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jaymac · * Joined: 22 Mar 2003 Posts: 21 Location: SCOTLAND

Hi

can anyone tell me if my 1995 2.8 pajero will run on a 50/50 mix veg oil and diesel it will be new veg oil that i well buy from the shop and yes i will pay the tax any info will help

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bladeyboy · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 15:10 Post subject:

jaymac
i have been looking into this recently and have heard of this being done successfully, also some horror stories ie knackered engines. the problem is the veg oil is thicker than diesel and needs heating up to thin it, you can get kits for this.check these sites:-
www.lowimpact.org
www.goatindustries.co.uk
www.oilpress.com
www.vegoilmotoring
personally i'd go for fresh oil approach, but then idont fancy experimenting with my pride and joy!
1994 2.8 swb

geo · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2003 15:13 Post subject:

No reason why not, it will run on bio diesel which is 95% diesel and 5% vegi oil, and in this weather 100% vegi no bother, so a 50/50 mix would be just about fine, try mixing up a couple of pints first because I have no idea how well the oil will disperse in the diesel... should tho'

Cheers
Geo.

bladeyboy · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2003 21:41 Post subject:

i did a 50/50 mix diesel veg oil 2 weeks ago, didnt even need shaking and its still hasnt separated, it is slightly more viscous than just diesel though.
also tried getting the dye out of red - no luck- Twisted Evil

Tazz · Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2003 18:25 Post subject:

Do not use new oil as it contains an acid used as a preservative as it is for cooking, the oil has to be heated a number of times to evaporate the acid that is why you should only use used oil, new oil will destroy an engine in less than six months. Also you cannot get a tax rebate on new oil only on used, have used oil for over ten years now in a number of vehicles with no problems 75% in summer, 50% in winter.Don't think you can get away with not declearing it as C&E will find you.
Tazz