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has anybody run a diesel on veg oil straight or mixed?

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  • andy t
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    yup a peugeot 405 and a peugeot 406

    have run it on 75% oil 25% derv

    NOT IN WINTER!!!

    went as far as 50 50 in winter - had a right game starting it

    due to the price hike on derv and oil, it is just as cost effective to find an outlet selling biodeisel its about 80p per gallon and its safe.

    when you first start using bio [not oil/derv mix] it cleans out deposites in your fuel system so change your fuel filter every 2500 miles for about 10k then every 5k from then on

    happy new year

    Andy

  • 1 decade ago

    Simple answer is YES. BUT if you are stopped by the customs and they dip your tank, the end result is if you cannot supply receipts showing vat paid then they will throw the book at you for tax evasion. You can register and at the end of the tax year pay vat on what you have used and stay legal. It will still be cheaper than paying full pump prices. I'm pretty sure the cars injector system will need minor adjustment.

    Hope it goes well for you.

  • 1 decade ago

    i run my 2004 mercedes c200 cdi on 50% cooking oil straight from wholesaler and 50% diesel add some white spirit to oil to thin it a bit and its been running sweet for over 2 years now no probs currently on 90,000 miles:)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes! running it on 60% cooking oil 40% diesel this is in an old rover still running fine!

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  • 1 decade ago

    don'tt do it if your car is fitted with a lucas pump it will knacker the pump

  • 1 decade ago

    I run my 2.5 mitsubishi on 50/50 filtered waste veg oil and diesel in summer and it runs fine apart from smoking a bit when I start it, in winter I run straight diesel.

  • 1 decade ago

    never ran a car on mixed veg????

  • Wisdom
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    They mix 60 ---80 percent diesel with reprocessed waste cookig oil. many companies are doing it in fleets.

  • Bette
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    The cooking oil has to be refined before using it for fuel in an auto engine.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    straightforward answer is confident. yet once you're stopped by utilising the customs and that they dip your tank, the top consequence is that in case you could no longer grant receipts exhibiting vat paid then they're going to throw the e book at you for tax evasion. you could sign in and on the top of the tax twelve months pay vat on what you have used and stay criminal. that's going to nevertheless be greater interior your potential than paying complete pump expenses. i'm notably confident the autos injector gadget will want minor adjustment. wish it is going properly for you.

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