Diesel Fuel Prices

Hi Guys,

Diesel at the pumps is £1.07 a litre from my local ASDA.

NEW veg oil on the shelves is £0.85p a litre from ASDA.

I just bought a trolley-full at 85p / litre and am saving TWENTY TWO PENCE A LITRE compared to paying at the pumps.

And my TD5 runs better on it.

CharlesY

You'd be saving evenmore round here cos diesel's 111p a fookin litre.

What mix of oil to diesel ratio are you using?

I've been chucking 18litres of veg oil in and filling up with diesel and my 300Tdi is running a lot smoother off it, might try a bit more veg oil next time .

Grimmer said:

I've been chucking 18litres of veg oil in and filling up with diesel and my 300Tdi is running a lot smoother off it, might try a bit more veg oil next time .

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18 litres !

even this weather it'll be fine running mostly SVO

75% soya oil from MAKRO @ £13.85 for 20 litres no VAT

Is soya oil ok??? I was looking at it in Makro the other day. I have run it on veg oil and rapeseed. I thought the soya oil was supposed to be too low a calorific value to use???

Sirus said:

Is soya oil ok??? I was looking at it in Makro the other day. I have run it on veg oil and rapeseed. I thought the soya oil was supposed to be too low a calorific value to use???

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fooked if i knows,bio,s still 92p a litre at palmers

Sirus said:

Is soya oil ok??? I was looking at it in Makro the other day. I have run it on veg oil and rapeseed. I thought the soya oil was supposed to be too low a calorific value to use???

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works for me Pride veg oil 898 calories close enough

livers said:

works for me Pride veg oil 898 calories close enough

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Yes Guys,

Count the calories ... you don't want your lean mean Landy-Machine turning into a Fat Bastid Freelandy!

CharlesY

CharlesY said:

Yes Guys,

Count the calories ... you don't want your lean mean Landy-Machine turning into a Fat Bastid Freelandy!

CharlesY

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Does this mean just shove it in then Charlsey

Sean said:

18 litres !

even this weather it'll be fine running mostly SVO

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Just taking things easy to be honest, only just started trying it, I'll up the percentage next tank.

Sirus said:

Does this mean just shove it in then Charlsey

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I do.

I usually start with a full tank of diesel.
When it goes down to three-quarters full I shove in 20 - 25 litres of veg, which about fills it up again.

You can tell in seconds that the engine runs smoother.

Once it's down to 3/4 again I shove in another 20 - 25 litres of veg.

I will do that maybe three times, then run the tank down to 1/4, and fill it at the pumps, and start all over again.

I make a bit of BioDiesel too, and do the same with that.

The maths is simple:

Every litre of veg I put in SAVES me 25 pence at today's prices.
Every litre of BioDiesel I use saves me NINETY PENCE today.

It just has to be worth it.

Used engine oil is also a perfectly good fuel as long as you don't let it get full of crap. Every gallon of that into your tank saves you a fiver in round numbers. Mix that half-in-half with pump fuel and you could HALVE your fuel bills if you can get free used engine oil from a local garage.

The best part is not paying rip-off fuel taxes with VAT applied to the TAX!

The only downside is it is all LEGAL. This rather takes the shine off the job.

CharlesY

me i just use the FREE WVO i get given, filter it and use it up to about 60% with doosel

Can the new 2.4 Puma engines run on a veggie oil mix aswell?

CharlesY said:

I do.

I usually start with a full tank of diesel.
When it goes down to three-quarters full I shove in 20 - 25 litres of veg, which about fills it up again.

You can tell in seconds that the engine runs smoother.

Once it's down to 3/4 again I shove in another 20 - 25 litres of veg.

I will do that maybe three times, then run the tank down to 1/4, and fill it at the pumps, and start all over again.

I make a bit of BioDiesel too, and do the same with that.

The maths is simple:

Every litre of veg I put in SAVES me 25 pence at today's prices.
Every litre of BioDiesel I use saves me NINETY PENCE today.

It just has to be worth it.

Used engine oil is also a perfectly good fuel as long as you don't let it get full of crap. Every gallon of that into your tank saves you a fiver in round numbers. Mix that half-in-half with pump fuel and you could HALVE your fuel bills if you can get free used engine oil from a local garage.

The best part is not paying rip-off fuel taxes with VAT applied to the TAX!

The only downside is it is all LEGAL. This rather takes the shine off the job.

CharlesY

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I think you have to be a bit careful with using old engine oil as a fuel. If I'm not mistaken it doesn't constitute a "fuel substitute" under the legislation as it's a hydrocarbon based oil and is therefore illegal to use as a road fuel without declaring it and paying the fuel duty.
Off-road, no problem.

I have been using 10 litres to 40 litres on a 2.25 Diesel unmodified.

Sirus said:

Is soya oil ok??? I was looking at it in Makro the other day. I have run it on veg oil and rapeseed. I thought the soya oil was supposed to be too low a calorific value to use???

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what your landy will lose on weight

im hgv driver for asda so get a discount in store. the veg oil only costing 75p a litre for me

so do ya reckon the goverment would make more money with lower prices or will that push are "legal emmissions amount " too far based on fuel sales alone?