Shoud be getting the car back tomorrow converted to LPG. I popped into the garage a couple of times to see how it was going and it is a very clever system. It has a second set of injectors and it's own ECU which is connected to the lambda sensor, RPM sensor etc so that it works just like the petrol system. Apparently there is no loss of power and you can't feel any difference. It also means less wear on the engine and cleaner oil.

Can't wait to fill up for £23.00 instead of £60.00

Even get £10 off my road tax.

And no congestion charge.

Can I ask what car and how much it cost you ?

It is a 2003 Fiat Ulysse automatic, the costs was £1550.00 in the end for a sequential injection system by Prins. The tank is 61 litres and fits in the spare wheel well under the car. I am putting the spare wheel in the boot rather than rely on the tyre foam.

It's fully automatic and will switch back to petrol if the gas runs out.

Just be on the safe side, I did have a valve saver added which reduces any wear on the valves by injecting a small amount of magic liquid into the heads. They say it is not really necessary but for £75, it's worth it.

Saved me some extra money as they changed the spark plugs for free, which is a big job on a petrol Ulysse because you can't reach them without taking loads of bits off.

give it a good check where they have cut any hoes in metal. i see a bloke converting a car to lpg on TV the other day, he was using an angle grinder in the boot Sparks were going every where, nothing as covered thousands of sparks were going all over the seats and glass, Ive melted lots of trouser doing the same so hate to think what the seats were like in this car after,

dave said:

give it a good check where they have cut any hoes in metal. i see a bloke converting a car to lpg on TV the other day, he was using an angle grinder in the boot Sparks were going every where, nothing as covered thousands of sparks were going all over the seats and glass, Ive melted lots of trouser doing the same so hate to think what the seats were like in this car after,

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Thanks for the warning, that's why I was keen to pop in a couple of time just to check because I was a bit nervous. He doesn't drill any holes in the bulkheads and the tank is mounted under the car using a special brackets they have made. He said he never likes to drill anything in case you want to remove the system at a later date. Obviously the injectors are mounted in the manifold (which is plastic), but other than that it can be easily removed.

He seemed really good because he welded up special brackets to fit existing mounting points in the engine bay for the injectors, ECU and vaporiser.

The only hole he has drilled is in the dash for the fuel gauge and switch, but he did it in a panel which can easily be replaced if necessary. It's all done, but they do a day of testing before I can get it back. I am with Tesco's and as long as I have a LPGA certificate of approval they don't increase the premium. The garage was approved and I checked with the LPGA association to make sure it was in date.

Got my car back today and they did an excellent job of converting it, the only indication is a fuel filler in the rear bumper and a small control panel in the car with a push buttong and LED fuel gauge.

I have switched between gas and petrol and can't detect any difference in power, other than at idle the gas seems a lot smoother.

First full tank of gas was about £20 as they do it cheap at the conversion place, this means I get equivalent of 60mpg plus now. Also when you look at the emission test, the CO2 output has dropped a lot and now has zero hydrocarbon emission.

Nice one

Sounds very good, Andy - a bold move, so hopefully it will pay off

It will either pay off or blow up, but I wanted to keep those chemical engineers in gainful employment.

I will be working in gas next year

The Negotiator said:

I will be working in gas next year

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what here? http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.s...eshire+&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf

The Negotiator said:

I will be working in gas next year

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See if you can steal me a bottle. It is 100 octane by the way.

Dave

Andy, they generate their own electricity there (gas power plant) and have a LPG pump outside too for employees which is cool.

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Dave

Andy, they generate their own electricity there (gas power plant) and have a LPG pump outside too for employees which is cool.

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Excellent, I'll come and visit you when your there

Did you get any money from the local council as an incentive (sp)

I know my local council were offering 250 quid to anyone who had it done

Only 3.75 years on.

BUMP

I'm thinking of getting a LPG conversion as my mileage is going up to about 20k now I'm doing college daily rather than staying resi next acedemic year.

Anyone got hint's, tip's, recomendations, etc

Anyone got their car converted? Where did they use and was the place any good as I'd rather travel and get it done properly rather than get a crap place locally (not that they are nessecarily crap, but you know what I mean).

Insurance wise, does it go up in cost much when declaired? I'm planning on giving them a ring first and doing all my homework before going ahead with this as the mileage dosen't start until Sept, but I've the capital now, and have worked out only £100 a month fuel bills with LPG

I know you use 15% more LPG rather than unleaded, but as its cheaper works out better, and the government tax thingy has been agreed on LPG for a further 3 years, so won't suddenly become the same price a petrol or Diesel.

Jon.

you only got little engine, it will probably take 5 years or more to get the money payed out back

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you only got little engine, it will probably take 5 years or more to get the money payed out back

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Not that little an engine. Me got biggest engine in the household

Worked out will be 12-18 months depending upon driving style. The more economically I drive the longer it will take

And it's another 'gadget' (Of sorts) on the motor

i have a astravan 1.6 dual fuel LPG, i bought it over a year ago its factory fitted with lpg, i get about 180 miles to £10 of gas at 43p litre. full tank is 54 litres, if i drove it really gently i think i could get 400 to a full tank but i drive with ladders on the roof so average between 360 to 380, but all in all its dirt cheap to run,

vauxhall say my van is 82bhp on petrol and 80bhp on gas, you cant tell the difference when you drive.

i'd recommend anyone to have one, fools who think diesels save you money lol a friend of mine has a astravan 1.7 diesel and he can just about get 100 miles to a tenner whilst mine can do 180.

best vehicle i've ever bought.

i personally wouldnt bother with a conversion i'd buy a car with it factory fitted, at least you know its been properly fitted and you can easily get replacement parts if something was to go wrong.

also it would really annoy me to have a row of LED lights instead of a proper fuel guage.

Ta for the reply

So you have two anaologue guages or just one fuel guage?