Anyone tried heating oil
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uncle albert
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Quick ans. YES !!!!!!!you will get hammered if caught using it
90truckcab
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makes good diesel , 50 / 50 
runs as good as red
runs as good as red
90truckcab
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specialy in the warm weather
90truckcab
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lads on the farm wer using 50 diesel to 50 heater oil , i dint bother with any in the end, but it dint seem to cause them any problems, grab it wile yer can
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It will be fine. Until you get your tank dipped and they crush your car and slap you with an estimated bill for evaded duty since you've owned the vehicle. Could be thousands. Plus a nice fine.
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I've heard of people running it but it can be thicker than standard diesel (especially if its been in a tank a while). So pre-heat if you can in the same way as veggie oil. In theory you will have to pay duty on the fuel you use though so that makes it uneconomical. IMHO use waste veggie oil (WVO), it's generally free to collect and easy to filter.
but it can be thicker than standard diesel (especially if its been in a tank a while). So pre-heat if you can in the same way as veggie oil. In theory you will have to pay duty on the fuel you use though so that makes it uneconomical. IMHO use waste veggie oil (WVO), it's generally free to collect and easy to filter.
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adrian hollister
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oh and don't forget to add cetane to your fuel, heating oil does not have to go through the same ignition quality checks as diesel and may have a very low rating.
adrian hollister
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It certainly does boost the power when using pure veggie oil. I use it all the time.
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just add a bit of petrol ( about 5% ) to your veggie, runs lovely.
Heating oil will run fine but in the long run is it worth getting your car crushed and a feckin huge bill for back duty?
Heating oil will run fine but in the long run is it worth getting your car crushed and a feckin huge bill for back duty?
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fair enough if you don't give a **** about the car being crushed but they will slap you with a bill for fuel duty for every mile the car has done since you owned it.
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Your looking for this type of stuff cetane booster. Cheaper at the tesco's of the world or your local auto supplier. I use the Wynns stuff though.
Oh and you don't need the stuff if your using Bio Diesel as it generally has a higher cetane value than standard diesel!
Oh and you don't need the stuff if your using Bio Diesel as it generally has a higher cetane value than standard diesel!
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adrian hollister
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Depends on your engine type - 200/300tdi run fine on waste veggie oil (WVO) or bio-diesel, or any combination of the three. The only problems you are likely to get is when it's winter - where you can get gelling of the veggie oil and bio-diesel.
