Daren

Daren

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Just sourced a free supply of used vegetable oil to run the Disco on

Fish and chips anyone :)

I know its an ongoing saga but what are the best filters to use on used veg oil?
 
buy a sieve and a funnel, then put a pair of 10 denier tights over the sieve, put the sieve into the funnel then pour the used oil into the sievem, make sure you have got a drum under the funnel. the tights dont last long but it works a treat ;)
 
Be careful how much you use in this cold weather, I have some filtered veg oil sitting in the garage, and it looked like glue when I was out earlyer.

You really dont want to be trying to start your engine on that.
 
cheers guys,
I was going to try to get a bit more technical with a length of soil pipe screwed to the garage wall and a screw on end cap with a section removed to take the recomended filter. This also gives me the option to easily change filters (Stockings) as required. Not to mention (as Yella has so obviuosly pointed out) a drum underneath to catch it all.

I am currently running fresh veg oil 40/60 (Diesel) with a handfull of white spirit and dont seem to have any problems with the cold at the moment. Definetly get out feeling hungry all the time though :)
 
as i designed this type of filter and have since passed it on to many other "bio" users, i would prefer it if you would be so kind as to refer to it as the "unpatented yella filter method" from this day forward ;)
 
if we are going down the accronym route i prefer YUMF(yellas unpatented method of filtration) ;)
 
I couldn't get mine started when it started to get cold, no mater how much i mixed it with diesel.

I'm not sure but i think it separates from diesel in your tank, so all you get through is pure oil cos it ran pretty crap when i first filled it up with a 50/50 mix. but when i got below half a tank it ran and started better.

But i have no glow plugs, just one of them silly cold start things.
 
Hi Daren, I have been thinking about using veg oil for a while now in my TDi Disco and have some used oil set aside as a "project", how long have you been using it & can you use any white spirit?

Lee
 
i use a 50/50 mix throughout the summer but now the cold weather is here ive dropped the veg oil to 25%
 
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