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markymoan · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 14:33 Post subject: Veg oil, practice what you preach

Guess who broke down today and didnt have a spare fuel filter Rolling Eyes

I ended up nursing it 20 miles to get home, I think people may have thought it was a fuel protest on the A6 Laughing

What i'm saying is it is good practice to carry a spare one if you start using veggie Smile

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richard wilkinson · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 21:10 Post subject:

woudent be able to change mine on the side of the road havent decided how to get to the little *beep* yet on the 3.0l Crying or Very sad

the flower man · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 23:37 Post subject:

marky you of all people mate. how you get home? was she just a bit lumpy ?and you a bit humpy?
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markymoan · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 10:56 Post subject:

Anything more than gentle throttle an it died, one bloke was behind me beeping his horn, I think he understood the hand signals Laughing

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the flower man · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:02 Post subject:

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dxmedia · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 11:16 Post subject:

gary820 · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 20:49 Post subject:

with all the hassle i've had with mine i'm not running on anything but diesel!! yes it costs more but for the miles i do, it's not an everyday vehicle and only need to fill up when going out to play! since going to sheffield last weekend i've only done about 40 miles!!
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richard wilkinson · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 21:04 Post subject:

rallymarshall · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 21:20 Post subject:

gary820 · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 21:21 Post subject:

try having to replace the fuel pump twice within a month, have the injectors overhauled and the cylinder head off all for running problems!! i'll stick with diesel don't wanna risk anything!!
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richard wilkinson · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 21:30 Post subject:

rallymarshall · Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2008 21:42 Post subject:

undo the 2 10mm bolts that hold the guard and remove it then undo the 2 10mm bolts that hold the filter housing and then turn the filter housing upside down and you can undo it easy, prob easier to undo the pipes and take it off completly,
wasnt expecting the diesel filter to look like an oil filter Confused

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markymoan · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 0:38 Post subject:

AD · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:44 Post subject:

Ive been lookin into this veg oil Rolling Eyes

Would one of these help your fuel filter problem or is the veg oil have more contamination in than diesel?
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dxmedia · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 8:44 Post subject:

The problem is the % of glycerol in veg oil - glycerol is soap.

When you run veg oil it litterally washes any old oily depositis out of your fuel system which diesel has left there, and over time these end up in the filter, hence the need to change the filter shortly after first using bio or SVO. It only needs changing the once though - then back to normal filter changes after that.
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