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[Martin_1962]

flat out 2days of very hard work,but i wouldnt recommend it cos to much can be rushed and if you make a mistake your knaclered,
 but the best way of doing it is to mount your tank etc one weekend then you can still use the car next time you have spare time install lpg lines, then the following time you have off do the engine install and your still able to use the car, final part is the wireing, then  you put a few litres of gas in the tank and check and check again for leaks, then the fingers crossed and park i a field somewhere and switch it over to ;lpg and see if it runs or goes bang!!!

by doing it in stages mate you can save yourself a whole lot of grief and you know exactly how its done, Have a man who will inspect the install and supply a certificate no problem!!
Omegatoy

If I started again (Omega) I would start with the ECU and basic wiring then off with plenum and fit cut injectors, straws, evaporator feed, then start on plumbing. with a Senator I'd start with front end water, then evaporator then LP gas hose and injectors, then front end wiring, then tank, then main gas pipe and filler, then rear end wiring, then cut injectors, finally the power supply.

Field - I had a good sniff everything was tight and while testing the pipework the **** thing switched over!!!!!! All outside the garage.

If you reckon £800 of petrol and that is the one use I would say don't bother. I cover enough miles to save about £80 a month

[tunnie]

cheers martin... i keep forgetting the main aim of this car is to cruise the motorways and generally thrash  

[Martin_1962]

cheers martin... i keep forgetting the main aim of this car is to cruise the motorways and generally thrash  

Payback time is the issue - you would need to cover about 10,000 miles to save £800.

If you are doing say 5000 then sell/scrap don't bother but if you are going to do this a few times or run it for say 3 years at around 5000PS it would be worth doing.

[Paul M]

Boot space on the Senator is not an issue, it is HUGE!! Its far bigger than the Omega. I rekon i could get a 120 litre tank sideways.. Paul, how much space is either side of your 100L tank? Because the Senator is "less rounded" i get more room.

In serious reflection, I am thinking I won't have time to fit it properly   - I may do it if a 6pot LPG car appears stupidly cheap though

Mine is pretty damn close to the edge of the boot between the wheelarches. Height wise it's pretty close to the parcel shelf too, so I'd say it's near enough the perfect size for the Omega saloon in terms of efficient use of space.

To be honest the cost of conversion isn't really worth it on older cars. Even if you get a used kit you're guaranteed that some of the bits will need to be replaced, the pipework will need to be custom make for that car, etc. Not to mention it's going to be a lot of work, probably more so than a new kit would be due to the old stuff being butchered and lack of instructions etc. Best option is buying a car with it already fitted, with older, big-engined cars it costs a little more than it would without the kit but still loads cheaper than fitting afterwards.

[Omegatoy]

having lpg,d three senators and 3 carltongsi 24v, can safely say the biggest tank that will fit in the boot of the senator at the back of the seat is 100litre, however by mounting 2 tanks either side you could probably get a bigger system in but not worth the hassle as its safer mounted across the axle line,
above the diff where the weight is evenly distributed across the car!!
Omegatoy

[Martin_1962]

On the icy roads this week the extra weight of the tank aided grip. But it started a rear slide on a roundabout until I drove into it

[Omegatoy]

On the icy roads this week the extra weight of the tank aided grip. But it started a rear slide on a roundabout until I drove into it

did you damage the roundabout? your supposed to go round them you know!!!

[Martin_1962]

On the icy roads this week the extra weight of the tank aided grip. But it started a rear slide on a roundabout until I drove into it

did you damage the roundabout? your supposed to go round them you know!!!

aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

into the slide not the roundabout!