I have heard that you can run diesel vehicles on used or new vegtable oil. I have a new Audi 1.9 tdi car and wish to experiment. However, I don't want to completely trash the engine. Whats the best stuff to use. Used or new vegtable oil, then mixed or not mixed with diesel. What would anybody suggest. Is it going to harm my car.
2006-12-04 00:04:45 · 8 answers · asked by Nelson 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I tried and it was very slippery. Try running it on a regular asphalt road.
2006-12-04 00:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by mindtelepathy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just put it in. Start with a small amount mixed with your diesel (say 10%) then work your way up. Once the car starts faltering slightly you've found the limit.
As far as I know the VAG TDi engines are quite good on veggie oil. If you live somewhere very cold you might want to get a second fuel tank and heater kit though.
To the bloke below who says veggie oil will corrode your fuel lines - actually it's the other way round, biodiesel does that, veggie oil is inert. If you want to run biodiesel in a new TDi you will be fine though, VW actually reccomend in the US that you add some bio.
2006-12-04 00:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok, you can GET AWAY with just putting veg oil in the tank and running the engine off it, but it's not a brilliant idea.
Veg oil is too thick for a diesel engine, you either need to thin it by heating (good) or use modified injectors and heater plugs (best).
Nothing wrong with used veg oil, but make sure you filter it damn well, and watch the acidity level.
The world leaders in straight vegetable oil (SVO) fuelled diesels are probably http://www.elsbett.com/engl/ in Germany. They'll sell you an all-in kit to make your engine happy for a few hundred pounds.
Do some serious reading up on SVO on the internet - sites like Journey To Forever and Veggiepower contain a lot of information.
You still have to pay your 46p a litre fuel tax on veg oil, or Gordon Brown'll send the boys round. There is a form available to declare fuel usage for this. Believe me, you do not want to screw with customs and excise.
2006-12-04 09:11:37 · answer #3 · answered by InitialDave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
read up on bio diesel on the many sites on the web. Veggie oil is not the best to run on. you will cause some harm to your engine. some types of rubber are not compatible with veggie oil. It also congeals at lower temps. Recycled oil is mixed with lye and some other chemicals. read up first
2006-12-04 01:50:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of my neighbours gets up to all that. You want to be careful of the excise men though. He gets fresh oil from ASDA and put it straight into half a tank of diesel. He was a Vauxhall service engineer, so i assume he knows what he doing. Be careful!!!
2006-12-04 00:17:24 · answer #5 · answered by JOHN 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I saw a Mythbusters episode where they tried used cooking oil and it worked flawlessly. I still don't believe everything I see on that show, but it would be worth experimenting.
2006-12-04 00:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
use canola oils. They won't clog your car's arteries as much.
2006-12-04 00:13:17 · answer #7 · answered by Just Gone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you really think this is a good idea.
2006-12-04 00:16:37 · answer #8 · answered by bungee 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