SapphyMike

I have a P reg mondeo TD - its the old Endura engine.

do i need to do anything to get it run on a veg oil mix?

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

pay the duty

gingeRS

start it with a blend, say 20% oil and 80% diesel

and see how it is from there

increase the dosing until you find the performance drops or the smell becomes too much.

be prepared to change the filters alot more often, and remember used vegetable oil is better than new

oh....and pay the duty on it (about 35p a litre), all the forms are available from

www.hmrc.org.uk

good luck

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

important to pay the duty else prison and Gordon brown deserves every penny

Westy

iTrader: (1)

if your going to pay the duty.. then whats the point..

who would know?

anyone ever had a tug from chip shop smells??

gingeRS

thats the same reason people dont use red diesel, its readily available to all they are just shit scared of getting caught using it (hefty fines, bans), the same laws are in place for people who abuse the use of vegetable oil.....its exactly the same thing. i dont understand why people dont approach that with the same amount of caution

RWD_cossie_wil

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Ok, in reality, who has a derv and has EVER been stopped for tank dipping etc?

Nath

Never been stopped. Although I wouldn't run the risk of running red. Running a diesel is cheap enough

AlexF

It isnt good for th pump....

There isnt the lubruication in vegi oil that there is in diesel....

your better off buy bio diesel thats about 8p a litre cheaper than diesel and much better for the pump

Alex

gwynny

I have, was pissed right off on my way to a night shift and pissing down with rain.

Brian

iTrader: (2)

One of my work mates runs his Mondeo on veg oil never had any prob's and he travels from London to Wales nearly every weekend


Brian

Alg1k

iTrader: (2)

They have been stopping people quite regular in Coventry allways on the bypasses where u cannot u turn

SapphyMike

I wish it was cheaper.

its the same price as normal diesel where i live, in fact more expensive.

Graceland

Its not the veg oil that is the problem for lubricating the pump.

Its the glycerine in the veg oil that thickens it up and causes problems with the pump. Hence you have to get the clycerine out with chemical reactions and such shite like that

AlexF

LOL

Its not the vegi oil its the stuff in it??

Charlie Chalk

iTrader: (1)

Just buy diesel

Graceland

Glycerine is added at the time of blending the veg oil to stop it going "off" over time

rssteve

red diesel is not allowed to be used in a car tho is it? So your guilty from the start.

You could use oil, pay for tax on a few litres a year, how they going to prove how much you have used

fast_ford_uk

thats bullshit red derv is only for use for agricultual vehicles such as tractors and plant machinery, its untaxed and actually against the law to use it on the road vehicle unless its been approved, chip fat isnt against the law to use it just states that you must keep a record of it and tell the tax man at the end of the year, soo unless you have no common sense you cant get done, and as to thinking about actually paying the tax man WHY u might as well spend 1pound a litre on white!

RWD_cossie_wil

iTrader: (9)

If you get stopped with it- " this is my first tankfull, just trying it to see if it works "

Nath

Someones more than welcome to buy mine in the for sale section and run it on whatever the fuck they want

tabetha

RED diesel, is allowed to be used oin the road by those that are allowed mainly farmers etc.
My friend has been running HEATING OIL for 7 years, on his RANGE ROVERS, now on a 54 reg one without problem.
Every year at MOT time on his others he was told "JESUS IT RUNS CLEAN".
We add 2% KLOTZ TECHNIPLATE to the mix which works out at 11p a litre, spelt ELEVEN PENCE A LITRE.
Veg oil can be used without problem, but add a teaspoon of castor oil to every 10 litres.
Any yes it is UNDETECTABLE , as it has no dye in it, and heating oil is so much more refined than heavy crude(diesel), it comes from a slight different part of the tower to start with.
We had an engine that had over 200,000 miles on it always from day one run on heating oil, it also goes much better and does not smoke even when cold.
Buy your heating oil in the summer it's cheaper, my friend has a business and it uses heating oil, oddly the business uses as much oil in the summer as winter!!
tabetha

gingeRS

chip fat is against the law the use, unless you prepay the duty on it, otherwise everyone would run it then when caught claim it was their first tank

Ollie.

Everyone uses red up here!

CossieRich

iTrader: (1)

of course you lot do, you tight scottish fuckers

GTechR

Dont you have to mix it with parafin or something?

I'm sure when they did that experiment on Top Gear it was mixed with something..

Turbosystems

iTrader: (5)

it's good to see the government promoting recycling by imposing duty on waste chip fat you have to love them