Clean It Up

UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ok cleaning on January 26, 2008, 10:40:14 pm

Title: vegetable oil
Post by: ok cleaning on January 26, 2008, 10:40:14 pm
 :D hi everyone l got a peugeot expert 1.9 diesel on a V plate and i started using 50 / 50 vegetable oil beginning of this week and everyting seems ok very pleased end will save me some money in the long run l wandered if any of you tried this before and  if did what is the outcome thanks
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: dudek on January 26, 2008, 10:59:13 pm
Used to do it my escort van and it worked a treat.

In the summer you can increase the mix massiveley as the warm weather sets in.

Be sure to keep the reciepts and put through the books as if you dont declare what you are doing it is illegal.

Dudek



Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: matt on January 26, 2008, 11:48:00 pm
Used to do it my escort van and it worked a treat.

In the summer you can increase the mix massiveley as the warm weather sets in.

Be sure to keep the reciepts and put through the books as if you dont declare what you are doing it is illegal.

Dudek





you can now use a certain amount and not declare it, it changed last year
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: macmac on January 27, 2008, 12:02:33 am
how much is veg oil per ltr?

tony
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: geefree on January 27, 2008, 12:05:10 am
SURELY YOU HAVE TO CONVERT
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: Tim Rose on January 27, 2008, 04:11:17 am
:D hi everyone l got a peugeot expert 1.9 diesel on a V plate and i started using 50 / 50 vegetable oil beginning of this week and everyting seems ok very pleased end will save me some money in the long run l wandered if any of you tried this before and  if did what is the outcome thanks
Do you filter the chip particles out first, if so, how? Or do you just use new oil? You could use used stuff and filter it/de-water it.
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: LWC on January 27, 2008, 08:17:40 am
yeh tell us how you do it
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: s.hughes on January 27, 2008, 08:44:59 am
are you saying 50%oil and 50% diesel?

Steve
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: clean on January 27, 2008, 08:53:54 am
http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/introduction.html

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/fuelsdatabase/database/index.php   ;)


Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: Tom Mac on January 27, 2008, 09:59:25 am
Its not suited to all vehicles. The rubber sealing rings in the peaugot  fuel pump perish as my mate found out all to soon. The vw van i used to have was great on it as was my mondeo. I have collegue who is a clever sod and he runs his DIESEL van on vege oil and LPG. We used to courier work together all over europe
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: sherco on January 27, 2008, 10:06:16 am
A mate of mine is a mechanic, he loves people running cars on veg oil.. he did seven engine rebuilds last year, keeps him busy with them all going bang. You wont find me going near the stuff with my diesel van.
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: alan andrewswestsi on January 27, 2008, 01:27:56 pm
rapeseed oil is the best but you need to change your filters more often , 50/50 works great for me
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: dudek on January 27, 2008, 01:35:08 pm
Start with a tiny ammount and build up to it as one time my escort started to stutter a bit after i got a bit carried away but once you find the right consistency your away.
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: s.hughes on January 27, 2008, 02:05:15 pm
I have an 02 astra diesel and its the better engine the isuzu engine. Would it work on that as the newer engines have smaller jets and if they get clogged up the its loads of lolly to fix.

Steve
Title: Re: vegetable oil
Post by: ok cleaning on January 27, 2008, 02:19:21 pm
hi again it does not work on newer engines becouse they are so complicated  but is perfectly ok on the olderones  and l just add fresh unused vegetable oil 70 p a liter from costco