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Oct 8th, 2007, 18:25 | #1 |
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Volvos and chip fat
Anyone have any details on running old Volvo's (740's ect) on either chip fat or bio diesel.
I currently have a petrol 740 estate but want to change to a cheaper and more 'green' version and I'm wondering about alternative fuels. anyone doing this or have any details, stories or experience. All info greatly received. many thanks in advance |
Oct 8th, 2007, 18:50 | #2 |
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Volvos and chip fat
No experience, but.. I'd say the first consideration is access to a ready supply of the fat! If this is guaranteed then it has to be worthwhile, but not of course in a petrol engined car. Changing an engine is not an economic or practicable proposition for most, so that means changing to a diesel engined one. There are kits which allow use of straight veg oil or you can have a go at manufacturing biodiesel, which can be used in any vehicle, as long as it's expendable.
If you want to keep your car the alternative is an lpg conversion, which is considerably less green, but is certainly economically worthwhile if you do a lot of miles. There is a fair bit of info on this site about both options and a member (mike brace) does lpg professionally. There are loads of sites with info on biodiesel and you can go to classes to learn how to make the stuff. It would suit someone with access to the oil and some knowledge of basic chemistry and plumbing! john |
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Oct 9th, 2007, 22:35 | #4 |
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I think Top Gear run a volvo 740 /760 diesel on veg oil some time ago and it was succesful i dont know if you will find any info on the web site but might be worth a try
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Oct 11th, 2007, 23:17 | #5 |
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found a site dieselbob.co.uk this can be used to identify which injector pump you have and if it will be ok on BIO-fuel
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Oct 12th, 2007, 09:37 | #6 |
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I wont be running my car on any other heavy oil. only what comes out of the pumps.
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Oct 12th, 2007, 14:29 | #7 |
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He has a petrol 740!
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Oct 12th, 2007, 16:29 | #8 |
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In about a month or so, once I sort out a few of the faults on my 940 2.4T, I'll be trying an Elsbett 1 tank kit and pure vegtable oil. I'm not too sure about using waste oil due to need for filtering equipment and suchlike. With any luck in a few weeks I'll be filling up at Costco or Macro or for 50p a litre!
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Dec 27th, 2007, 22:47 | #9 |
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I have a 740TD and have read this thread with interest and would be grateful for any advice on how much vegetable oil I can mix with diesel during the winter months in the uk without running into problems with a totally unmodified vehicle.I should add that my journeys are quite short.
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