Cheap fuel alternatives for Diesel?
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Ive heard loads of things about stuff like biodiesel, vegetable oil, blah blah
I have a Pug 306 XLDT N reg, is there anything I can consider to save me any cash in my 1,500miles driving each week?
Dont mind paying tax on stuff if its gonna save me a few dollars
I have a Pug 306 XLDT N reg, is there anything I can consider to save me any cash in my 1,500miles driving each week?
Dont mind paying tax on stuff if its gonna save me a few dollars
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Originally Posted by SiB
I think, possibly, that Tabetha mentioned some people run heating oil (Kerosene maybe?) - costing even less than Veg oil.....
Not sure on that, but deffo worth investigation me thinks.
Si
Not sure on that, but deffo worth investigation me thinks.
Si
Mate done this in his fiesta for 30k and didnt service it once
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Mix 1litre of normal engine oil to 25 of kerosene/parrafin
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i used to do this on a r reg mondeo 1.8td during winter 3 parts diesel 1 part veg oil and in summer it was 50/50 noticed slightly less speed but no problems other than that. And according to the government unless you use over 2500litres of veg oil a year you dont need to declare it.
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Originally Posted by RS SHORTIE
Originally Posted by SiB
I think, possibly, that Tabetha mentioned some people run heating oil (Kerosene maybe?) - costing even less than Veg oil.....
Not sure on that, but deffo worth investigation me thinks.
Si
Not sure on that, but deffo worth investigation me thinks.
Si
Mate done this in his fiesta for 30k and didnt service it once
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Mix 1litre of normal engine oil to 25 of kerosene/parrafin
That's gotta be cheap - like 40p ish a litre at the mo IIRC.
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Originally Posted by SiB
Originally Posted by RS SHORTIE
Originally Posted by SiB
I think, possibly, that Tabetha mentioned some people run heating oil (Kerosene maybe?) - costing even less than Veg oil.....
Not sure on that, but deffo worth investigation me thinks.
Si
Not sure on that, but deffo worth investigation me thinks.
Si
Mate done this in his fiesta for 30k and didnt service it once
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Mix 1litre of normal engine oil to 25 of kerosene/parrafin
That's gotta be cheap - like 40p ish a litre at the mo IIRC.
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Like i said he did fook all to it for 30k and it ran sweet as a nut.
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im running 60/40 vegoil to diesel just now in a mk2 golf gtd and its fine done about 6000 miles since i got it with no issues other than it smelling like a chip pan!
interested in the kerosen business though
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tescos pura veg oil is 56p a litre i was running my smiley transit on 100% veg oil.
but because its winter i had problems starting in the morning so now i run it 50/50.
but because its winter i had problems starting in the morning so now i run it 50/50.
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Go LPG
My Audi runs on LPG and it is awesome.....
I get billed monthly...
119litres of LPG cost me £42
119litres of Diesel is about £127
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She looks good, goes ok for a 1.8 and owes me next to fuck all.
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My Audi runs on LPG and it is awesome.....
I get billed monthly...
119litres of LPG cost me £42
119litres of Diesel is about £127
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I get 300 mile to £19 of LPG
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She looks good, goes ok for a 1.8 and owes me next to fuck all.
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Mix heating oil with engine oil???
WHY?
ENgine oil doesn't burn well - hence blue smoke with knacked engines!!
You'll find it blocks the injectors and combustion chambers up (worse on a indirect diesel - like the old Transit engine (2.5 york)) and will wreck the pump as its miles to thick!
Alex
WHY?
ENgine oil doesn't burn well - hence blue smoke with knacked engines!!
You'll find it blocks the injectors and combustion chambers up (worse on a indirect diesel - like the old Transit engine (2.5 york)) and will wreck the pump as its miles to thick!
Alex
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Originally Posted by AlexF
Mix heating oil with engine oil???
WHY?
ENgine oil doesn't burn well - hence blue smoke with knacked engines!!
You'll find it blocks the injectors and combustion chambers up (worse on a indirect diesel - like the old Transit engine (2.5 york)) and will wreck the pump as its miles to thick!
Alex
WHY?
ENgine oil doesn't burn well - hence blue smoke with knacked engines!!
You'll find it blocks the injectors and combustion chambers up (worse on a indirect diesel - like the old Transit engine (2.5 york)) and will wreck the pump as its miles to thick!
Alex
Kerosene is also less lubricating than diesel so the added engine oil aids lubrication of the pump.
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I'm running 50/50 Veg Oil in a Rover 420SD at the moment. Change the Fuel Filter after about 1000 miles as the Veggie will clean all the system out etc so the filter will be bunged up and it should run fine after that. I've done 3000 in the Rover on Veggie and i've ran 2 Mondeo TD's on it previously no problems
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dont advice running oil with lucas pumps, if your bosh you can run reasonable high mixs, in summer i was running 100 percent oil straight from tescos but its a bit dearer now, in winter id put 50 litres of oil in and a tenners worth of diesel.
i have run transits vw tdis our merc g wagon runs on straight oil too. and its totally legal not commiting any offence if you mix up less than 2500 litres per year, no tax needed to be paid
i have run transits vw tdis our merc g wagon runs on straight oil too. and its totally legal not commiting any offence if you mix up less than 2500 litres per year, no tax needed to be paid
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