LPG Conversion yes or no?

My girlfriends brother is an LPG fitter. I'm not saying which company for, but He wouldn't fit LPG to his car. They get a lot of fried top ends apparently.

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

is it a C1 Diesel?

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Just about moves

Not on LPG it doesn't.

What brand of spark plugs would you recommend for a diesel engine?

[gruntygiggles]

You can fit LPG conversions to diesels nowadays. It has to be a new engine and a certain type of engine, but it can now be done.

[Sir Trev]

Originally Posted by gruntygiggles

You can fit LPG conversions to diesels nowadays. It has to be a new engine and a certain type of engine, but it can now be done.

Indeed, but I believe it becomes an LPG-only vehicle, as opposed to a petol/LPG as you cannot swap between LPG and diseasal. If your local supply was not perfect (mine isn't - Asda is the only stockist in HW and they only have a small tank of it) you may well end up stranded.

[yorkie_chris]

I don't see why you'd bother as veggie oil or some other alternative diesel gives you cheaper fuel without having to mess around that much?

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

Indeed, but I believe it becomes an LPG-only vehicle, as opposed to a petol/LPG as you cannot swap between LPG and diseasal. If your local supply was not perfect (mine isn't - Asda is the only stockist in HW and they only have a small tank of it) you may well end up stranded.

Yup...my dad calls them diseasals as well...lol

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I don't see why you'd bother as veggie oil or some other alternative diesel gives you cheaper fuel without having to mess around that much?

Yup again, we'll be running ours on a veg oil mix when we can sort it all out

my dad ran 50/50 veg oil to diesel and he said it's difficult because the MPG drops and unless your covering silly, silly mileage it's just not worth it.

Veg oil is something like £4 a gallon and you lose a bit of mpg so over a tank you'll save a few quid which by the time you pour half down the car trying to fill it it's not worth it unless you can buy it on offer or find a cheaper source.

[gruntygiggles]

Originally Posted by thefallenangel

my dad ran 50/50 veg oil to diesel and he said it's difficult because the MPG drops and unless your covering silly, silly mileage it's just not worth it.

Veg oil is something like £4 a gallon and you lose a bit of mpg so over a tank you'll save a few quid which by the time you pour half down the car trying to fill it it's not worth it unless you can buy it on offer or find a cheaper source.

Yeah, we'd be looking at setting up our own filtration unit and getting direct from local chippy's and take aways

Prob wouldn't run on 50/50 unless it was a really hot summer as the colder it gets, the thicker it gets. So up to 50/50 in the summer and down to as low as 80/20 in the winter, but Dan knows much more than me on that....I am going from memory of what he has told me about it.

[andrewsmith]

about £3gal atm 4 veg oil. It does seem to suited to long distance.

in this weather i wouldn't bother. However i would wait for it to come on offer or at a better price and sit on it until warmer weather or perhaps for a holiday/long journey.

If it's 75p a litre then it's more worth it if your talking 30 litres as ATM that's a £16/£17 saving per tank of 60 litres.

Also take into fact in this weather tend not to do as much driving as summer. But then with a tax rise coming diesel will be pushing £1.30 a litre which again puts the veggie oil at an even better idea.