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rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 20:39 Post subject: veg oil in the 3.0

thinking bout trying it as i can get rapeseed for 95p litre,
i know topvaux uses it in his, does any1 else use veg oil in their 3.0,
thinking 1 litre of veg to 4 of diesel to start off with and see how it goes,

any help will be gratefully appreciated,
thanks kevin
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markymoan · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 20:40 Post subject:

Its about 85p at makro or bookers Wink

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rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 20:48 Post subject:

il ask me stepfather when he goes to makro and bookers tommoro to price it up and perhaps get me a few litres
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markymoan · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 20:57 Post subject:

About £17.50 no vat for a 20L drum when I went to bookers the other day, so more like 87p
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rallymarshall · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 21:08 Post subject:

just phoned and put the order in Wink

i hope its ok as the wife will kill me if it blows up, best not tell her i think Laughing

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markymoan · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 21:42 Post subject:

Drive near butty vans Laughing

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rallymarshall · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 18:50 Post subject:

right, got ,me rapeseed oil, what is the best way to do it?
do you just pour it straight in the tank or is it best to mix it in a drum with some diesel, then pour it in the tank,
what happens if the rozzers see me doin it? can they do me for it or is it ok to run on veggie?

im starting off at 1 litre veg to 4 litre diesel so do i need a spare fuel filter straight away in case it clogs up?

sorry for all the questions Embarassed

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66 vauxhall corsa vxr

markymoan · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 19:15 Post subject:

You can use 2500L of veg a year without paying tax on it legally,
I mix it first unless ive got over half a tank of derv.
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markymoan · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 19:18 Post subject:

Oh and veg will clean the fuel lines quick style so carry a filter just incase Very Happy

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rallymarshall · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 19:26 Post subject:

thank you marky Very Happy

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65 vauxhall mokka 1.6cdti 4x4 se
66 vauxhall corsa vxr

the flower man · Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 23:16 Post subject:

is it true that the exaust smells like a fish and chip shop? how can they monitor the amount of veg you use? do you just mix diesal with it and that will be ok?
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hillbilly col · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 14:20 Post subject:

is there any loss in power as would hav thought veg oil wont contain the cetain levels of diesel (i think thats right) Question

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shrekky · ** Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 52 Location: sunderland

Topvaux · Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 19:47 Post subject:

I've been running 50/50 for a long while now.

I don't bother whatever order I put it in the tank, although usually I'll tip the veggie into an empty tank at home and then drive round to the forecourt and top it up with the DERV. It runs perfectly well on neat veggie. I haven't had any fuel filter issues. Economy is slightly down I reckon but I haven't really noticed any loss in performance. I have noticed that I don't get any black smoke on full throttle: I assume because the slight increase in viscosity reduces the flow through the injectors at WOT.