running diesel cars on cooking oil???

[jmn]

Apparently Autobild Magazine in Germany has been running a Golf turbodiesel on cooking oil for over 100000k in a controlled test,with no problems.Has anyone tried this in this country?

[briano]

Just proves they do have a sense of humour after all!

[marksone]

personally i prefer my golfs grilled! Edited by marksone on Monday 1st January 11:04

[Leadfoot]

Who'd want a rattly old smoker anyway?

[Guy Humpage]

The good people at Sharwoods Pickles run their trucks on the oil that they've cooked their poppadoms in... The stuff is technically known as BioDiesel.

[Leadfoot]

Yet more reasons to avoid the taxis!

[johnhiggs]

Myself and my collegue make about 160 litres per week to run our van & car, using used cooking oil and it costs us 6p per litre to make. It gives the same power as normal diesel. between us we have probably totted up 3000 miles+ on the stuff with no ill effects. We do have a website to show you how to do it but I don't have the URL handy at the moment. Edited by johnhiggs on Monday 29th January 20:20

[fourwheeldrift]

quote:Who'd want a rattly old smoker anyway?

Vicki Butler-Henderson's not that bad.

[ihopley]

Did you see that thing on the telly about those eco-rebels on a mining island somewhere hot? They fermented coconut milk and stuck in the jeeps etc that were left by the mining comany, worked a treat - even smelt like the body shop when it drove past.

[zertec]

In Brazil they use Alcohol made from sugar cane. The smell in filling stations is amazing..... Clive Reed Zertec Limited [e-mail] www.zertec.co.uk

[jmn]

quote:Myself and my collegue make about 160 litres per week to run our van & car, using used cooking oil and it costs us 6p per litre to make. It gives the same power as normal diesel. between us we have probably totted up 3000 miles+ on the stuff with no ill effects. We do have a website to show you how to do it but I don't have the URL handy at the moment. Edited by johnhiggs on Monday 29th January 20:20

Please advise website address as soon as soon as possible!

[adrianr]

quote: Please advise website address as soon as soon as possible!

This one maybe? It's advertising a book for full info but gives you the basic idea... http://www.veggievan.org/book/bookfaq.html These folks sell it ready made in bulk (1000l), although it's more expensive than pump diesel unless you only want it for off road... http://www.edieselfuel.co.uk/e-diesel1.htm Regards, Adrian (no connection, just playing with search engines)

[johnhiggs]

our website for biodiesel is www.veggiepower.org.uk, it shows you how to make a mixer and a recipe for the stuff.

[johnhiggs]

When I had my van MOT'd it was running on veggie diesel and the emmisins were 0.75%. The legal limit is2.5%, so It does give out less harmfull emmisions. Edited by johnhiggs on Wednesday 7th February 22:54