My Car Runs on Used Cooking Oil!!

[Vic]

:thumbsup:

 

[Adul]

this is cool 🙂

 

[Pliablemoose]

We have a TDI Golf, this is tempting, but I have a feeling it'd be nightmareishly messy...

"Honey, don't go in the garage for a while, there's 55 gallons of gelled french fry grease on the floor."

 

[BD2003]

Cool, but what happens when you want to make a REAL long trip, and have to fill up somewhere?

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: Kraeji
Have you put this car on a dyno? I wonder how much hp/torque it makes

I Haven't yet, but there is no difference between the HP / Torque in Diesel and Vegoil. With the European .205mm Injector nozzles I should be getting 110HP.

Originally posted by: WarDemon666
Wow. How fast did you go with this thing so far? 😀 I want one. 😛 Considering I now have a lot of repairs on my car :'(

I have had it up to 100, no need to go any fatsre than that, handles 75-90 highways speeds just fine.

Originally posted by: Linux23
That is awesome. How long did it take you to complete this project? Makes we want to get an old Deisel car and convert it and use it as my commuter vehicle.

Like I said I read up on it for a while, took a couple monts to get all the parts together. and a weekend to install it..

If you want to save time Kits are available...

Neoteric Biofuels
Greasecar
Greasel
Elsbett

You can also purchase DIY Plans and Info.. I have bought several files from Dana early on, lot's of good info

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Is cooking oil high octane? 😕

Seriously though, isn't there too much variance depending on the oil the used and what they cooked in it? I'm surprised a car can run off that stuff. Doesn't it backfire and stall and stuff?

No Problems there, It's all good 😉, as long as it's cleaned well and hot before it hits the injectors, a diesel engine will love it.

Originally posted by: Pliablemoose
How do you-all collect/haul the cooking oil?

I have lots of 5 gallon jerry cans or "Cubies" as they are called (these are the jugs the resturants get the oil when new) ... I have a hand cranked pump that I clamp to the side of the drum or dumpster that the resturants dispose of the used oil in. I crank the pump it takes about a minute to fill a jug.
The Pump and some jugs of collected oil.

Originally posted by: BD2003
Cool, but what happens when you want to make a REAL long trip, and have to fill up somewhere?

I can take some along in jugs, I am also working on a portable collection / filtration system for filling up on the road. If worse comes to worse I can just shut off two valves and shut of the powewr to the electric heater and run on diesel.

 

[Lizabath]

Originally posted by: BD2003
Cool, but what happens when you want to make a REAL long trip, and have to fill up somewhere?

He said it works on both diesel and cooking oil.

So he could just switch it to diesel and be fine with it.


edit: oops, replied too slow 😀

 

[CheetahMk2]

... I think I have a better license plate

Fr1dCkn

At least it would match the smell 🙂 BTW, GJ with the alternative fuel sources and not contributing to global oil consumtion thing. Does that need to be smog checked to be certified?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
Is cooking oil high octane? 😕

Seriously though, isn't there too much variance depending on the oil the used and what they cooked in it? I'm surprised a car can run off that stuff. Doesn't it backfire and stall and stuff?

No it isn't high octane, but neither is diesel fuel.

No, of course not. Diesels can run on most seed oils just as well as regular diesel.

 

[Lizabath]

Ziptar, what does the car smell like?

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: Lizabath
Ziptar, what does the car smell like?

Mine smells like something cooking for sure.... I get my oil from a sports bar, Caribiean / seafood place, a Chinese Take Out, and a Golf and Country club. It is usually all mixed together so it just smells like cooking.

I know a guy that uses oil from just one Thai place.... and it smells like eggrolls...

Originally posted by: CheetahMk2
... I think I have a better license plate

Fr1dCkn

At least it would match the smell 🙂 BTW, GJ with the alternative fuel sources and not contributing to global oil consumtion thing. Does that need to be smog checked to be certified?

No, Currently in Florida emiison certifications are not required.

 

[IEC]

Nobel prize! 😛

 

[Klixxer]

Man, that is definently impressive.

I really REALLY like initiatives like this, i am checking it out more as we speak, i have an older Benz (or rather, my ex gf left it here) that runs just fine, this would be a project of my liking. 🙂

Definently a thumbs up for this one. :beer:

 

[Ziptar]

Originally posted by: Klixxer
Man, that is definently impressive.

I really REALLY like initiatives like this, i am checking it out more as we speak, i have an older Benz (or rather, my ex gf left it here) that runs just fine, this would be a project of my liking. 🙂

Definently a thumbs up for this one. :beer:

The Old Benz IDI (Indirect Injection) engines are very easy to run on Veg, they like it!!!

The best place for info is the

General SVO Discussion board at Infopop

 

[Bumrush99]

Cool!!!

:thumbsup:

 

[PCMarine]

Man that is awesome. Major props for accomplishing something so cool that saves money by DIY.

 

[BW86]

this is awesome 😀

 

[Ziptar]

BTW: I need some photoshop help (I suck at photoshop).... I want to get some decals made up for the car, I found a sign shop that can do it i give them a photoshop file. I made up a gif image in MS Image Composer of what I would like but, the text and the circles are kinda crooked.. If someone could redo it in photoshop, I could paypal you a few bucks... any takers???


Vegoil Decal

 

[Klixxer]

Originally posted by: Ziptar

Originally posted by: Klixxer
Man, that is definently impressive.

