veg oil

[Gazbo]

Put it in yesterday. waited till the light was about to come on (i know this well, lol) then i put ten pounds derv in and then ten ltrs veg oil. No probs as yet

[dieselboy]

Put it in yesterday. waited till the light was about to come on (i know this well, lol) then i put ten pounds derv in and then ten ltrs veg oil. No probs as yet

brill aint it.
the fuel light came on for me yesterday, so i stuck in 20litres of veg, and £6 of derv. got between quarter and half a tank full. they say you should put the veg in before so it mixes better. but i do it whatever way round is convenient at the time.
ill be moving on to rapeseed as its cheaper apparently.

[Gazbo]

I am intending on putting a fiver in when tank gets to same place as before then putting ten ltrs oil ontop. If this is ok, then i am going to stick ten ltrs neat in. I believe the only problem that will be faced will be cold start as mine did chug and smoke a bit, but i will heat it twice tomo and see what difference it makes.
I am thinking about making a heater for winter, cant be too hard IMO?

[dieselboy]

I am intending on putting a fiver in when tank gets to same place as before then putting ten ltrs oil ontop. If this is ok, then i am going to stick ten ltrs neat in. I believe the only problem that will be faced will be cold start as mine did chug and smoke a bit, but i will heat it twice tomo and see what difference it makes.
I am thinking about making a heater for winter, cant be too hard IMO?

just make sure your do this when starting:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=FgUlqvwtR8U
wait for the beep. then all should be fine. ive found that in my 2.4 if i run 70-80% veg oil i need to leave it idleing for a couple of 3 minutes before i move off or else it hesitates when i first put my foot on the accelerator. once going its fine

[Gazbo]

i will try that tomo

[dieselboy]

i will try that tomo

see. knew my useless vid would come in somewhere

[leo's dad]

welcome to the clan, my smelly bretheren....

[Gazbo]

quality vid mate, lol

[Razorhoof]

I have been using veg oil and I have developed a fuel leak....... I recommend NOT using it neat - mix with some diesel.....

[dieselboy]

I have been using veg oil and I have developed a fuel leak....... I recommend NOT using it neat - mix with some diesel.....

where is the leak?
least its not a leek like someone was having! you know its bad when you get vegetables growing out the engine bay hehe

[Razorhoof]

I reckon it's from the pump - I don't know where to put my hand but it leaks for a few minutes when I come to a stop and turn the engine off. I assume it is leaking when I am driving but of course I can't tell :o).

This happened when I stopped mixing it with diesel.... I am going to go about 70 / 30 veg oil in the hope it will reduce the pressureon the seals.......

Will buying a fuel heater stop this?

[dieselboy]

it should be able to hold the pressure in the first place. is it coming from the return from the injectors or is it the feed to them? it may be just one of the injector feeds?see the highest point there is fuel and go from there.

[MattF]

Get a seal kit from Milner's. It's the top pump seals that sometimes weep with the SVO. Using straight diesel for a while will stop the leak.

[Razorhoof]

Ok cool.

I will use normal Diesel after this lot of SVO has ranout and then go 60 / 40 veg.

[max6674]

i need to leave it idleing for a couple of 3 minutes before i move off or else it hesitates when i first put my foot on the accelerator. once going its fine

Have you tried new glow plugs to stop the lumpyness when you first start up ?

Just asking as I have some new ones in the boot which have been there for 6 weeks, another one of those "will do it tomorrow" jobs. I have a feeling it may cure some of the lumpy issues..

Does yours have the winter pack on Tony?