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Post by 406ric on Jan 29, 2009 12:11:17 GMT
Does anyone have any experience of running a 406 diesel on veg oil? I'm told that some early diesels don't need any engine work doing to run on this, although I'm guessing the 406 1.9D is still too modern for this (even though mine's a '97 model rather than the HDI). What work is required and any idea how much this might cost? I do approx 20k miles per year so am keen to make any savings I can. Cheers.
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Post by frank on Jan 29, 2009 20:55:25 GMT
if its got a lucas fuel pump then mix it 75% vege to 25% diesel, if its got a bosch pump forget. obviosly reduce the amount of vege in winter as it turns to sludge.
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Post by 406ric on Feb 10, 2009 13:41:55 GMT
Thanks. Is it really that simple? If I have a Lucas pump (how do I tell?) then I can just start using it straight away without any engine work?[/
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Post by frank on Feb 10, 2009 20:21:03 GMT
thats it enjoy cheap fuel
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Post by frank on Feb 10, 2009 20:21:30 GMT
sorry it should say on the pump which one it is
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Post by Piston Broke on Mar 25, 2009 21:45:15 GMT
Interesting. I used to run my olde Rovers on Veg, and the Bosch pumps were the ones to have, whicle the Lucas/CAV ones were rather fragile on the higher viscosity fuel.
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Post by 406ric on May 5, 2009 13:34:47 GMT
Actually I've since looked into it and have realised that veg oil (new, not used) is pretty much the same price as diesel!! Therefore, other than the environmental benefits, I'm not sure there's any incentive to switching from my usual fuel (or have I missed something?).
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Post by Piston Broke on May 9, 2009 10:54:09 GMT
Go to Costco and buy in bulk - it can be had for less than 50p a litre.
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Post by souljacker on Aug 10, 2011 10:09:56 GMT
Chip shops are eager to get rid of vegetable oil, btw! Filter it first though.
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Post by unlucky on Apr 23, 2013 8:47:33 GMT
The Bosch VP 44 is very unreliable with bio diesel VP 44 are not only made by Bosch but under licence, I do not know about other makes but the Vauxhall one is. it appears to be a cheaper spec. On the VX astras I have had 50-60 k miles is the life span, dealer cost £2500 fitted, recon £800 fitted.
I run a ford with the 2.3 peugeot lump in and that has done 500k miled on homebrew bio. chip shops and Chinese take aways now have to pass their oil on to a licenced collector, but you can still brew in in a wheely bin with recycled cooking oil or lard but it needs to be heated,filtered amd cracked with sodium hydroxide and methanol once the glyserol has formed a white creamy head drain the bio off into water and bubble air through it then syphon the bio off taking care no to take any water with it leave it a couple of weeks in a transparent container as a bit of glyserol will form in the bottom, syphon this into a can leaving the glyserol in the container in 25l there is about half a teasthingy.
You can mix the white creamy glyserol by product with sawdust/chippings add a table sthingy of cement to 50l as it sets cut it into blocks and it will fuel a wood burner.Our utility bills are next to nothing and it costs about 30p a litre for fuel, if you use it yourself the volume you can produce under government regulations is more than adaquate,
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