DanTheDefenderMan · Jan 25, 2016

Hi guys

bit of a daft question but will a 300tdi run parrafin / heating oil 28 second oil

I've heard theTD5 runs no bother but just wondering about the 300tdi

Whats the worst case scenario... blown fuel pump or will the engine go f**ked ?

ER1C · Jan 25, 2016

Dunno... Logically the oils you suggest are more combustible than the regular Diesel. So I suspect prolonged use would burn something out. There are definitely those who have.

Discokids · Jan 25, 2016

Worst case scenario - your cherished vehicle gets turned into Chinese mopeds and bean tins

Thor1950 · Jan 25, 2016

no lucubration with paraffin

Turboman · Jan 25, 2016

DanTheDefenderMan said:
Hi guys

bit of a daft question but will a 300tdi run parrafin / heating oil 28 second oil

I've heard theTD5 runs no bother but just wondering about the 300tdi

Whats the worst case scenario... blown fuel pump or will the engine go f**ked ?

No. Really not a good idea, it will cause damage. Also illegal, same as running red diesel.

ER1C · Jan 25, 2016

Discokids said:
Worst case scenario - your cherished vehicle gets turned into Chinese mopeds and bean tins

and we call you Dan Dan The Defender Wind Chime man

waldamar · Jan 25, 2016

Not cool - last time Customs dipped my tank heating oil is exactly what they were looking for, didn't care about the chip fat................................. Bloody lucky as I'd very nearly chucked 20 litres of heating oil the week before and traces would've shown up. Get pulled and you'd be proper nicked.........................

mick the builder · Jan 25, 2016

waldamar said:
Not cool - last time Customs dipped my tank heating oil is exactly what they were looking for, didn't care about the chip fat................................. Bloody lucky as I'd very nearly chucked 20 litres of heating oil the week before and traces would've shown up. Get pulled and you'd be proper nicked.........................

Are you living in the country? Customs are out here all the time dipping for red diesel. Like you say, when you mess with customs and excise, the penalties are big. Thieving from the government.

waldamar · Jan 25, 2016

mick the builder said:
Are you living in the country? Customs are out here all the time dipping for red diesel. Like you say, when you mess with customs and excise, the penalties are big. Thieving from the government.

Funny that.................. no MOT or insurance a slap on the wrist - rip them off and BIG trouble!

mikescuba · Jan 25, 2016

waldamar said:
Not cool - last time Customs dipped my tank heating oil is exactly what they were looking for, didn't care about the chip fat................................. Bloody lucky as I'd very nearly chucked 20 litres of heating oil the week before and traces would've shown up. Get pulled and you'd be proper nicked.........................

Does the red heating oil leave a pink cloud behind you?

waldamar · Jan 25, 2016

No - that's just my nancy perfume........................ although apparently VOSA have "sniffers" which added to cctv equals you're nicked......................................

Turboman · Jan 25, 2016

mikescuba said:
Does the red heating oil leave a pink cloud behind you?

Red diesel burns same as any other diesel, and it is the same now, except for the chemical markers.

Heating oil is actually blue, IIRC. And it tastes foul when you siphon it, diesel is quite tasty.

lynall · Jan 26, 2016

As I understand it even if you remove the red dye c+e can still tell its red through some quick test.
So dont bulk buy cat litter yet!

DanTheDefenderMan · Jan 26, 2016

but technically would it work? besides it would only be used around the farm when im low on cherry

chrisstdt · Jan 26, 2016

As has been said paraffin and kerosene will not lube your pump and it wont last long as they are not intended for use in cars ,and are illegal for on road use

You could muck about adding oil of some sort to overcome this but wouldnt it be easier to order more diesel ?

My dad used to add paraffin to the diesel in his tractor in winter to stop it freezing but under a gallon to 15-20 gallon

DanTheDefenderMan · Jan 26, 2016

yea whip a glug of 2 stroke in with it. in an ideal world i'd always have derv available

Turboman · Jan 26, 2016

DanTheDefenderMan said:
yea whip a glug of 2 stroke in with it. in an ideal world i'd always have derv available

Total waste of time adding two stroke oil to anything except petrol. The oil is only likely to add to the damage the parrafin will cause.

Turboman · Jan 26, 2016

lynall said:
As I understand it even if you remove the red dye c+e can still tell its red through some quick test.
So dont bulk buy cat litter yet!

Exactly, the fuels contain a sophisticated chemical marker, which HMRC can detect in even the smallest concentrations. The red dye, which I think may have been ibtroduced during WW2 in pool petrol, is more for convenienct identification these days,

DanTheDefenderMan said:
but technically would it work? besides it would only be used around the farm when im low on cherry

Diesels will run on most stuff, and some old boat engines and so on will do so quite happily. But the convenience is likely to be outweighed by the drawbacks.

Why not lay in a few drums of veg oil for emergencies, cheap, legal, and less harmful to your vehicle.

FlyingPete · Jan 26, 2016

Turboman said:
Heating oil is actually blue, IIRC. And it tastes foul when you siphon it, diesel is quite tasty.

Now the price of oil has dropped, maybe you could fry your chips in it?

Turboman · Jan 26, 2016

FlyingPete said:
Now the price of oil has dropped, maybe you could fry your chips in it?

EP90 is better for chips! We boil the spuds in diesel!

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