phil_sutton
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the newer ones dont like it but the old ones can run on it fine. At the end of the day the diesel engine was designed to run on veg oil in the first place.
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CorsAsh
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I don't know if anyone else knows this, but the diesel engine was invented to run on vegetable oil in the first place 
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BaNNi
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
I don't know if anyone else knows this, but the diesel engine was invented to run on vegetable oil in the first place
That's what I said further up the thread 
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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It was originally made to run on it yes.
I doubt manufacturers put much r&d into making them run on old chip fat now though tbh.
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ed
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So that's why Daimler Chrysler spend so much money researching about the use of biofuels then?
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John
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I don't know, I don't know what they spend it on really.
Would running old chip fat in my car be equivalent to what I normally put in it?
No adverse affects etc etc?
If not i'll assume it wasn't designed to run on it.
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ed
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The only adverse effect would be that used veg oil freezes in cold weather.
The fact is, there is going to be a transition period between the time we use fossil fuels and the time we use hydrogen fuels and other electric powered vehicles. So people messing about with veg oil is fairly serious business.
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James_DT
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Would modern diesel engines not be optimised to work on diesel fuel and not SVO?
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ed
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The problems exist at the modern parts, like the injectors, pump and fuel lines. I don't know why they exist as bio fuels are ~ the same viscoscity and ~ same weight. I guess what you could do is run your car on jet fuel as that's basicly the same stuff as diesel, but a lot cheaper.
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stubbsy05
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Interesting read.
I have a VW vento (mk3 golf tdi with a boot) and it cost me #300 quid. I have put 5k on it since mid July so am thinking of giving veggie oil a go as I am forever filling up my car its getting boring!
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