All vegetable oil users - please post your experiences

[luck33ro]

Verry interesting thread here. Im interested to compare the consumption diferences of cars running with diesel and veg. (Biodiesel). Can u guys provide soome figures?

[Dodge]

Verry interesting thread here. Im interested to compare the consumption diferences of cars running with diesel and veg. (Biodiesel). Can u guys provide soome figures?

Doesn't make much difference, average between 14 and 17mpg.

I did manage to average 18mpg over the last 600km, on pure diesel, had some time away, took it easy for some of that, not my usual thumping it to work.

Best thing for fuel economy is taking the bike, although that isn't much better the way I ride and being an 1100.

[gonyosoma]

mileage

Hi All,

I use mostly SVO at the moment, probably 80-90% of the tank, with a small amount of regular Diesel

I average around 25/26mpg - low 20s around town, closer to 30 keeping at around 60 on a steady run.

Mine's a manual 4runner

Cheers
C

[kamaangir]

Verry interesting thread here. Im interested to compare the consumption diferences of cars running with diesel and veg. (Biodiesel). Can u guys provide soome figures?

Vegetable oil/bio diesel has 10% less calorific value compared to mineral diesel. So expect your mpg to drop by that much.

[markp2]

Tescos veg oil has jumped from £1 per litre to £1.44 per litre in a week. Funilly enough, Asda and Sainsburys are also £1.44 this week. Cartel? Price fixing? Perish the thought!!
Mark

[Voodoo-Child]

Halfy half....

I pay £20 for a 20l drum of New oil and £1.10 per litre for bio....I get £20 worth of each and mix em in the tank....with a dose of redex injector cleaner. Almost a full tank for £40 and runs like a dream.

[spacast]

I'm running on a good 90% SVO with some unleaded, acetone and 2T, and I'm getting over 28mpg on mostly short runs in my manual 4runner. Engine runs nice and quiet and smooth, and can't say I've noticed the drop in power.
Letting the tank run down now and when the winter diesel arrives I'll be on 50/50 till the spring.

[Loobs]

Anyone looked into the LPG add-on? It isn't a conversion as such, LPG is used as the catalyst.

[Albannach]

LPG is used as the catalyst.

Catalyst for what?

[Dodge]

Catalyst for what?

An argument.

[Albannach]

An argument.

Discussion

[Loobs]

Catalyst for ignition of the diesel. A small bit of LPG is injected with the diesel which increases the efficiency, gets close to 90% burn rate. I know a couple of people, one with a Disco and one with a land cruiser who have had it done and rave about it.

[Dodge]

Catalyst for ignition of the diesel. A small bit of LPG is injected with the diesel which increases the efficiency, gets close to 90% burn rate. I know a couple of people, one with a Disco and one with a land cruiser who have had it done and rave about it.

Wow, how cool... er what the fcuk does that mean.

[Albannach]

Catalyst for ignition of the diesel. A small bit of LPG is injected with the diesel which increases the efficiency, gets close to 90% burn rate.

How does that happen?

What does '90% burn rate' mean?

[BUSHWHACKER]

How does that happen?

What does '90% burn rate' mean?

I'd like to know too!