vaughant

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OK,bought one of these of flashRS (richard) on here to convert to a dayvan/one man camper affair.
The van,as with most di`s runs spot on,doesn`t even smoke too badly but is a bit underpowered for my liking,especially on the hills or ladened up.
Now,I spotted a Tourneo version in the auctions and had a good look under the bonnet and it looks pretty straightforward to convert,I`m only looking at say 5 PSI,nothing heavy,just to keep the speed up a bit on the hills.
I`m just wondering what turbo they use as it looked tiny,like a T2 perhaps?I was thinking of just a cone filter directly into the turbine housing then it seems to link up to the inlet via the outlet underneath the turbo,it even looks an afterthought from the factory!!!
I`m not 100% if it uses an ecu etc to control the fuelling but the boost control looked really messy,pipes everywhere,not sure of a good solution to this?
Now,to the veg/waste oil.
I know the tranny is very good with being run on pretty much anything and I have access where I work to large quantities of various oils.
Theres a canteen so I`m sure I could source veg oil from there free of charge and also theres a large waste oil drum which holds IIRC around 100 odd litres of various types of oil,hydraulic,lube etc.
My question is do I need to refine these oils in anyway or is it just straight in via a small filter on my funnel and keep an eye on the oil filter more frequently?
All thoughts welcome.

DazC

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The turbo 2.5DI Transits run about 15 psi standard. It's easy to do but I'd avoid the Lucas EPIC fuel system to be honest. Just fit the turbo/manifold etc and wind the pressure up on the original pump. I'd do away with the EGR valve too.

R4N SS

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filter whatever oil you get properly. Mix it with a bit of normal diesel too.

keep spare fuel filters and change the engine oil regularly.