Info on using Cooking Oil in Diesel powered cars

[PEMTEK]

Please dont go putting oil with petrol mixed in it on your gas stove 

Oil that is semi solid is just not suitable in the uk at most times of the year. Even when converted to biodiesel it is not much better!

 The cloud point can be as low as 7C.

Believe me, it doesnt take many mornings of jacking up your car and lying under your car with a hair dryer and as many fan heaters as you can find heating the fuel lines, tank and diesel pump for 2 hours until you stop using it.   

Believe me ive been there. 

Find some proper liquid oil from a restaurant, a responsible restaurant should not be using hydrogenated oils anyway it is just too dangerous for health.

Phil

[frotter]

Yep - bottom line is to be sensibly useful the oil needs to run about of its own accord at ambient temperature. The puddingy stuff has plenty of energy in it but you will use plenty more of your own energy reliably getting it out.
And yes - it is amazing how stubborn set lard can be to shift out of fuel lines! I bin there too.....
The greatest thing about the lardy stuff has been the look of sheer horror on sensible folks' faces when I show them the engine running sweetly on a tub of the stuff!
Gotta luv the veg!

 

[Wile.E]

Hey there Veggy fans!

Really enjoyed this thread - have ambition myself to run sumfing on WVO/Fatty stuff

Uptil 5 years ago I ran a Peueot 505 Diesel estate (7 seater). Great vehicle for touring La France for wine 7 beer runs
Anyway, the point of my story is the diesel fuel filter was quite large and was heated by water from the block. I have no idea wherther this was standard but certainly made life a lot easier in v.cold weather! Just thought someone with better knowledge might know where this heated filter came from. I also dunno which pump was fitted but that prob doesn't matter here.

Cheers - keep on vegging (Frotter you are my hero )

Wile.E

[PEMTEK]

std on quite a few older pug diesels. I have one here i took off a 205 1.8 diesel.

The newer cars are also heated but directly from the base. The older ones can certainly be retrofitted to other engines tho.

Phil

[frotter]

 

(but i'm not gay or owt...)