hi guys, i have a mk1 1.6 petrol. Do you think is good converting it on LPG as the petrol price increases every day?

 

i've had several vehicles on lpg, loved it, so cheap to fill up, but found that ford zetec engines don't like it, had 2 mondeos and both in the end wouldn't start on the started, but would run once bumped, started was spinning engine over fine, but compression was to low to start, think the lpg had burn the valves out, old pinto was fine, had p100 with old pinto in it and it just kept going, i would have another lpg car in a heart beat, thinking of converting my old american pick up to lpg for next time i'm in the uk

 

Think most cars need hardend valve seats to run LPG reliabily to be honest.
I was looking at a MK3 Mondeo Ghia X on a 57 plate with the 3.0 V6 on LPG but was advised against it unless it had hardened valve seats.

 

i have it on my galaxy. the valve seats burning out can be a problem so i have a little oil injector thing on there that is supposed to help with it.

 

doubt its worth it on a small engined car like a 1.6 youll be better off using the conversion money to buy a modern fuel efficient car.

a big engined car it can be well worth it.

Although i wonder how secure the reduced fuel duty on LPG is with the current government and financial state of the country??

 

Thank you guys. I see that all of ou share the same idea for not converting it. Psycho these new fords with tdci engine are no vey strong as their fuel pumps and injectors suffer from bad fuel. I think tdi engines are better than this. Thanks again.

 

i have a 58 plate ford transit thats lpg. the tank is only 50 litres and i only get at best 200 miles per tank. its was convert from new and has never run right. its has now done over 100k.