My First veg oil mile

Well not exactly...13 litres of diesel, 5 litres of veg oil. tescos finest at 81p alitre from tesco express. Filled up in their car park But I did the mile home and all is fine (probably hasn't mixed itself up much yet, but we will see)

My other landy is on its way to being fixed up so I am taking the chance to run the current one on a diesel veg mix.

No special amendments, but I will be checking the fuel filter regularly.


So why:

Cost - yes that helps
Cause I can - yep that as well
Cause I love the idea - yes that too
Cause a few others have already told me its safe - yes, one recently in particular
Cause I can wind up the greenies round here - yes a bit of that too

but most of all because people tell me my landy is gonna smell of chips - I love chips!

If this experiment goes well, I might even look at going the used oil route...watch this space.

it was much more fun when it was 49p/l

yeah I bet, I wondered if it was cheaper at makro or any of the similar wholesalers.....

Its all gone up because its being used as fuel now - they need to try and stop people using at fuel because there is not enough.

'used' has to be the way forward then.....

people are even paying 40p/l for used oil now buy the time you have filtered it and got all the pumps etc its no cheaper

iannotts said:

people are even paying 40p/l for used oil now buy the time you have filtered it and got all the pumps etc its no cheaper

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chinese takeaway up the road still leaves it outside in cans...the used stuff that is....can probably get that for less than 40p a litre!

It may be worth talking to them to say you are willing to take it away for them then

81p?
I only paid 70p last weekend from Tesco. Delivered to me front door too.
£2.10 fer 3 Litre bottles. 3 of them in the tank then £20 of Doozel.
Currently on me 2nd tank full like that - 300 miles. Plan to change the fuel filter after the 3rd tank full.
Smells good!

the veg oil will mix as soon as u add it i run an escort deisel on it and it smells of chips within a few seconds of putting it in i called into a pub a few weeks ago and they told me they have to pay to get rid of it and were chuffed when i took it for free 80litres used 60 litres after running it through some old tights ive ran the van with as much as 90 percent veg no problems and only change the filter when i service the van once or twice a year at most enjoy it well it lasts

Remember, there is no reason why not to run a diesel on used ENGINE oil.

There are two things to do first:

1. Reduce the VISCOSITY by dilution with petrol (tax-paid = legal) kerosene or similar,
and
2. FILTER IT THOROUGHLY, using at least one fine grade fuel filter.

Toss it in the tank. Black it may be, but oil is oil!

CharlesY

Treworgey 90 said:

81p?
I only paid 70p last weekend from Tesco

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twas a tesco express...coop was more expensive, farm shop was 117 a litre!!!

been running for a year in the 90 TDI, 80% oil 20% diesel in the cold weather

tescos 56p a litre (bought 24 litres last night) this is a regular price but the shelf is normally empty of this pura brand- lucky last night otherwise the 3 litres are 65p a litre

6000 miles since filter change, no issues to date AT ALL.

Cheers Steve

changed the fuel filter a couple of days ago and it was really really clean, not all gummed up like I was expecting it to be. weird.

MOT is due on this vehicle in less than a week, so we will see what happens then. If it doesn't pass (a diostinct possibility) I'm down to driving a v6 or mot ing another more viable (petrol) candidate either way I'm going to notice a cost change.

A mate dropped me off 20 litres of new veg oil that he got for £7.00 from a cash and carry as the pallet had been damaged and the can was dented....oil was fine though.

We'll see what the garage say when they smell that chip aroma!

Its running 20l veg to 15l diesel now and I do notice the difference starting it, but apart from that it seems fine.

David6214 said:

changed the fuel filter a couple of days ago and it was really really clean, not all gummed up like I was expecting it to be. weird.

MOT is due on this vehicle in less than a week, so we will see what happens then. If it doesn't pass (a diostinct possibility) I'm down to driving a v6 or mot ing another more viable (petrol) candidate either way I'm going to notice a cost change.

A mate dropped me off 20 litres of new veg oil that he got for £7.00 from a cash and carry as the pallet had been damaged and the can was dented....oil was fine though.

We'll see what the garage say when they smell that chip aroma!

Its running 20l veg to 15l diesel now and I do notice the difference starting it, but apart from that it seems fine.

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The more VEG in the fuel-mix, the LESS the emissions!
And remember, as it is now legal to run on Veg oil, the MoT guy can't complain about it.

Good luck!

CharlesY

CharlesY said:

The more VEG in the fuel-mix, the LESS the emissions!
And remember, as it is now legal to run on Veg oil, the MoT guy can't complain about it.

Good luck!

CharlesY

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Phew,that's good news - mine is in as we speak and has a tank full of Pura!!

I take it these are bog standard Series Land rovers and you just pour Tescos finest Pura oil in wiv the diesel? No other Mods???




Just double checkin before I bugger summat up...........

Mine actually has a sherpa engine in it but its the same engine as land rover fitted I think. Other mates have standard landy diesels in theres and do the same thing. Various advice in the veg oil thread which I read carefully before I spoke to me mate and decided sodit I'lljust chuck it in.

I put the oil in in small quantities at first, changed the fuel filter as someone recommended after a coupla undred miles, oil dripper I think (?) and thats it - no mods.

Takes a bit longer on the glowplugs on cold mornings. smells of chips. recycle the oil bottles in the household recycling, probably chuck the big metal ones in the scrap bin at the tip or lob it in a vehicle I'm weighing in...jobs a good un

don t think you can use it on a standard series diesel something to do with the fuel pump not coping never tried it on mine so could nt say for sure but i think it depends on the fuel pump anything with a bosch pump is good as far as i know

pretty sure its fine on a standard land rover engine. Check who makes your IP....Pretty sure landyboy who posts on here occasionally runs pretty much 80% veg in a standard landy series 1......

mate turned up the other day in an 03 plate VW LWB white van, running 33% SVO with no problems