Hi Guys
I just got myself a ZX diesel (non turbo) and was wondering what the opinions and implications of using Veg oil are.
The car has done 167,000, and runs sweet as a nut engine wise.
Thanks
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Veg Oil
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Here's an extract from the recent edition of Advanced Driver Magazine. "A police unit nicknamed the "frying squad" has been formed in Llanelli to combat the local practice of running diesel engined cars on cooking oil. Cooking oil is less than half the price of diesel but using it to avoid paying fuel tax is illegal (as well as making the car smell like a mobile fish & chip shop....)
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2011 Citroen C1 - x 72
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So if you're interested, have a look at www.veggiepower.org.uk
Lets clear one thing up..
It is perfectly legal to use vegetable oil in your car, providing you register with HM C&E, and keep a log of the quantities used.
It also may be cheaper to buy the fuel ( new ) in bulk from a wholesaler, AND pay the tax ( reduced rate for enviro-fuels ), that to pay 84p/litre at the pump.
As long as you are registered, and can prove that, as well as your logs to PC Plod, he can do nothing to you ( other than ask for batter bits with that [:D] )
It is perfectly legal to use vegetable oil in your car, providing you register with HM C&E, and keep a log of the quantities used.
It also may be cheaper to buy the fuel ( new ) in bulk from a wholesaler, AND pay the tax ( reduced rate for enviro-fuels ), that to pay 84p/litre at the pump.
As long as you are registered, and can prove that, as well as your logs to PC Plod, he can do nothing to you ( other than ask for batter bits with that [:D] )
If you've got access to a centrifuge for seperating out the particles from the oil, it coiuld be an interesting alternative, again, check out veggiepower. There's an article there about an american who is/has toured europe in his veggie-driven motorhome running on used oil from restuarants! Something to be a bit cautious about is that some vegatable based oils are quite agressive towards rubber (of which there is quite a lot in the fuel system), and veggie fuel is not suitable (unless it has been esterized)for winter use - no problem now, but not so cool if the temperature drops close to zero!
//NiSk
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