What is the best diesel car to buy when running it on used cooking oil?

Question

What make of car has the best engine.
And would i be best buying a car converted to run on bio diesel or mix the used oil with some diesel or spirit etc

I have ehard that the oil eats through gasgets or somthing

Answer 1

Something with a low-tech, unstressed indirect-injection engine.
A W123 or early W124-series Mercedes-Benz, Golf MkII, Peugeot 505, Astra from 1985 to 1992, any Peugeot or Citroën with the XUD9 (1905cc) non-turbo engine.

Do not use a direct-injection engine, and especially not a modern engine with common-rail or pumpe-duse injection.

See http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/ for more information.

Answer 2

bio diesel isnt simply a cooking oil recipe. Sticking any old biological fuel into your car may or may not work, but it will generally be less efficient (less speed/acceleration), could damage your engine, and more than likely wont meet the requirements that are in place for using bio fuel. Originally, before the time of petrol stations being easily accessible, people did produce their own fuel using various forms of organic oil. however there are now numerous factors that must be taken into account, such as: -engines are much more complex than they used to be, so a specific quality of fuel will be needed. -co2 emission need to meet government regulations in the link I've posted, the writer of the text concludes as follows: "In conclusion, and based upon extensive research from many reputable organisations, the best advice is only to use REFINED base oils, preferably from reputable suppliers, and do not use plain supermarket vegetable oils, or partially refined (straight vegetable oils) or unrefined waste cooking oils in diesel engines. Stick to refined oils from reputable large scale fuel producers (the big boys) or reputable small scale producers who will produce a product to the relevant standards, and have the quality testing procedures in place, and are willing to show their records of these quality procedures." so there you go! Have a read of the the info in that link though, its interesting. and remember you definitely cant just use normal cooking oil, it needs mixing with a lot of other chemicals, then it needs refining, purifying, etc etc actually, looking through that link, theres a lot to be done if you want to make bio diesel..... you have to record every batch of fuel you make by law, whether youre an individual or a massive company. you need all the right gear and equipment to properly make it. youre only allowed to make 2500 litres of the stuff each year, any more than that and you have to start paying tax on it..... ... and i read all that in one paragraph out of several pages!

Answer 3

The best engines usually need the best fuel. Get something tough, crude and designed for third world conditions like an Isuzu or a Tata.

Answer 4

Just make sure its out of warranty, Running on cooking oil invalidates warranties.

Answer 5

any one being sold by a chip shop owner

Answer 6

serch link below and you could save a fortune

Answer 7

vauxhall corsa