Veg oil ?
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My pal who ran his 406 on used chip oil from cafes had a set up in his shed where he cleaned it.
One ten gallon plastic barrel with a tap set six inches from the bottom, he let the stuff settle until all the sludge was below the tap level then from the tap through a coffee filter into a clean barrel.
That seemed to be all that was needed, he did about 80k miles on that without any problems (except that the bloody car always smelled like a chip shop)
One ten gallon plastic barrel with a tap set six inches from the bottom, he let the stuff settle until all the sludge was below the tap level then from the tap through a coffee filter into a clean barrel.
That seemed to be all that was needed, he did about 80k miles on that without any problems (except that the bloody car always smelled like a chip shop)
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ahh it's no bother, to be sure changing the filter is a 1 min job.. and I get a warning (about 30 miles) before it's going to need it.. even at £4 a week for the filter, I am still saving a lot more than using Diesel..You know if I was having that much trouble I'd just go to BP
the point of my hijack, (sorry ) was more to see if I could have finally done some damage to the pump after so much miles/time.. i.e. whether the pump was loosing it's ability to draw the fuel from the filter and thus giving the symptoms of a blocked filter...
Looking at the filter I removed on Monday, it's clear to me (sorry) that the last batch of oil I brought must be the culprit.. with that in mind, I will empty the final barrel in, stock up on more filters, and then see how the latest batch of barrels behave..
I never shake the paranoid feeling that pouring food into my tank will always be safe, even after 50 tankfuls
John