vegetable oil and mot.

ive taken the plunge and im going to try veg oil in the tank. I know i can search for ratios etc, but i wondered if it would have any effect on the emisions test on my forthcoming DOE test?

It will most likely give a better reading than diesel.

I thought that but didnt want to say it. Hopefully if i time the test right, the smell of chips might make the tester fly through the test to get home for dinner. Lidle, E1.35 a ltr.

mick the builder said:

I thought that but didnt want to say it. Hopefully if i time the test right, the smell of chips might make the tester fly through the test to get home for dinner. Lidle, E1.35 a ltr.

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Thats way dear , tesco and Farmfoods about 90p pl

Should be fine for the test
That's euros tacr2man,not gbp

sacre bleu ! to be sure !!

Costco 76p/litre.
I'm using 50/50 now the weather has turned colder. Little puff of smoke when starting from cold other than that no problems. Did a 400 mile round trip up to Matlock last weekend with no dramas using a 50/50 mix. Took a couple of Jerrys with me and filled up in a truck stop on the way home.
Was using 75/25 during the summer. Not tried 100% yet - waiting for next spring for that.

Mine recently passed it's MOT running on 1/3rd veg oil. I was a little embarrassed at the chip shop smell when the tester opened the office door, but no comment was made!

mine passed 3 times running on majority veg, emissions were always very low.

Thats it then, im going to pop my veg oil cherry in the morning.( always better in the morning). E1.35 is the best so far ive seen over here, very high prices due to transport costs, i.e. diesel. ironic really.

Shifty1962 said:

Costco 76p/litre.

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Is that a standard price inc VAT for them and how big are the containers? I can get a free card but its 20 miles away.

cowasaki said:

Is that a standard price inc VAT for them and how big are the containers? I can get a free card but its 20 miles away.

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That has to be + vat surely. I know i always got caught at makros with there stuff always marked at pre vat prices

Makro - KTC veggie oil on offer £15.99 for 20 ltrs.

mick the builder said:

That has to be + vat surely. I know i always got caught at makros with there stuff always marked at pre vat prices

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No VAT on basic foodstuffs, IE: not luxury items

Dippypud said:

No VAT on basic foodstuffs, IE: not luxury items

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^^^wot she said

don't know if you've got cash and carry over there but it's less than £20 for 20l in there.

If its 80p a litre at macro then it's worth it as I drove pay one on the way to work. At £1 a litre it starts to lose its appeal when it's mixed with diesel anyway so would make it about £1.20 per litre overall.

barmatt said:

^^^wot she said

don't know if you've got cash and carry over there but it's less than £20 for 20l in there.

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Its cheaper to drive to the north and buy in asda than to buy wholesale in the south!

cowasaki said:

If its 80p a litre at macro then it's worth it as I drove pay one on the way to work. At £1 a litre it starts to lose its appeal when it's mixed with diesel anyway so would make it about £1.20 per litre overall.

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in the summer you can run virtually 100%, I used to chuck a bit of petrol in now and again for the hell of it. Even in the winter I would run 70% veg. makes a hell of a saving over a year.

I used to top up my 300tdi discovery up to about 50/50. I felt it was slightly quieter than diesel, as it was thicker but it might have been psychological.

The 20 litre container is quite heavy and you need a large funnel to avoid spillage.

I was always concerned in case I was spotted filling the tank on my drive as I live on a main road.

mick the builder said:

Its cheaper to drive to the north and buy in asda than to buy wholesale in the south!

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At €1.33 in NI and diesel at €1.46 in the south its hardly worth the hassle