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jubal · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Suffolk

OK guys this is a complicated thing and depends on the type of fuel pump (lucas bad bosch good), whether you have computerised fuel/engine management ie something that calls itself CDI. Basically the older Troopers will probably be OK but I would be very wary of something newish with vegoil because you do get ring gumming and other nasty side effects which can seriously impede your engines health. I use 20% vegoil in my 92 Bighorn. You have to see the risks in the context of the cost if you run a lot of vegoil on a Peugeot 306 diesel a new engine is 160 quid whilst on a Trooper its a..........lot! Try this website http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/ or the fuel database at http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/fuelsdatabase/database/index.php
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rallymarshall · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:49 Post subject:

decided against putting veg oil in for the time being, would only save bout £2 a week at the moment so that would take a long time to recoup the cost of a new engine Laughing

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had a quick look round where i live but cant find any1 selling bio so looks like il stick with shell diesel for the time, (averaged 31mpg last week)
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spitfire · * Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 19

ours is running 20 liters veg oil 2 1/2 a tank middele nov still starts on a frosty morning smoother 2 Very Happy

you could start with a littele n work up

Ads69 · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:49 Post subject: Bio diesel

Well, here's 1 for you guys!!! Before I moved to Cornwall(only been here a year) I was living on the outskirts of York, used to get bio diesel from a company (can't remember the name, sorry!!!) sat on the A64. Thay knocked it out for around 70p per L, found a garage down here who sold it..........£1.40 per L!!!!!!!! Could not belive it!!!!! Now we all know us yorkshire like to save pennys(best saying been "how much??" "for cash??")did think this was a little steep!!!! Thought it was meant to be cheaper than normal fuel............... hmmm!!!! I work closely with a pub who goes through a lot of veg oil, does anyone know what the process to take waste oil and change it into bio diesel? Feel a cottage industry coming on here!!!!!!!

dxmedia · Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 10:04 Post subject:

Have a look on the internet - but planetfules.co.uk used to do it - based in brighton. The problem with used chip fat is getting the water out of it before converting back across to bio diesel. If you've access to the 1 tonne containers (used on farms) can be a very cost effective way of making fuel (charge for taking away the fat, that will pay for teh chemicals for converting to diesel) ergo free fuel
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Ads69 · Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 10:04 Post subject:

Thanks for that mate!!! just from talking to so many peeps down here everyone is complaining of the price of fuel(salaries are terrible down here)so it could be well worth concideration! going to do some serious research. watch this space!!! By the way if anyone in the cornwall area reads this, what do you think?