Veg oil is relatively cheap but what about the methanol & caustic soda?
(and what do these do to the veg oil and, more importantly, the engine?)
 
I ran for several years on 100% veg with my surf.

If you can decently filter WVO AND it's not been used to cook meat you should be able to use it in a 50/50 mix ok

just have a spare filter handy.



Trev
 
If I'd just bought an old dog for a grand then I'd have no qualms whatsoever about chucking a few gallons of veg oil into the tank. As it is, I've forked out a lot of money on a fairly new motor & so don't want to take any risks.
 
Thanks for the help all - I plan on using new oil as I do not fancy using used oil, should I be o.k using this kit on my 2008 1.3 diesel?
Thanks again
Sorry about the first post but can not post links yet, until I have had 5 posts?
 
Thanks for the help all - I plan on using new oil as I do not fancy using used oil, should I be o.k using this kit on my 2008 1.3 diesel?
Thanks again
Sorry about the first post but can not post links yet, until I have had 5 posts?

Diesels were designed to run on veg oil so the engine should be ok, it's all the other parts before the oil gets to the engine that could cause a problem as they might be designed to be lubricated with a mineral Diesel oil.
 
Diesels were designed to run on veg oil so the engine should be ok, it's all the other parts before the oil gets to the engine that could cause a problem as they might be designed to be lubricated with a mineral Diesel oil.

Exactly. The diesel has to go through a shedload of processes before it is squirted through miniscule jets into the cylinders & fuel companies were clever to have spotted the niche diesel market & adapt it as their own. It seems as though successive 'improvements' over the years have beebn little more than smokescreens to prevent owners from simply emptying the contents of their chip pan into the tank.
Anyone know what caustic soda would do to the inside of some of the bits of the engine?
 
Thanks for the help all - I plan on using new oil as I do not fancy using used oil, should I be o.k using this kit on my 2008 1.3 diesel?
Thanks again
Sorry about the first post but can not post links yet, until I have had 5 posts?

Just curious what are the warranty aspects as regards using HOMEMADE FUEL I'll put money on it that fiat will run a mile from any claims on faulty injectors,fuel pumps, fuel lines etc.

Home made fuel please :rolleyes: if its come to this that you can buy a brand new car but have to make your own fuel. Its a bit "GOOD LIFE" tom and barbara, next we will be sitting on a bike in the garden for hours to generating enough electicity to power a small toaster:) and keeping 10 pigs to get the S**T so as to make methane.:D to keep warm.

The costs for any damage to your hi tec common rail diesel would negate all cost savings of a few pence a litre of diy derv!!

Cheaper to buy an old beast of a diesel for a few quid and see how you go.

The day I have to become a mad scientest and have to brew a couple of litrs before nipping to tescos then its back on the push bike or walk!!!!!
 
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Cheaper to buy an old beast of a diesel for a few quid and see how you go.

this was done on TV not long ago (can't remember which programme).
the guy bought a knackered old Merc Diesel to see if he could drive it from somewhere near Manchester, I think, to the east coast, poss Whitby, using only veg oil.
Not only did he use veg oil, he stopped at chip shops along the way and blagged their waste oil from them. To make it even worse (or better if you're into this idea) he didn't even filter the stuff :eek:. It had lumps of batter and all sorts floating in it and he poured it straight into the tank.
The car made it from coast to coast, only developing a very slight misfire near the end, probably caused by a fish head stuck in the fuel filter, and a very slight drop in performance.
If I had an old banger of a Diesel I wouldn't hesitate to try this. I'd probably make some sort of effort to filter it first though.
 
this was done on TV not long ago (can't remember which programme).
the guy bought a knackered old Merc Diesel to see if he could drive it from somewhere near Manchester, I think, to the east coast, poss Whitby, using only veg oil.
Not only did he use veg oil, he stopped at chip shops along the way and blagged their waste oil from them. To make it even worse (or better if you're into this idea) he didn't even filter the stuff :eek:. It had lumps of batter and all sorts floating in it and he poured it straight into the tank.
The car made it from coast to coast, only developing a very slight misfire near the end, probably caused by a fish head stuck in the fuel filter, and a very slight drop in performance.
If I had an old banger of a Diesel I wouldn't hesitate to try this. I'd probably make some sort of effort to filter it first though.

Rich agree entirely a big old banger lump of an engine fill it with anything to hand but NOT:eek: a high tec common rail diesel.

Apparently do you know that the injector assembly for modern diesels is done under " white coat conditions" masks, high air filtration systems etc.

So to then shove chip fat and diy derv through them is a sin!

Its bad enough if you get a bad dose of supermarket diesel it can run rough.

remember when LPG was all the rage and was the answer to all our prayers never really took off as I'm sure DIY derv won't.

Quite simply its too time consuming would rather spend time with my children then brewing up a batch:D
 
Quite simply its too time consuming would rather spend time with my children then brewing up a batch:D

I agree with you on that one. I've got 4 kids, all school age, and they take up most of my time.
I get really p*ssed off with my neighbours moaning at me for not having an immaculate garden like they do when they have bugger all to do all weekend because their kids have grown up and left home years ago.
This is going off topic to say the least but I had to get that off my chest as it's been really, really p*ssing me off for a while now :mad:.
 
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Got to agree with the old shed idea.
I spoke with Fiat last year and asked what their take was on bio (with regards warranty) and they are happy for us to use biodiesel as long as it is 95% diesel.
I'm guessing that they'd spot a different mix a mile off if you took in your almost new dobbie because af a splutter.
Didn't know about the white coat brigade on the assembly line but I imagined the fuel companies would have had a hand in getting engines dependant on their gear.

Problem is, you aren't going to buy an old shed & have a new motor sat gathering dust.
If your engine goes, can you afford to buy an old lump for it as well as afford the setup costs for bio?
It's a bit of a catch 22, you'll only really benefit if you already have an oil burner with a decent body, nowt to lose by shoving veg oil in it.
 
hey you want to see my garden give it some weed and feed a month ago, not stopped raining here, so its now 12" high:D

blow to the neighbours children come first before garden:)
 
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I bought a biodiesel processor in january to run my suzuki grand vitara 2.0 turbo diesel from greenfuels cost about £2000. Easy to use and runs car fine had a small miss fire problem which was caused by a high concentration of methanol, heat finished product to 80celcius all methanol evaporates no problems. The cheaper processors mean you have to work a little to make the bio diesel and can be a little large, you also have to wash the diesel with water and have a messy possibly poluting waste water. Just bought a Doblo to run on bio and heve found out it has a lucas fuel pump, this seems to be a no no, is this due to rubber seals that dissolve in the residual methanol or are there other issues? Why does everyone keep confusing the threads about bio diesel with svo (straight veg oil) as there are completely different isssues surrounding both fuels, both are very sucessful replacements to mineral diesel though!
 
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