All vegetable oil users - please post your experiences

[Albannach]

• I have been told this can not be used on anything after 1998.

Not strictly true, common rail diesels and some pumps don't like it. But nothing after 1998 is not a rule.

• This is a VERY MESSY process.

Be tidier and more careful then.

• buy law you can make and use 10.000 ltrs per year tax free.(woohoo)

You can make and use as much as you want, but only 2,500 can be used without registering as a producer and paying tax.

• Check or change fuel fillter more often.

Just keep a spare and change it when you notice the truck being sluggish.

[Albannach]

Latest Update ..
Purchased some Millers Oil (See Bushwhackers's link) five weeks ago now n apart from adding some of this to each 20 litre filtered I'm still running 100% Veg (Pea nut oil) a 6.6p per litre
Good Luck

How much is some Jess? One of the measures on the bottle or a Jamie Oliver dollop?

[Diezel Weazel]

How much is some Jess? One of the measures on the bottle or a Jamie Oliver dollop?

Millers Oil comes in a 500ml squeezy bottle (with measuring scale) I paid £9.99p (Treats 10 x 50 litre tanks) being as I store in 20 litre containers after refinery I add just shy of the 1/2 measure scale on the bottle
Hope that helps Andy ... Courtesy of Bushwhacker ..
http://www.millersoils.net/M3_cgi/mi...ype=automotive

There's always a Payback .. Ya don't know where n ya never know when tho !!

[Albannach]

Thanks Jess.

[tintin]

Any link to where you got the Millers from please Jess.

Alan

[Diezel Weazel]

My little o'l local Motor Factors (A1 Motorway Store) if they know there stuff, just ask for it by name Alan
n Good Luck

Jess

There's always a Payback .. Ya don't know where n ya never know when tho !!

[tintin]

Cheers Jess

[Dixie.t]

i have been using the older "Diesel Power Sport 4". it has it own measuring on the side so i put 1/2 a shot in each 20l bottle of veg, shake and put in tank.

[smiffy]

My 3RD Gen

Year of Surf :1996
Engine size: 3ltr
Engine ref.:knz 185
Total mileage on the vehicle:165k kms

Main type of veg used: SVO (Straight vegetable oil –i.e. bought from the shop) or WVO (waste vegetable oil)

SVO

Single or twin tank? TWIN TANK, Two switches.One to switch Return on,One to turn feed on. Always finish at night on derv so i start on derv.

(i.e. do you put it all in the main fuel tank or have you had a second tank fitted to allow you to use diesel to start and then switch over to veg

Other modifications you have had done to the fuel system and approximate cost?

Coolant Heated Fuel Filter 67.00
Bio Tuning compact Heat Exchanger 49.00
Pevekoil valves x 2( 57.50) 115.00
Pirtek Oil delivery hoses 100.00
Iveco 100ltr Tank!!! 35.00
Reducers/tee's etc 15.00

All installed by previous owner,top quality workmanship.


Mixture/s you use

Summer
Veg 100% Start/Stop on derv
Diesel %
Petrol %
Any other additives (please list) %

Winter
Veg 100% Start/Stop on derv,i hope. Only had truck 2 weeks.
Diesel %
Petrol %
Any other additives (please list) %


How long you have been using veg for?:1 week

Approximate mileage done on diesel: Kit was fitted in 2008

Approximate mileage done on veg/mix: Not to sure maybe 12k miles


Is the engine still running fine? Yes


Any problems so far experienced that you think are due to veg usage (any approximate costs would be good here as well as any fixes)


If you are using your own collected waste veg, how do you prepare it for use?


Any other notes/ tips etc.
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[Diezel Weazel]

Veg oil Update :

12 Weeks since I started using 100% Pure Nut Oil (filtered) & NO Diesel ....

There's always a Payback .. Ya don't know where n ya never know when tho !!

[Diezel Weazel]

Not had any probs running 100% WVO (15 Weeks now) but just to make sure on Thursday night (17th) put about 1/2 a gallon derv in just to make sure I don't ...
So far so good .....

