tomseries3tom

New Member

• Jun 30, 2012

• #1

hi i recently did the cam belt on my series 3 200tdi before this it was running sweet on a bout 80 percent veg oil 20 percent diesel since i done the cam belt it will not run on veg oil i have chucked in loads of diesel and its just sluggish with no power flat out at 2mph
any one else had this?
tom

 

storm99

Spreading Joy & Harmony

• Jun 30, 2012

• #2

2mph??

Is this the one you have for sale...eek..eek!

 

D

dellboy1959

Well-Known Member

• Jun 30, 2012

• #3

Re-check your timing as that's all it can be if it ran ok before you changed the belt.

 

Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

Events Planner

• Jun 30, 2012

• #4

tomseries3tom said:

hi i recently did the cam belt on my series 3 200tdi before this it was running sweet on a bout 80 percent veg oil 20 percent diesel since i done the cam belt it will not run on veg oil i have chucked in loads of diesel and its just sluggish with no power flat out at 2mph
any one else had this?
tom

Click to expand...

Feckall to do with the fuel, more to do with "i recently did the cam belt", I suggest you did it wrongly ..

 

tomseries3tom

New Member

• Jun 30, 2012

• #5

i cant of done it wrong as it runs fine on straight diesel just not on veg oil

 

Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

Events Planner

• Jun 30, 2012

• #6

tomseries3tom said:

i cant of done it wrong as it runs fine on straight diesel just not on veg oil

Click to expand...

You said " have chucked in loads of diesel and its just sluggish with no power" ... How did you get all the veg oil out so it was just diesel?

Check fuel filters and fuel lines for blockages.

 

tomseries3tom

New Member

• Jun 30, 2012

• #7

when i did the cam belt i ran it on diesel which was fine i then put in some veg oil and it ran **** so i limped it to the petrol station put in more diesel and it still runs ****
and cheers mate will look know
tom

 

Paul D

Old, nackered 'n broke, but the Landy is fine . :)

Events Planner

• Jun 30, 2012

• #8

Veg oil generally cleans the fuel system 'better' than diesel, it helps flush deposits through which can block the fuel filters leading to people thinking the fuel is bad! It's not, but filters might need changing more often than usual, especially when you run on different mixtures.

 

tomseries3tom

New Member

• Jun 30, 2012

• #9

sorted put a new fuel filter on and it runs right
thanks
tom