Running on 50% cooking oil

[Ryan]

So I know this is possible in the older diesel cars, however just wondering if you can do it in every car or is there a certain type of engine needed etc?

Also do you need to pre mix it or can you go fill up half diesel and then just add the oil when you get home?

If any one has done it before then maybe give me a PM? Or reply here but im not sure about the legal side of things lol


Oh and what happens if VOSA check your fuel? Car crushed or what?

Thanks in advance

 

[Martin_172]

dodgey c**t lol emm as far as im aware you cant do it on the newer DCi engines, needs to be the old diesels with a certain make of fuel pump

i can get staff discount on somerfields cheapest cooking oil too lol

 

[Fletcher]

Don't they have to run Bosch fuel pumps for it to work?

 

[Ryan]

dodgey c**t lol emm as far as im aware you cant do it on the newer DCi engines, needs to be the old diesels with a certain make of fuel pump

i can get staff discount on somerfields cheapest cooking oil too lol

PMSL its not for the instructor wagon, wouldnt risk it. I do a fair bit of gardening and maintenance work as well so buying a old runner for that coz the Clio gets minging

How much can you get it for in Somerfield?

Don't they have to run Bosch fuel pumps for it to work?

Dont know lol, thats why am askin

 

[-Leigh-]

It works fine on the dci's.

Go and half fill up with cooking oil, then diesel (as it mixes it up a bit), and then it'll run fine. Smells like a chippy out the exhaust though.

 

[matt|H]

Isn't it like a £500 fine and car impounded?

 

[-Leigh-]

Isn't it like a £500 fine and car impounded?

For having yellow bits on your car? Or using cooking oil?

 

[matt|H]

For having yellow bits on your car? Or using cooking oil?

... Feck off

 

[NOT! gary l]

My mate runs his megane on 100% cooking oil in the summer, smells like a chip shop mind.

 

[Ryan]

It works fine on the dci's.

Go and half fill up with cooking oil, then diesel (as it mixes it up a bit), and then it'll run fine. Smells like a chippy out the exhaust though.

Its not for the DCi, its for a Vauxhall 1.7TD (1998 I think)

So you can just use cooking oil off the shelf?

 

[Sarah]

am so tempted to try this with the pug

 

[matt|H]

Its not for the DCi, its for a Vauxhall 1.7TD (1998 I think)

So you can just use cooking oil off the shelf?

From what I've read used oil is better (filtered ofc) but off the shelf will work.

 

[-Leigh-]

Its not for the DCi, its for a Vauxhall 1.7TD (1998 I think)

So you can just use cooking oil off the shelf?

Used oil is better. Steal it from behind the chippy.

 

[Frenchman]

Don't use sunflower oil mind, as it contains something that the cars don't like. Don't think it's against the law as it's more eco than deisel, there is something about keeping a log of how much you use for tax purposes.

I had a Toyota that used to get filled up with Aldi cooking oil, but they stuck it up to over a pound a litre so went back to diesel as it was to much hassle for the lack of saving. Got rid of the diesel now.

Frenchman

 

[Aluco]

It's illegal, and it's reddiculus that it's illegal.

 

[rich_1989]

iligal cos they aint taxing it, if they could tax smack you would get it with a happy meal! but if u want to hit the jack-pot, go to a motorway services with a kfc, look round the back, u will find a fenced off area, with just a gate left open, in there will be a hut, with the gate open, in ther you will find 5 gallon containers of used and filtered KFC cooking oil, and this oil is just collected every 3 months by a big van, and they would never notice if any went missing

 

[Ryan]

Wont used oil have lots of wee bits of shite in it tho?? or what would you filter it with?

I used to work for Spoons so maybe they would help me out lol

Worst case scenario tho I just use standard cooking oil yea?

 

[matt|H]

Wont used oil have lots of wee bits of s**te in it tho?? or what would you filter it with?

I used to work for Spoons so maybe they would help me out lol

Worst case scenario tho I just use standard cooking oil yea?

You filter out all the crap by pouring it though filters...? lol

Bog standard works fine AFAIK.

 

[Ryan]

You filter out all the crap by pouring it though filters...? lol

Bog standard works fine AFAIK.

aye pmsl i get that, but give me an example of what I need to buy lol?

 

[matt|H]

aye pmsl i get that, but give me an example of what I need to buy lol?

Lol sorry fella.

Check out youtube there's some vids of people doing it I believe (filtering oil that is).

 

[Tunst]

im pretty sure that its gotta be mixed with other things but might just be wat iv herd..

 

[iimushroomzii]

It's illegal, and it's reddiculus that it's illegal.

No its not, You do have to pay some kind of tax on it though iirc.

 

[NOT! gary l]

iligal cos they aint taxing it, if they could tax smack you would get it with a happy meal! but if u want to hit the jack-pot, go to a motorway services with a kfc, look round the back, u will find a fenced off area, with just a gate left open, in there will be a hut, with the gate open, in ther you will find 5 gallon containers of used and filtered KFC cooking oil, and this oil is just collected every 3 months by a big van, and they would never notice if any went missing

1, it's not illegal, 2, it never was illegal provided you declared you were using it and paid the relevant tax, if not you'd have a £500 fine and your car impounded.

As of July it was made legal to run your car on vegetable oil, some garages even have Biodiesel pumps.

 

[stan*]

There are usage, ie if you do under a certain ammount then its tax free. Have a shot on google, that will bring all the details up.

Long term the "risks" of actually doing it are gunked up injectors/pump/etc.
The best/cleanest way if you can be arsed is to seperate the veg oil and make your own bio-diesel. This removes the glycerin, so 1) you dont have to thin it down with derv 2) doesnt pose a risk to any fuel system. Again google will bring up full details on doing this.

 

[coatesy]

it has to be used cooking oil then filtered.
i run a wholesale food business and im paying £15 for 20l cooking oil, is it worth it?

 

[Winston]

The guy i bought my Golf GTD from said he used to run it on asda cheapo engine oil (back when it was like £3 a bottle for 5 Litres)