BIODIESEL, veg oil, anyone use ?

[Superchicken]

Originally Posted by Yorkie2016

No It's Not a Wind up: I used to have a Mate who'd Get sump oil from a Garage where he'd Mix the stuff up with a Little Red Diesel (BUT the Engine was a Fairground Engine which was to Generate Power for the Rides ) It was an Albion Diesel engine of which We had to Get a nine foot Long Rope where three of us would Pull at the Massive Start Handle: First three seconds of starting Albion up there was Black Smoke and Soot: after the Three seconds the Exhaust was Clear of Smoke: It would work on any Diesel Engine: But you have to consider this: Sump Oil is Used oil and has Much Carbon within it, therefore if you Use it without Filtering the Sump oil; you are Adding wear and tear to both Piston and also the Pot not a Good idea:

Thanks for confirming its possible, as mentioned i do run it through a filter to ensure i get as much of the crap out as possible, plus i change my fuel filter at least every month, for the cost of £3 per filter id be stupid not to.

[Superchicken]

Originally Posted by woodfordhalse

+1
The great thing about this is after you change the engine oil you fill the fuel tank up with it

Ive been using 100% WVO for about 6 years . Im not a great fan of used engine oil for the simple reason its hard to see if there is any water or sludge in the container so I just let it settle out for a long time..
Oh my car is an old 940 with the hated D24tic

I don't dilute the oil its all 100% but do heat it to engine coolant temp which is around 85-90c

ha thats exactly what i done on the weekend when we serviced my brothers car :-)

what do you use to heat the engine ? block heaters?

thanks

[woodfordhalse]

Just a heat exchanger in the coolant line before the filter. 2 x solenoid valves for feed and return and a 5 l starting tank. All easy to do its just plumbing!

[mr tickle]

Thread resurrection from a home Bio-diesel maker.

I make and have used Bio-diesel in all of my cars at 100% for a number of years.

I have never broke one yet or had any issues with the fuel except a couple of blocked fuel filters when I first started making bio and i had a few "poor" batches.

My recently purchased 2010 V70 D5 is the newest car I have run on Bio, so It's still in the trial period. So far so good.

Any other home brewers here running B100?

I am a bit concerned about the known DPF and rising engine oil issue because my oil dilution issue would be with 100% Bio not the 7%-10% range from pump fuel. The question is does my year and engine type suffer from the rising oil issue or was it resolved after a certain time?

Either way, I have always changed my engine oil after 6k miles or 6 months.

To those putting anything other that Biodiesel, veg or diesel in their tanks, I hope the HMRC don't read these forums or you may be in for an interesting chat one day?

[Simon Jones]

Originally Posted by mr tickle

To those putting anything other that Biodiesel, veg or diesel in their tanks, I hope the HMRC don't read these forums or you may be in for an interesting chat one day?

Is the limit for SVO still 2500 litres a year? A quick estimate at 40 MPG would give an allowance of just under 22,000 miles per annum (if my maths is correct).

[mr tickle]

Originally Posted by Simon Jones

Is the limit for SVO still 2500 litres a year? A quick estimate at 40 MPG would give an allowance of just under 22,000 miles per annum (if my maths is correct).

Yes 2500 litres per rolling 12 months of Vegetable oil and/or Bio Diesel. All other fuel types have no exemptions from fuel duty or VAT for road use.