P38 2.5 Diesel : Advice On Veggie Oil Fuel.

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desertrover

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Hi! Fellas...Does anybody use, or have any thoughts/knowledge of using veg.oil in the BMW engine?...I read somewhere that it is feasible as a diesel additive.
Wot Ya Fink?
 
I use my own bio in my DSE with upto 70% blend with no probs.
If you are going to start using bio carry a spare fuel filter with you. Its not the bio that clogs the filter its all the ****e that normal diesel leaves in the tank and fuel lines.

Carl
 
Veggie oil untreated can gum up the system, I suppose it's OK blended with normal diesel, but it's not hard to turn it into proper diesel with a simple chemical process. If you are interested I will try to find a link to one site that gives the details of how to do it.
 
Apparently the Bosch diesel pump fitted to the P38 is particularily well suited to running veg oil (its actually reported to cure the hot-starting issue). I haven't gotten round to doing myself yet but its there on the to do list. As said above I believe filters are the key
 
Datatek said:
Veggie oil untreated can gum up the system, I suppose it's OK blended with normal diesel, but it's not hard to turn it into proper diesel with a simple chemical process. If you are interested I will try to find a link to one site that gives the details of how to do it.
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Thats known as straight veg oil or SVO. Wouldn't touch that stuff with a barge pole!!
I make biodiesel using a process called transesterification.
Go have a look at Using Vegetable oil as a diesel fuel and look for the forums. Loads of info on there for you to be confused by!
If you join look for orange vito....you may recognise his signature.

Carl
 
everlatesparky said:
Thats known as straight veg oil or SVO. Wouldn't touch that stuff with a barge pole!!
I make biodiesel using a process called transesterification.
Go have a look at Using Vegetable oil as a diesel fuel and look for the forums. Loads of info on there for you to be confused by!
If you join look for orange vito....you may recognise his signature.

Carl
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Thanks for the link, thats one of many different methods being touted to convert veggie oil to diesel.
 
Thanks Carl,Datatek & Spud....very interesting....I'm going to have a go at this....the wifes utility room will make a great refinery!!
Lets' keep in touch on this...I'm sure there are others out there who would like to have a go too.
 
desertrover said:
Thanks Carl,Datatek & Spud....very interesting....I'm going to have a go at this....the wifes utility room will make a great refinery!!
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Just before you give your wife grounds for divorce go and check the MSDS sheets for methanol and caustic soda.
You may find that like most of us brewers a gap of at least 30-40 feet from the house is a better idea.

Graham's biodiesel docs. This guy is a god to us brewers!!
 
Cheers everlatesparky, I was only kiddin about the in-house refinery!...but thanks for the info and link...looks a great site. I intend to have a crack at this biodiesel production later in the year and will keep you all posted as to how I get on.
 
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