stubbsy05
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Been running the car on used veggie oil mixed with diesel 50/50, the 70/30 and have gone to 100% veggie oil.
She now go over 2k revs and smokes like a badger if i rev it to the limit (now 2k)! Blue Smoke by the way!
Any advice? Car is 1996 1.9 tdi (ahu engine)
I reckon fuel filter is clogged
[Edited on 13-06-2008 by Alex.S]
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Scotty C
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70 derv 30 veg again?
But, yes, change the fuel filter.
[Edited on 13-06-2008 by Monster]
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Rob E
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blue smoke is normally engine oil burning...dont know if its the cooking oil thuogh as ive never seen it burn
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stubbsy05
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I've topped the tank up with diesel to hopefully work it through now. SO currently running 50/50
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pow
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Give the car a service and try 70/30 again
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John G
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Use diesel and stop bein a tight arse???
Its hardly like your gettin shite mpg?
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stubbsy05
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quote: Originally posted by John G
Use diesel and stop bein a tight arse???
Its hardly like your gettin shite mpg?
Doing 20k a year and have mortgage and bills to pay
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pow
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Dont have to justify yourself. Give it a go, service it, make sure you do the fuel filter
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John G
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so around 2k a year diesel? pretty good for 20k a year id say
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stubbsy05
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quote: Originally posted by pow
Dont have to justify yourself. Give it a go, service it, make sure you do the fuel filter
Cheers mate. Diesel here is £1.30 a litre, and Used veggie oil is costing me 0.59p a litre so the saving could be quite subsstantial if I can get the motot running right
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Superlite Ltd.
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change fuel filter
you'll need to change it more often running 100% veg
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John G
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quote: Originally posted by Alex.S
quote: Originally posted by pow
Dont have to justify yourself. Give it a go, service it, make sure you do the fuel filter
Cheers mate. Diesel here is £1.30 a litre, and Used veggie oil is costing me 0.59p a litre so the saving could be quite subsstantial if I can get the motot running right
i totally understand where your coming from but surely fucking the car up isnt worth running it on 100 veg oil, as stated maybe keep to 50/50 or 30/70
[Edited on 13-06-2008 by John G]
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Dave A
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before putting the neat veg oil in the tank run it through a large diesel filter first, stops you having to change the filter on the car so often
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote: Originally posted by John G
quote: Originally posted by Alex.S
quote: Originally posted by pow
Dont have to justify yourself. Give it a go, service it, make sure you do the fuel filter
Cheers mate. Diesel here is £1.30 a litre, and Used veggie oil is costing me 0.59p a litre so the saving could be quite subsstantial if I can get the motot running right
i totally understand where your coming from but surely fucking the car up isnt worth running it on 100 veg oil, as stated maybe keep to 50/50 or 30/70
[Edited on 13-06-2008 by John G]
It won't fuck the car up
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pow
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quote: Originally posted by Alex.S
quote: Originally posted by pow
Dont have to justify yourself. Give it a go, service it, make sure you do the fuel filter
Cheers mate. Diesel here is £1.30 a litre, and Used veggie oil is costing me 0.59p a litre so the saving could be quite subsstantial if I can get the motot running right
I paid 132.9ppl at lunchtime
Running it through a large filter is a brilliant idea Dave
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John G
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So is blue smoke good
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Superlite Ltd.
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quote: Originally posted by John G
So is blue smoke good
Its just running lean because the filter is blocked. Thats also why it won't rev any higher
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Ian W
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Im considering getting an old derv and getting in on this veg oil business, how do you get the oil? How much does it cost?
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John G
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Buy buy it from the shop, its just chip fat oil isnt it?
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Superlite Ltd.
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central heating oil also works
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mattk
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used vegie oil works better, go to the chippy and ask for it
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SAL
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try M and S vegi oil ?
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stubbsy05
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My car only cost me £300 so not worried about fcuking it up! Excuse to buy a 182 if it does!
I buy it from some guy on ebay and its used veggie oil from various catering places.
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ed
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Does it not get going if you give it a rev and get the engine nice and hot? Mine was smokey and shitty for a bit at idle with 100%, but once I got goin it was ok.
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Superlite Ltd.
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Detonation point of veg oil is higher than diesel, so as Ed said it works better when its hot.
Some Pug fuel pumps have a pre-heater that works rather well
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