Veg oil in a picasso

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gordonslaven
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Veg oil in a picasso

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Hi all, could anyone tell me the ins and outs of running a percentage of veg oil in a 2l Hdi picasso, going to check what pump is in it tomorrow but if anyone can help it would be most apreciated as the 119p a litre is killing me as I do a 2 or 3 thousand miles a month... many thanks
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DickieG
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Veg oil in an HDi is a big no no I'm afraid due the tight tolerances and sohisticated equipment, do a quick search on here and all will be revealed.
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Don't put any veg oil in an HDi, you will kill the fuel pump.

It is possible to get a proper conversion done on them, but it isn't cheap.
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gordonslaven
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cheers guys

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Cheers guys, thought it was worth the asking, but will just have to keep giving the taxman all my cash for diesel... Many thanks
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Re: Veg oil in a picasso

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gordonslaven wrote:the 119p a litre is killing me
so will £1600 for a set of injectors & high pressure fuel pump then :shock:
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steelcityuk
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You could use proper Biodiesel. I can get it for around 10p/litre cheaper than mineral diesel.

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KP
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I get it for 89.3p/litre at the min, 23p/litre saving for me!!
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CitroJim
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KP wrote:I get it for 89.3p/litre at the min, 23p/litre saving for me!!
That has to be the way to go for the HDi :D That represents good value.

For owners of 1.9TDs with Bosch pumps though, there is a suspicion that biodiesel is not kind to the pump seals and they'll start leaking after a while.

I have no reports of how biodiesel might affect the seals in Lucas DPC and EPIC pumps. I'll try to find out.
Jim

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Unread post by KP »

My dad has been running his on it for about 6k now, that is the series 2 2.1td epic.

Its always worth using the peromance diesel once in a while to make sure your car gets what its meant to and with the savings its easily do-able :)
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