vegetable oil kit for the Golf

[Dubbz]

Was googling and came across this, intresting read about bio-diesel

http://www.transmitmedia.com/golfTDI/

[richandhazel]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually tried running their car on vegetable oil without modification?
My lodger is a car dealer and he bought a Pug 206 at the auctions that he has only ever used vegetable oil in........without modification
He did it as an experiment as he bought it so cheap and didn't care if he blew it up.
He's had it for around 4 months now and apart from a longer crank time and a bit of smoke at start up, it runs as normal.

I suspect come the colder weather the starting problems will get worse...........

[Rhyso]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually tried running their car on vegetable oil without modification?
My lodger is a car dealer and he bought a Pug 206 at the auctions that he has only ever used vegetable oil in........without modification
He did it as an experiment as he bought it so cheap and didn't care if he blew it up.
He's had it for around 4 months now and apart from a longer crank time and a bit of smoke at start up, it runs as normal.

I suspect come the colder weather the starting problems will get worse...........

interesting experiment!

i've not tried it and not likely too as from what i've read the Pump Duse engines don't like the oil 

would have thought he'd need to change the fuel filter some time soon and also perhaps run a tank of diesel through every know and again 

[topher]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps

[richw911]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps

ha ha classic " you must tell them - you must" 

[Rhyso]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps

ha ha classic " you must tell them - you must" 

yeah how much tax!!??  26p of tax!!! Fooking daylight robbery!! 

[richw911]

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GOFbsaNeZps

ha ha classic " you must tell them - you must" 

yeah how much tax!!??  26p of tax!!! Fooking daylight robbery!! 

I know gits - fook um dont tell them lol

[gooseuk]

I was looking down this route cause fuel prices sicken me.

I want to try it but dare not risk any damage.

We need more info lol.

[dai-cymru]

i'm surprised it starts veg oil usually needs preheating before it's combustable my mate ran his land rover for years on it with a small preheat tank, didnt seem to damage it but then that was a 1988 defender so a bit more durable and not so electronic.

[jettagolf]

i get bio diesel from a guy down the road, he refines old veg oil using methinol and caustic soda and i run it in my seat inca van had no problems so far and it is less than half price of diesel