Group: uk.people.disability
From: "Dr Zoidberg"
Date: Friday, August 10, 2007 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: Veg oil in a diesel car

Theo_Delight@ wrote:
> On 25 Jul, 17:26, "Dr Zoidberg"
> wrote:
>> Andrew Crane wrote:
>>> "Grommit" wrote in message
>>> news:81nea31ubn3i33vjiutol5ka2g9l55e5mj@ ...
>>>> On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:29:08 +0100, "Dr Zoidberg"
>>>> wrote:
>>
>>>> Ive been using it in the VW for a while now and at around 50/50
>>>> with diesel, then engine is much quieter
>>
>>>> Problem is, every time you stop at lights and the exhaust catches
>>>> up, it make you hungry as it smells like a cross between a chippie
>>>> and a BBQ !
>>
>>> No it doesn't. You have made that up. There is a faint smell of hot
>>> vegetable oil like a very mild castrol-R smell. Nothing else.
>>
>> That depends entirely on where your fuel is sourced.
>> If it's freshly made from crops then it'll be fairly plain smelling
>> - if it's using previously used veg oil then it'll smell a lot more
>
> And if it is second-hand, couldn't bits of chips block the injectors?

Amazingly there is some work to be done on waste oil before putting it in
the tank , including filtering it.
--
Alex

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