Running on Veg Oil?

[snapdragon]

I used much higher concentrations of rape and soya oil in my BMW powered Vauxhall Omega, and it saved me £5k over the years, all I had was a leaky pump by the time I scrapped it at 175,000 miles due to autobox problems.

I have used smaller concentrations in the VW as it is direct injection. I have never had any problems mixing it, I have done many tests at a variety of temps. It is fully miscible.

There are many websites that have the full S.P. and university test findings. Rapeseed oil is much better than some of the oils they have in other countries.

[cloggsy]

Christ, why didn't I buy a Diesel

[minty0_10]

vegetable oil and diesel do mix ive tried it. my question is what's the difference in vegetable oil and rapeseed? runing terms i mean

[andysuth]

I'm paying about £10 per 20Ltr of rapeseed oil at local Bookers or Makro...so it's about right.

still 1/2 the price of dino fuel & we're allowed 2500 Litres legally

Really? I thought C & E were impounding vehicles a couple of years ago for impersonating fish and chip shops.

Seriously?

[stonedagain]

I ran my old Peugeot 405 for more than 2 years on a 50/50 mix of diesel & cooking oil (70/30 in winter) without any problems other than a slightly rough idle in really cold weather. It also ran quieter & pulled noticeably better. Can my PD 130 take it?

[Andy N.I]

People have said that its not ok to mix diesel and veg or rapeseed together is this true. I tell for why i work in a factory whwere we use rapeseed oil and when its used we refine it to power a generator to pump the power we use back into the grid cutting down our electric bill. It powers the generator 100% but what im thinking is free rapeseed oil only if i can mix. Can this be done and not harm the car

[minty0_10]

ive tried mixing vegy oil and diesel together in a jar and it mixed fine. but by all means try it your self

[passat 130 tdi]

anyone with the pd engine tried svo then . discuss !!!

i ran my toyota hilux surf on the stuff for months , but gotta be sure the pd engine will run on it 1st.

[Passatguy]

Just been having a little read about this bio diesel (veggy Oil) business as fuel prices seem to be going up and up.
Had a look at Huweths article which had some good links to different bio diesel sites and the gen behind it all.
Anyway, the long and short of it seems to be that anything after about 1992 can run on the stuff, particularly the vw, audi skoda range and it all comes with the proviso that you make a quick call to your dealer to confirm your vehicles suitability.

People seem to recommend the best spec bio diesel such as the EN14214 standard for peace of mind.

My only hesitations are that the bio diesel sites are few and far between at the moment (My nearest is 35 miles) and the price that I saw for a litre on one site was 98p.

Now i know this is a saving of 15p or so per litre but with all the fuss about it I thought it would be perhaps half the cost of the petro diesel we all use. Thought the savings would be much better than that. Suppose it shows how tight I am Any thoughts anyone.

[snapdragon]

I think you may be getting biodiesel and vegetable oil (SVO) confused with one another. Biodiesel is diesel made from vegetable oil. Some people such as those on this thread use food grade vegetable oil which has not been turned into diesel.
When this thread was current, veg oil was about £14/20 litres, it has since rocketted to £19/20 litres. A couple or three of years ago, it was £7.49/20 litres!!!
It's hardly worth bothering at the moment.

Now i know this is a saving of 15p or so per litre but with all the fuss about it I thought it would be perhaps half the cost of the petro diesel we all use. Thought the savings would be much better than that. Suppose it shows how tight I am Any thoughts anyone.