Pros and cons of lpg gas conversions on cars !?

Question

im thinking about getting my x5 gassed has anyone had this done to there car and if so what were the pros and cons and would you reccommend it
thanks

Answer 1

i drive a senator 3ltr on lpg and it is cheaper to run than dads 1.7td cav, a few years ago it cost£75 to get to cornwall from newcastle in senny on petrol , i went down in diesel cav £45 the following year after lpg conversion in senny £35
the pros when run on lpg
1 cheaper to run 2better for enviroment 3if you serviced car every 5,000 you can service every 10,,000 on lpg (saving more money ) i am thinking of converting other cars to lpg , sorry I AM CONVERTING OTHER CARS TO LPG
cons i havent found any as of yet apart from tax duty on petrol lol allso had lpg on motor for about 3-4 yrs now no probs i sopose the only con is the price of kit , exept i went around the scrapyards and made a kit up for about £250 the kit would have cost £600 plus another £600 to fit (i did it my self in about 8 hrs ) as for performance i set car up so you couldnt tell the difference exept i get about 95miles on a tenner instead of of about 40ish

Answer 2

Used to drive one some years back a Ford ranger converted to run either gas or propane.
With the propane, it would start right up, it seemed to not have as much power as when running on gas. Also the propane didn't last that long either. We did not drive them on the public highway often at all but used them inside the plant. It became too much of a hassle and finally we just went back to the gas. Too many headaches with the propane.

Answer 3

Pros would be cheaper operation and cleaner emissions. Cons would be limited refueling options, and seals drying out in your engine. Talk to someone who does the conversion, or someone who owns a converted vehicle and see how the dry seals can be addressed.

Farmers have been running tractors and pickups on propane (LPG) for years, with minimal problems.

Answer 4

i have a ford 3/4 ton truck with a 460 engine and could not afford to run it on gasoline . it has a 300 Litre tank and i can go 1200 km with it . about 11 cents Canadian / km . the plugs wear out before they foul and the oil is still clear when i change it . go for it .