Change gas sedan to diesel? veggie oil?

Question

I am interested in removing the engine from my 1983 Subaru GL sedan, and was curious as to whether there is a comparably sized or even close to compatible diesel engine that I could swap into my car. My current engine is 1.8 L, 5-speed manual. Basically, I want to convert my car to run on vegetable oil or biodiesel and I want to know if it is at all possible given its age and size.

Yeah, so far it seems that just getting a diesel car would be much more sensible, it's just that it is always hard for me to part with my beloved Subarus

Answer 1

its possible sure. it costa anywhere from 200-300 to mod the engine so that it can run on vege oil. after about 10 years you'll save anywhere from 5000-7000 dollars (depends on how much you drive. some side effects are the smell, the time you have to wait after starting it up, among other things

Answer 2

OK, this may cost more than replacing the car. Subaru uses a "boxer" engine which is a flat four. The transaxle is very far forward from most front wheel drive cars which use "sidewinder" engines to conserve space. To convert your car to a diesel engine would be very expensive because you would need the entire drive train and front suspension and would have a lot of fabrication along the way.
I suggest an early model VW Golf 1.8 Turbo Diesel. It can be converted to bio diesel in a few hours with simple modifications.

Answer 3

DEFINITELY NOT COST EFFECTIVE JUST FINDING A DIESEL MOTOR TO FIT IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WOULD BE A NEAT TRICK BECAUSE SUBARU USES A FLAT FOR THEN THE COST OF INSTALLATION WOULD BE CRAZY NOT TO MENTION A TRANSMISSION TO WORK WITH THE DIESEL YOUR BETTER OFF BUYING A DIESEL CAR OR TRUCK AND CONVERTING THAT ONE

Answer 4

it will be very complicated to rigidity on vegatable oil different than in case you have a diesel. changing the motor is rather too high priced. you would be able to easily prefer to resell the motor vehicle and purchase the comparable with a diesel motor.