runnin on oil

matt harvey · Sep 24, 2008

you need a 1 or 3 micron filter to get it proper filtered, an its not as easy as filter and in it goes, need to add caustic soda and white spirtit then seperate the glycerol that is dangerous stuff, its a bit of messin but cheap. i just go to tesco 88p a litre veg oil an use that saves me a bit an i dont have to mess filterin it.

shadowster · Sep 24, 2008

i was in a petrol staiton and the diesel was £1.50 a ltr petrol was £1.38 ffs

my local station is £1.17 for diesel

Maestro66uk · Sep 25, 2008

Matt Harvey.....

The problem with pure-clean cooking oil is it's just as expensive as diesel!
A litre of cookin oil here in Leeds is the same price as the diesel....we know...cos we went shoppping to buy some but when we saw the price we didn't bother.....in fact, the cooking oil was DEARER than the sodding diesel!

Simon72 · Sep 25, 2008

Maestro66uk said:
Matt Harvey.....

The problem with pure-clean cooking oil is it's just as expensive as diesel!
A litre of cookin oil here in Leeds is the same price as the diesel....we know...cos we went shoppping to buy some but when we saw the price we didn't bother.....in fact, the cooking oil was DEARER than the sodding diesel!

I presume that is from the Supermarkets?

If like me you have a business card and can get into a cash and carry (BOOKERS) the oli is approx 79p ltr (Bought in 20ltr Containers)

rollin danny · Oct 3, 2008

matt harvey said:
you need a 1 or 3 micron filter to get it proper filtered, an its not as easy as filter and in it goes, need to add caustic soda and white spirtit then seperate the glycerol that is dangerous stuff, its a bit of messin but cheap. i just go to tesco 88p a litre veg oil an use that saves me a bit an i dont have to mess filterin it.

Has the veg oil gone up again ? Can't find any for 88p a litre in my Tesco.Cheapest is Bookers Ktc oil 20 ltrs ( with the dreaded e900 ant foaming agent} £17.99 .Works out 89p a litre

elt · Oct 4, 2008

Be careful i seem to remember that you have to add a chemical to the old chip oil to make it useable.

Maestro66uk · Oct 4, 2008

Hmmm.....I wonder why nobody has told the BBC to remove the video on Youtube if their information is wrong! watch YouTube - Top Gear - Vegetable oil for your volvo diesel - BBC

Oddie · Oct 4, 2008

What does it say (carn't be arsed ter watch it!)#???

Boxer · Oct 5, 2008

Veg oil is fine without all this bio diesel lark just adjust the diesel content to suit the weather. If you want to you can spend a lot on oversized fuel lines and pre heaters and switched systems but just blending it for earlier engines is fine , in my experience (2.0l Hippo 170K miles).

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