There's always a Payback .. Cos ya don't know here n ya never know when !!

[Rustinho]

Year of Surf : 1992
Engine size: 2.4
Engine ref.: LN130
Total mileage on the vehicle: just under 100,000 miles

Main type of veg used: SVO

Single or twin tank? Single

Other modifications you have had done to the fuel system and approximate cost?

None - but considering fuel heater before next winter. Cold start ups tend to be a bit "lumpy" and under powered, although it has been like that since the new head was fitted anyway so is probably just coincidence.

Mixture/s you use

No set mixtures used as yet - began experimenting with 10% veg, then 20%, etc. Was running on pretty much 100% veg now the weather has got a bit warmer. Will report back once I've settled on what seems to work best.

How long you have been using veg for?

Not long - only been experimenting for a month or two.

Approximate mileage done on diesel:

A few thousand (less than 5000)

Approximate mileage done on veg/mix:

A few hundred (less than 1000 so far)

Is the engine still running fine?

Yes.


Any problems so far experienced that you think are due to veg usage (any approximate costs would be good here as well as any fixes)


Fuel filter was changed this morning because it was clogged with sludge - probably the fuel system cleaning out with the veg oil. Also, was running on small amounts in the tank which won't have helped. AND I'm guessing its possible that no-one had really thought about changing the fuel filter since import to the UK (several years!) cos there was a load of Japanese writing on the old fuel filter and only English writing on the new one...

If you are using your own collected waste veg, how do you prepare it for use?

N/A - I'm thinking of setting up some sort of system to re-cycle WVO but not sorted it yet.

Any other notes/ tips etc.

Do your research - there is loads of info around if you look. Don't be scared to do it!

[Rustinho]

After trying various bits n bobs at lower levels and looking around, taking advice, etc, I have put my first tank full in in readiness for a long run visiting the in laws for the weekend - heading down tomorrow morning.

95% SVO, 5% petrol, fresh fuel filter (see above post).

Will update with how it runs once I get back next week.

[Diezel Weazel]

UPDATE.....

Over 6 months now on 100% (WVO) Pure Nutty Oil n very little diesel (apart from freezing temperatures)

"Cos short cuts cost more in the long run"

[ronsarrox]

Year of Surf : 1991
Engine size: 2.4
Engine ref.: LN130
Total mileage on the vehicle: 177492 KM

Main type of veg used: SVO (but am going to use WVO prepped by myself in the next month or two)

Single or twin tank? Single.

Other modifications you have had done to the fuel system and approximate cost?

No other Mods but am considering a engine coolant heater exchange kit.

Mixture/s you use

Summer
Veg 30%
Diesel 70%
Petrol 0%
Any other additives (please list) 0%

Winter NOT DONE IT THRU A WINTER YET
Veg %
Diesel %
Petrol %
Any other additives (please list) %


How long you have been using veg for?:
3 DAYS
Approximate mileage done on diesel:
1200KM
Approximate mileage done on veg/mix:
100KM

Is the engine still running fine? Yes


Any problems so far experienced that you think are due to veg usage (any approximate costs would be good here as well as any fixes)?

NO PROBLEMS YET


If you are using your own collected waste veg, how do you prepare it for use?

am planning to filter it by a gravity based home built 3 stage filtration system, the oil will pass thru a water separation filter then through a pair of tights, second filter will be a 20 micron filter and last final filter will be a 5micron of a peice of muslin material. Then i will leave oil to stand for a week or 2 and then put into my truck.

Any other notes/ tips etc.

Only been doing it for 3 days and have no noticable problems, infact I actually think it has improved acceleration, and has made the engine run better. Going to increase the percentage upto about 80% SVO but am going to increase it week by week, so next week i will try 40% and then 50% and so on untill i reach 80% or untill it starts to run lumpy. Once I have reached 60% I shall dilute the mix with 10% of white spirit to help reduce the viscosity of the SVO.