LPG Conversion yes or no?

Been looking into this with the impending VAT + fuel duty rise.

My little C1 Citroen might be running off LPG. Been offered £840 for it to be converted and the pay back is 20k. I plan to keep the car until it goes bang as i've paid £4k for it and had some good usage out of it and with a new clutch in i'm not giving something with brand new tyres, clutch, brakes all done to it away cheaply.

Anyway i'm all for it but worried that there's rumors flying of LPG damaging engine which use Lean burn technology. I don't want to be putting a new engine in within 30k as it will be pointless because the valves have decided to eat themselves.

Does the 'org have any green warriors? If so anyone with bad or good reviews?

[andrewsmith]

is it a C1 Diesel?

Petrol bug. 1.0 12v.

[yorkie_chris]

Green warriors? Most of the people with LPG run gas* guzzling 4x4s

There have been rumours flying about LPG damaging everything. The expansion means it runs very cool, and has a high octane rating, so I wouldn't expect any extra issues from running lean. But who knows. Find an expert or someone who's done it.

*Literally!

according to http://archive.carkeys.co.uk/features/technical/637.asp it's lean run which is causing the problems. TBH if the car does 30k i'd be happpy but for 30k i'd expect it to be scrapped after as it would take me 4 years.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

is it a C1 Diesel?

[andrewsmith]

There won't be any space for the tank in a C1 (lpg tanks are larger than petrol).

and as YC said they do all run old V8 Landies/ Jeeps/ Land Crusiers etc...

I'm a gas guzzling 4x4 owner, two actually, and they are both on LPG.
My V8 converted series landrover has been on it for the last 11 years, probably only run on petrol for about 200 miles in all that time, and it is running fine. I'm now going to tempt fate completely by saying that there has only been one thing go wrong with the LPG (a connector for the hot water feed split and steam filled the engine bay). Can't comment on the newer engines though, but, a lot of newer landrovers that I know of are LPG converted and run very well.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

is it a C1 Diesel?

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Just about moves

the C1 has tanks available. Checked on the kit's site perfectly fine a 41 litre or 34 litre but apparently gas can only be filled to 80% so will only be 32 or 27 litres a time anyway.