Veg oil

[John B]

Hi all' I'm running the terrano on veg with 10% petrol. Normally I chuck the veg in then pop into the garage for the unleaded but in the last few weeks I've managed to block two fuel filters and had to replace them so my question to you is would I be better off mixing the petrol in with the veg before I put it in ???? How do you boys do yours. . Thanks again

[stinka]

40 Ltrs veg, then drive round garage and bang a Tenners worth of unleaded in it

[zippy656]

not used petrol.

vegging first, then finish off with dino diesel

never had a filter block

[John B]

Originally Posted by zippy656

not used petrol.

vegging first, then finish off with dino diesel

never had a filter block

What's Dino diesel when it's at home lol

[Banshee]

Originally Posted by John B

What's Dino diesel when it's at home lol

Dinodiesel, it's just whats it's known as in the trade to veg users.

It's a bit of a joke in that Diesel is made from hundreds of thousands of years old algae that has been compressed and among all of that there must be the remains of Dinosaurs

I think it was just used for alliteration purposes really buy hey ho there you go

[John B]

Haha love it

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by zippy656

not used petrol.

vegging first, then finish off with dino diesel

never had a filter block

Used petrol for a while, but then I swapped to this method instead. Even though any possible wear would be very very slow, the injectors and fuel pump are designed to be lubricated with oil (diesel) and petrol does the opposite.

No filter block yet either. You must have some muck in the tank?

[davenclaire]

i mix mine in a 30 litre barrel petrol in first then bung the veg in and give it a shake and leave for a few days giving it a shake each day if i remeber then it goes in the tank

your pump can take upto 20% petrol/veg mix no problems

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by davenclaire

i mix mine in a 30 litre barrel petrol in first then bung the veg in and give it a shake and leave for a few days giving it a shake each day if i remeber then it goes in the tank

your pump can take upto 20% petrol/veg mix no problems

And injectors?

And also the seals are meant to be lubricated too no?

(I am more curious than anything else) but everyone has been steering me against using petrol. for the sake of a few pence per litre I'm using diesel with the veg (if i need to - running neat atm)

[John B]

Thanks mate wouldn't that work out to be more than 10% my mate said unleaded in a diesel could dry out the ip ??? I'm scared

[stinka]

20% petrol is fine/better in my experience

You'll never ever dry out the pump at that ratio lol

[Lincs Mav]

When I run on veg I just use a 50/50 mix haven't had any problems with filters blocking up..

Cheers Gav

[malb1961]

Hi all i'm new to this I have a maverick 2.7 on a 96 plate when I got it I thought ut was on veg oil, can someone give me some tips on what oil and where to get it, should I mix it with diesel.
Ta mal

[AlexD333]

Originally Posted by malb1961

Hi all i'm new to this I have a maverick 2.7 on a 96 plate when I got it I thought ut was on veg oil, can someone give me some tips on what oil and where to get it, should I mix it with diesel.
Ta mal

Depends where you live. I use quality foods. Lots of people use bookers or cashco places like that. Once you are a full member the forum is a much easier place to navigate around and search for topics ect

[brettgilbert77]

The cheapest place to get Veg oil is probably a wholesaler. I get 20ltr of KTC oil for £15.49 at Makro.
You can mix any ratio you like with dino diesel to help reduce the viscosity, if you intend to blend it with petrol the amount can vary between 5-20%, so worth experimenting. The petrol again reduces the viscosity of the oil and makes it easier to start.
Adding a cetane booster to your oil is recommended by the guys at vegetableoildiesel you could try 2-ehn cetane booster from Trinity. A little of that goes a long way.