I really REALLY like initiatives like this, i am checking it out more as we speak, i have an older Benz (or rather, my ex gf left it here) that runs just fine, this would be a project of my liking. 🙂

Definently a thumbs up for this one. :beer:

The Old Benz IDI (Indirect Injection) engines are very easy to run on Veg, they like it!!!

The best place for info is the

General SVO Discussion board at Infopop

Signing up as we speak, won't be there much tonight though, time here is 21:25 and i am heading out soon, but in the coming week you will see me around there. Thanx for the info. 🙂

Regarding the Photoshop thing, we have plenty of good artists here who will do it for free, start a new thread about it. 🙂

 

[illusion88]

You mentioned it doesnt need to be smogged, but does it pollute any more than gas? Do you know what it emits?

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: illusion88
You mentioned it doesnt need to be smogged, but does it pollute any more gas? Do you know what it emits?

i also want to know this.

 

[adlep]

Ziptar
for ellite!

 

[Wag]

That's interesting because mine runs on vinegar.

Now all we need is the lettuce, and we're all set...

 

[Ziptar]

Emmissions wise currently there isn't real hard data, that is beter / worse than petro-diesel. It's safe to say however environmentaly there are benefits.

Vegoil Soot lacks black hydrocarbons for one.

The other being that I am basically burning food.. How bad can that be?? Would you want fries that were cooked in Diesel Fuel?

There is also the pollution that is not aparent....

It is a renewable resource that does not does require drilling and damaging an eco system. Un-Like Crude oil or Petro-Diesel, It is Non-Toxic and Bio-Degradable, If it spills on the ground it will decompose (I have poured some on my grass, it never even turned brown.). Plants grown for oil production help scrub CO2 from the atmosphere... I am sure there are more but, there is less danger and more benefit than crude oil.. At least I think so, not being that much of an environmentalist I could be wrong.


There is also the $$$ factor... Money spent on supplying the nations fuel habits could go to the American (at least for me, insert your country of residence here if you so wish) Farmer. Instead of being exported to forgien oil producers over seas. Farmers earn a living, economy is strong.... Again i could be wrong.... I am about as much an economist as I am an environmentalist....

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: Ziptar
Emmissions wise currently there isn't real hard data, that is beter / worse than petro-diesel. It's safe to say however environmentaly there are benefits.

Vegoil Soot lacks black hydrocarbons for one.

The other being that I am basically burning food.. How bad can that be?? Would you want fries that were cooked in Diesel Fuel?

There is also the pollution that is not aparent....

It is a renewable resource that does not does require drilling and damaging an eco system. Un-Like Crude oil or Petro-Diesel, It is Non-Toxic and Bio-Degradable, If it spills on the ground it will decompose (I have poured some on my grass, it never even turned brown.). Plants grown for oil production help scrub CO2 from the atmosphere... I am sure there are more but, there is less danger and more benefit than crude oil.. At least I think so, not being that much of an environmentalist I could be wrong.


There is also the $$$ factor... Money spent on supplying the nations fuel habits could go to the American (at least for me, insert your country of residence here if you so wish) Farmer. Instead of being exported to forgien oil producers over seas. Farmers earn a living, economy is strong.... Again i could be wrong.... I am about as much an economist as I am an environmentalist....

It simply comes down to this... By running on VegOil you are not adding any new carbon back into the carbon cycle. When you burn fossil fuels (gas/diesel) you are taking carbon that previously wasn't in the carbon cycle (sequestered in underground reserves) and reintroducing back into the cycle by buring the fuel and releasing the emissions into the atmosphere. The new carbon will then, over time, partion amongst the various carbon sinks (atmosphere, deep ocean, shallow ocean, land biota, sediments, etc). Some of the carbon will end up in the atmosphere as CO2, and will aid in blocking the heat that the earth radiates back into space.

Ryan

 

[illusion88]

Originally posted by: rgwalt

Originally posted by: Ziptar
Emmissions wise currently there isn't real hard data, that is beter / worse than petro-diesel. It's safe to say however environmentaly there are benefits.

Vegoil Soot lacks black hydrocarbons for one.

The other being that I am basically burning food.. How bad can that be?? Would you want fries that were cooked in Diesel Fuel?

There is also the pollution that is not aparent....

It is a renewable resource that does not does require drilling and damaging an eco system. Un-Like Crude oil or Petro-Diesel, It is Non-Toxic and Bio-Degradable, If it spills on the ground it will decompose (I have poured some on my grass, it never even turned brown.). Plants grown for oil production help scrub CO2 from the atmosphere... I am sure there are more but, there is less danger and more benefit than crude oil.. At least I think so, not being that much of an environmentalist I could be wrong.


There is also the $$$ factor... Money spent on supplying the nations fuel habits could go to the American (at least for me, insert your country of residence here if you so wish) Farmer. Instead of being exported to forgien oil producers over seas. Farmers earn a living, economy is strong.... Again i could be wrong.... I am about as much an economist as I am an environmentalist....

It simply comes down to this... By running on VegOil you are not adding any new carbon back into the carbon cycle. When you burn fossil fuels (gas/diesel) you are taking carbon that previously wasn't in the carbon cycle (sequestered in underground reserves) and reintroducing back into the cycle by buring the fuel and releasing the emissions into the atmosphere. The new carbon will then, over time, partion amongst the various carbon sinks (atmosphere, deep ocean, shallow ocean, land biota, sediments, etc). Some of the carbon will end up in the atmosphere as CO2, and will aid in blocking the heat that the earth radiates back into space.

Ryan

So you are saying that we are going to die.