who running on svo cooking oil?

[zippy656]

just seen this, any one seen this problem and found an answer??

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/...ge=1#pid257522

[makeitfit]

OOph Zippy you don't fancy your ring being gummed then
I think as you're running a diesel /veg mix you'll be ok anyway
You can change your oil more regularly I guess and check your compression from time to time.
How many miles a year do you do?

[zippy656]

i have run at 100% veggie at times, summer..

9 to 10 K a year, maybe less with fuel as much as it is..


will change oil more.. can only but help..

was wandering if any one else has had / seen this?

[makeitfit]

I think the only way to tell if things are starting to slide would be to take compression readings now and again in 3 months time. Repeat 3 monthly
If it starts to fall then do a flush or sell it
I've run mine neat too and now all bio so who knows whats going on in there but I'll keep at it

[geoffdown]

Originally Posted by zippy656

i have run at 100% veggie at times, summer..

9 to 10 K a year, maybe less with fuel as much as it is..


will change oil more.. can only but help..

was wandering if any one else has had / seen this?

hi zippy well i no i will get alot of stick from alot of people for saying this but here goes i have now gone away from bio only because the guy producing it has stopped so i have now converted my 2.7tdi bosch system to twin tank so i start up on diesel and after a few mins flick the switch to svo then if i stop the car in the day and i no i will jump back in it before the engine gets cold i leave it on oil at the end of the day i flush the system so only diesel in the ip and injectors system cost me around £150 but u already have the heat exchanger so should be around £100 mark

[kwondo]

hi all, i am also running on svo "rapeseed" with a heat echanger, taken off the cooling system, been running for a month or two. usally put about 20 lts of diesel in the tank then fill with veg. seems ok at the moment but i am now concered about this link, i usualy change my engine oil every 5k, do you think this is adequate?

i put the veg into the main tank, as i have not worked out how to use the two tank system, as regards to a lift pump for the auxilary tank of diesel, it is suppost to switch over from diesel when the temp is high enough, and you can also flush the pipes with diesel before you stop/ shut downualy "veg tec" make

starts lumpy in the morning but within a few minutes runs fine, i also have changed my thermostat to an 88 degress one, so the coolant runs a bit hotter than the standard 80 degrees one,

regards Russell

[zippy656]

think we all need to do a bit of reading and some learning here...

[geoffdown]

Originally Posted by kwondo

hi all, i am also running on svo "rapeseed" with a heat echanger, taken off the cooling system, been running for a month or two. usally put about 20 lts of diesel in the tank then fill with veg. seems ok at the moment but i am now concered about this link, i usualy change my engine oil every 5k, do you think this is adequate?

i put the veg into the main tank, as i have not worked out how to use the two tank system, as regards to a lift pump for the auxilary tank of diesel, it is suppost to switch over from diesel when the temp is high enough, and you can also flush the pipes with diesel before you stop/ shut downualy "veg tec" make

starts lumpy in the morning but within a few minutes runs fine, i also have changed my thermostat to an 88 degress one, so the coolant runs a bit hotter than the standard 80 degrees one,

regards Russell

hi mate no lift pump needed for second tank which holds in mine 15l of diesel just an inline bulb primer which once primed you dont need to touch again unless u run the small tank dry. you can get it to change over auto but i like to do it by a 3 way switch as with this ring gumming happens when trying to start from cold but with twi tank will be starting on diesel when cold i will explan more later as got to take dog for walk