can i use cooking oil in my van

[flame-safe]

hi i have a escort 55 turbo diesel, year 200 x reg and i was just wondering if it would be safe to put cooking oil in and mix with some thinner or go half & half 20ltrs diesel and 20ltrs cooking oil. would it run ok and not cause any damage? cheer Bri

[lajohn]

what? do you want to cook your van????

[johnny.5]

is it a chip van ?

[sprayer]

Have a look here (good luck)
http://www.veggiepower.org.uk/qswhichcars.html

[terence7556]

you will need to replace your fuel filter more often than normal dude but thats a small consideration if it works and saves money

[Ice.Maiden]

Yes you can, but terence has a point.

Also, flame-safe, if you don't mind me just hijacking for a sec, I'd like to apologise to lajohn, should he return to this thread. I didn't mean to sound unfriendly last night. Sorry.

Thanks, flame-safe.

[gucciman]

you cant just run your van on cooking oil, you have to buy a conversion kit to turn the cooking oil into bio-diesel, the kit costs about �1500
you can buy ready made bio-diesel from a small amount of garages but its only a few pence a litre cheaper than regular diesel.

[BillyBB]

There's a reclaimed oil place near me that sells fully processed and duty paid at 110p per litre.
They can't get enough used oil to meet demand though.
Running 100% bio you notice the drop in power in high gear.

Using 25% untreated veggie oil to diesel shouldn't do any harm.
The BMW and Audi diesels are reputed to run on lard with no damage!