Vegetable Oil

On Sat, 17 May 2008 11:41:40 GMT, Jono <nothanks.TakeThisOut@blueyonder.invalid> wrote:

>Hello,
>
>Well, now diesel is over £1.20 a litre here, I would like to consider
>using alternative fuels - the cheapest being used vegetable oil.
>
>I have trawled the net and found a plentitude of sites that say do this
>or do that and a similar number that say don't do it.
>
>Anyone here using used vegetable oil in a BMW diesel?
>
>Any links to successes?
>
>Thanks.
>

Actually by law all diesel in the UK has to be 5% bio and this is causing
problems in smaller filling stations that don't sell a lot of the stuff as it's
bio organisms grow in the warm tanks and if there is water present they grow
faster.

Soon UK diesel will have to be 10% bio and then...............

However it's tax free if you make it yourself - go buy Car Mechanics magazine -
there is an ad in that this month for a self contained unit that does it for
you. 2 months ago they ran an article on this subject. Back numbers are
available.

Hugh
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Hugh Gundersen
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Bognor Regis, W.Sussex, England, UK
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Jono wrote:

It worked fine on my 90 vw golf.
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> "Jono" <nothanks.DeleteThis@blueyonder.invalid> wrote in message
> news:mn.8af97d85773594d1.88534@blueyonder.invalid...
>> Hello,
>>
>> Well, now diesel is over £1.20 a litre here, I would like to consider
>> using alternative fuels - the cheapest being used vegetable oil.
>>
>> I have trawled the net and found a plentitude of sites that say do this
>> or do that and a similar number that say don't do it.
>>
>> Anyone here using used vegetable oil in a BMW diesel?
>>
>> Any links to successes?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
There was a television news article to that effect here in New York City
last summer. Seems a guy in Connecticut was doing just that and running it
through his Mercedes Benz. (It was an older one, probably a mid 80's if I
had to guess.)

He collected oil from fast food stations, filtered it and ran his car on it.

Jono, If it works, let us know. Myabe my nexg car will be an diesel...
Cheers
Squat
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Squat <Squat RemoveThis @yeahright.com> wrote:
>There was a television news article to that effect here in New York City
>last summer. Seems a guy in Connecticut was doing just that and running it
>through his Mercedes Benz. (It was an older one, probably a mid 80's if I
>had to guess.)
>
>He collected oil from fast food stations, filtered it and ran his car on it.

This works for a while, but it causes a lot of premature engine wear because
the combustion products are very strongly acidic and there's also water
in there.

There is some pre-processing and pH buffering that can be done which will
make it a much safer and more reliable fuel.

>Jono, If it works, let us know. Myabe my nexg car will be an diesel...

Problem is that folks used to pay someone to dispose of used fryer oil,
now they are getting money for it. With the increasing number of processing
facilities out there, it will soon cost as much as diesel fuel.

Of course you could use fresh vegetable oil... but around here, even low
grade olive oil (not cold pressed) is more than twenty times as expensive
as diesel. It would make your car smell great, though. Even better you
could use the truffle-infused Nunez de Prado....
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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hsg RemoveThis @h-gee.co.uk brought next idea :
> On Sat, 17 May 2008 11:41:40 GMT, Jono <nothanks RemoveThis @blueyonder.invalid> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Well, now diesel is over £1.20 a litre here, I would like to consider
>> using alternative fuels - the cheapest being used vegetable oil.
>>
>> I have trawled the net and found a plentitude of sites that say do this
>> or do that and a similar number that say don't do it.
>>
>> Anyone here using used vegetable oil in a BMW diesel?
>>
>> Any links to successes?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>
> Actually by law all diesel in the UK has to be 5% bio and this is causing
> problems in smaller filling stations that don't sell a lot of the stuff as
> it's bio organisms grow in the warm tanks and if there is water present they
> grow faster.
>
> Soon UK diesel will have to be 10% bio and then...............
>
> However it's tax free if you make it yourself - go buy Car Mechanics magazine
> - there is an ad in that this month for a self contained unit that does it
> for you. 2 months ago they ran an article on this subject. Back numbers are
> available.
>


Thanks all
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