My car is now a chip van.

[bigcheez2k3]

Veg oil is £18.75 in Makro atm for 20 litres, got 100 litres this afternoon making it just shy of 94p a litre

[TheGateKeeper]

Thinking of going back on the veg

[Poodle]

Tom gtfo, god forbid any newbies come on and mistakenly think that post-count counts for anything. :roll: Go back and retake GSCE maths, how does putting petrol (which is cheaper per litre than derv in the first place) in veg (which is much cheaper than derv) magically make something that's the same price as derv? You know what's shit and stinks? Your filthy VAG! Heh heh...

Aaaanyway, back on topic. Will be starting on the veg myself as soon as i've got time to service the zx, can't wait. 50p a litre saving?! I'll have a bit of that... 8-)

[Foxy-jim]

Good work mate! And kingy don't put a dt lump in yours!

[Megamonkey]

Like the cup thing on the drum to decant the oil ... although I would add bungee cords or rope are a good shout too,

Stick the funnel in the filler cap, hook the rope/bungee over the handle of the funnel and then run it over the car and shut it in the door on the opposite side. Means you don't have to hold the funnel up and can use both hands on the veg oil, as 20 litres is rather heavy!!!


Oh and I know your not meant to do it ... but a splash of engine oil mixed in is good. I believe the veg oil isn't as lubricating as diesel and therefore can wear out your pump quicker (even tho the bosch is pretty much bullet proof). But I'm sure someone will correct me if they think I'm wrong

[declantg]

You cant run veg with a lucas can you?

[Dan!]

You cant run veg with a lucas can you?

You can, but dont expect the pump to last very long

[declantg]

You cant run veg with a lucas can you?

You can, but dont expect the pump to last very long

How long we talking?

[Dan!]

Some people have had pumps die within a few miles, others have ran them on veg for months/years. Pot luck my friend!

[declantg]

dear god im tempted!

[Poodle]

Just buy a bosch, you'll make your money back in no time.

Say it goes for a hundred quid, well i can get £80 of diesel in mine so knock off £25 with a tank of veg and you've made your money back in four tanks. What's that, two months driving? Then it's all profit!

[Dum-Dum]

To get it out the barrel/drum you want one of these

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SELF-PRIMING- ... 2c53e24a59

You can get cheaper ones for less than a fiver.

[Moonstone2.0]

Just buy a bosch, you'll make your money back in no time.

Say it goes for a hundred quid, well i can get £80 of diesel in mine so knock off £25 with a tank of veg and you've made your money back in four tanks. What's that, two months driving? Then it's all profit!

4 tanks in 2 months!? you dont drive enough!!

[kingy]

Good work mate! And kingy don't put a dt lump in yours!

got me thinking jim lad, but in my heart of hearts i want that 6 in mine. its going to be a long prosses but i will get their in the end.
still want a td though and when i get enough money together im going to get a ph1. in cossack.

[Poodle]

Not at the moment i don't, because i've got bugger all work atm.

How much is that hand pump?! O.o

[Toby]

Not at the moment i don't, because i've got bugger all work atm.

How much is that hand pump?! O.o

You can source much cheaper ones

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ROTARY-BARREL-...402wt_1163

[4WayDiablo]

Good work mate! And kingy don't put a dt lump in yours!

got me thinking jim lad, but in my heart of hearts i want that 6 in mine. its going to be a long prosses but i will get their in the end.
still want a td though and when i get enough money together im going to get a ph1. in cossack.

Why not get a ph1 cossack 6
And a dt running veg for a daily :-)
Win

[Dum-Dum]

Also for pumping veg an electric power steering pump and some hose will work quite well and require no effort.

[Poodle]

Ah, now that's an idea, i've got a hydro pas pump sat in the garage, if i clamp that to the barrel and weld a drill bit to the spigot... :think:

[Ian]

Or a manual wind pump and hose will do the same? Like they have in garages to decant oil from oil drums?

[Dum-Dum]

Ah, now that's an idea, i've got a hydro pas pump sat in the garage, if i clamp that to the barrel and weld a drill bit to the spigot... :think:

Unbolt the pulley, you may find that its 13mm or less and so will go in your chuck.

[samass]

with running veg, do you still get the same mpg? ive heard that you get slightly less... or i think i have, might be making that up....

[Dum-Dum]

You do and you dont. It depends on how you drive really, veg has a lower calorific value than diesel so theres less power per liter but id estimate a 10% drop in economy however for 50% less money you cant complain.

[samass]

ah right cool, thats what id thought id heard, so nice to know my mind isnt making things up!
yeah an overall saving of 40% is pretty spot on...
really need to get some money together for a derv daily

[Foxy-jim]

Good work mate! And kingy don't put a dt lump in yours!

got me thinking jim lad, but in my heart of hearts i want that 6 in mine. its going to be a long prosses but i will get their in the end.
still want a td though and when i get enough money together im going to get a ph1. in cossack.

Fair enough mate. Will be good to see when done!

[Joe]

could you not run with a pond pump? to pump from the tank into the car? does this sound feasable as veg oil is fairly thin it shouldnt clog up any ideas?

[4WayDiablo]

Pond pumps are used to pump water so might not cope so well with thicker oil and they run a lot of filters remove them and it might be better
Another trouble is larger pond pumps can be £££

[silverzx]

Mine smokes a lot more both on and off boost when running pure veg.

Also notice it doesn't pull as well after 4k.

Guess that's part of the deal when your saving 50p a litre.

[Midnightclub]

Chuck in 250ml of 2-stroke to a tank with the veg oil trent

[4WayDiablo]

Mine smokes a lot more both on and off boost when running pure veg.

Also notice it doesn't pull as well after 4k.

Guess that's part of the deal when your saving 50p a litre.

Mine actually smokes less on 100 pure veg :-s
But yeah ive always noticed the peformance difference but like you say 99ppl is a lot better than 1.50 at the pumps