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29-01-2014, 18:29 | #1 |
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Somerset
Vehicle: 1998 Terrano 2 2.7
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Veggie oil
Hello all... i am new to the forum and have tried to find my answer without posting but could not.. i have a 98 nissan terrano 2 2.7 and wondered if i can run it on used filtered veg oil, and ifso what do i need to do or check on... sorry to ask as im sure this has been asked many times before..Thanks in advance Grant.
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29-01-2014, 20:20 | #2 |
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Location: Devizes Wiltshire
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Yep. But u can never clean it properly.
new id only 88p ltr, Old stuff best make into bio |
29-01-2014, 20:21 | #3 |
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Oh yea, welcome, just so im the quiet one here
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29-01-2014, 20:48 | #4 |
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29-01-2014, 20:53 | #5 |
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Vehicle: 1998 Terrano 2 2.7
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Thanks for the help Zippy... the fuel pump is ok then i guess..
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29-01-2014, 20:57 | #6 |
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29-01-2014, 22:07 | #7 |
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Vehicle: 2004 Terrano 2.7 TDI
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Hi grant, welcome, you will see many posts from me over the past month, I am a noobie and had the same questions but with new veg oil.
Mine is running currently on 40l of ktc veg oil (new at 79p a litre) And 3.8 litres of petrol (to thin the mix) In a post i made last night i posted up interesting mixing facts and gelling points of different fluids. Veg oil goes into a gel at 0 degrees so a spirit or petrol must be added to make the gelling point way below freezing and to thin the mixture. I also shake my truck every morning before I get in She smells wicked and I have no performance difference what so ever. Nor have I had to change the fuel filter (i believe you do on used veg oil though) Chuck some in and give it a go, you wont go back Also as you will find here fixing your terrano is practically free when you join up on the forum, the guys here and the knowledge available is better an the dealerships (not to mention the care too) oh god I'm getting all emotional again |
29-01-2014, 22:13 | #8 |
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Vehicle: 1998 Terrano 2 2.7
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Thankyou all all for the help and advice, wish i spoke to you guys before buying my Terrano and then having a £600 welding bill... off to bed as early start in the morning but plenty more questions for you all... Thankyou Grant
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29-01-2014, 22:16 | #9 |
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Vehicle: T2 swb 2.7 tdi - Disco 3
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Run mine on bio all summer and its been fine, put 40 ltr KTC in this week mixed with 40ltr diesel, runs ok when warm but low on power and really struggling to start!! Put new glow plugs in and no change. Be careful it might catch you out!!
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29-01-2014, 22:16 | #10 |
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Oh crap
There's plenty of sill weld bits on the forums too, let's hope it's not the one in that showroom we spotted recently But yeah, generally they are great trucks with loads of available mods and virtually indestructible. I spoke to two taxi drivers with same engine, one said two engines went past 1 million miles and one driver personally had over 540,000 miles |
30-01-2014, 17:52 | #11 |
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Thanks again for the advice, i will be going down the oil route soon, where is the best place to buy the oil and my truck is a slow at starting so i have been told to get new glow plus, any advice on those please as i have just been quoted £42 each....bloody expensive i think..thanks in advance Grant
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30-01-2014, 18:15 | #12 | |
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30-01-2014, 18:37 | #13 |
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Hello Banshee.. the battery seems a little tired but also takes a few seconds to fire up, so i think it is a bit of both...
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30-01-2014, 18:43 | #14 |
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test each glow plug simple continuity test will do or remove and connect across you battery via jump leads each plug should GLOW in seconds. maybe remove the starter motor and clean it up they do suffer on these big engines finnally check your earths
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30-01-2014, 19:19 | #15 |
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Thanks for that.. i think i will take it to a garage to look at it as im really not mechanically minded, i wish i was as all the garages are robbing sods around here... thanks anyway
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