sharpeyhunt Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Been reading and hearing about this chipfat oil going into diseal engines,ive got a 1996 fourtrak and been thinking of useing it myself but always been woried of putting it in me fourtrak.Can i buy normal veg oil and mix it with white and run me car off it or what other ways is there of saving a few quid because as youll all agree the cost of fuel is a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Been reading and hearing about this chipfat oil going into diseal engines,ive got a 1996 fourtrak and been thinking of useing it myself but always been woried of putting it in me fourtrak.Can i buy normal veg oil and mix it with white and run me car off it or what other ways is there of saving a few quid because as youll all agree the cost of fuel is a joke All i do no is that its reccomened that it is a bosch fuel pump and not a lucas aparently the lucas is no good have a look here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
straightshooter1 Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 spoke to a friend of mine who works for hm customs he said in gact its better for the engine than diesel as it cleans the engine but the best way is to filter it properly then add it slowly so the engine gets used to it ie 25% oil to diesel the 50% oil to diesl then 75% oil to diesel this way everything gets used to it but what you will find is that during the winter months hi mixure creates problems as the oil gets thicker do not use kreosene to thin it because if you do you will get done so just use a weaker mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcooke25552 Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I know a guy who ran his truck (can't remember what it was) on veg oil. He used to put 2 gallon of diesel in the tank then fill it with oil. Runs very well and smells like a BBQ when you stop at lights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 I think the problems mainly come with modern high pressure common rail diesels so you foutrak should be alright. If you are going to use it have a couple of spare fuel filters as the cooking oil acts as a detergent and cleans the fuel tank and pipes and so eventually clogs up, once clean though you do not have any problems and wont have to change filters any more regularly than on diesel. You do need to filter the cooking oil first though. Best set up I have found is to have a separate fuel tank in the boot or hidden which contains diesel, you use this fuel to start on and get the engine hot. Once engine is warm you switch over to your main fueltank which has cooking oil in it, just have to put a preheater in the fuel line to thin it a bit especially in winter. Then before you switch the engine off turn back onto the diesel so when you come to restart it is easy to do and also the thing that kills the fuel pumps and fuel lines is leaving the cooking oil in them as it eats the seals away. I havent used this system myself (just a lot of research) but a friend who runs a website purely selling bio oil equipment says this is by far the best and most reliable. His website is www.oilybits.com. When I eventually buy my 4x4 for shooting and towing this is what i will be doing, i would do it now but my mazda has far too many things to go wrong on the engine management system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mereside Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 if you use cooking oil its best to use new oil as used contains water even after filtering you never get rid of it and thats why filters need changing regular but new oil is ok. we used it neat and works well although alittle slower on the speeds but mixed 50/50 is good also on really cold mornings took abit more starting when neat so another good reason for mixing,atb wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster George Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 If you use used oil then you will have to heat to 70c and leave for a week or two for the water to drop out the longer the better then filter down to 1 mic and change you engine oil every 3000 miles and in the cold weather mix petrol around 10% to stop it going off best bet is to twin tank if you can. I run Bio and have done in many cars for over 4 years and 30,000 miles with no issues just change the odd fuel filter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 anyone run a isuzu trooper on veg oil mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris t Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Local John Deere dealer is having terrible problems with the 'new' type red diesel that has more veg oil in it. Tractors appear to run fine.... until the veg oil damages the fuel hoses and leaks appear all over the place. It seems some types of fuel hoses are not compatible with veg oil. Might be worth keeping an eye out for leaks once you've been using veg oil for awhile. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan the gun Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 hi put it straight in my fourtrak never had a problem with it but i did use it 50/50... ran it for a year before getting rid of it and not a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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