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[feeutfo]

But the thing is i would have a try at a DIY but i would balls it up so this is why i had a look at companys near to me but i was told today that the £1900 they quoted was far to high and to have a look at some of the companys who are on ebay selling it as they are doing it for £1300, then i talk to the guys on here and it seems to be stay away from the companys and DIY.

Does a member who has done this before fancy a little job

There is no way that a DIY LPG install is beyond your capabilities. You would get all the help you needed & more from the guys on here i'm sure? I'm going to do mine as soon as I can arrange the kit and I expect the guys on here will be sick of the sound of me before it's done, but I know they will come up Trumps

its all about research imo. Its important to know and understand whats needed, what goes where, understand what your doing, then it becomes far easier.

TBH i really dont think it helps to get irelevant oppinons from people with no first hand experience of your kit or car. They want your cash for the install and will most likely make a hash of it. Zumerzet not far from Alton and Kevin wood, or myself in Reading, The Boy in Brackley, if your up this way. Hava a look at where everything is sited in the engine bay and simply replicate what you see. Althouh i bottled the soldering to the loom tbh. Kevin to the rescue.


In short, speak to people who've done the job. With the help available here, most things are possible.

Check the guides section also.

[TheBoy]

But the thing is i would have a try at a DIY but i would balls it up so this is why i had a look at companys near to me but i was told today that the £1900 they quoted was far to high and to have a look at some of the companys who are on ebay selling it as they are doing it for £1300, then i talk to the guys on here and it seems to be stay away from the companys and DIY.

Does a member who has done this before fancy a little job

There is no way that a DIY LPG install is beyond your capabilities. You would get all the help you needed & more from the guys on here i'm sure? I'm going to do mine as soon as I can arrange the kit and I expect the guys on here will be sick of the sound of me before it's done, but I know they will come up Trumps

its all about research imo. Its important to know and understand whats needed, what goes where, understand what your doing, then it becomes far easier.

TBH i really dont think it helps to get irelevant oppinons from people with no first hand experience of your kit or car. They want your cash for the install and will most likely make a hash of it. Zumerzet not far from Alton and Kevin wood, or myself in Reading, The Boy in Brackley, if your up this way. Hava a look at where everything is sited in the engine bay and simply replicate what you see. Althouh i bottled the soldering to the loom tbh. Kevin to the rescue.


In short, speak to people who've done the job. With the help available here, most things are possible.

Check the guides section also.

Thats probably the best advice you'll get from anyone regarding LPG conversions.

Yes, there are lots of rules and regulations, and there is limited space under the bonnet for components (particularly on 3.0l with cruise!), hence looking at what other people have, and how/where components are located.

[tunnie]

Agree with other comments, it can easily be done by you 

Mounting the tank, filler is easy, heck i did it! (with guidance from LD) We have the guides now so that should help you 

Running pipe work is also easy if you use Polyflex, KevinW has spare V6 manifolds i think? Get a second one with injectors mounted so that can just be swapped over.

If you get things like tank mounted, filler, pipe work run, cooling pipe work at front done, then get one of the LPG experts down, as finishing touches at front could be done in a day 

[saltyone]

  i paid 1800 to have my v8 jag converted so the quote you got for 1900 is way to high. they took a week to fit it and gave me a 5 year warranty and 3 years free servicing . never let me down once , i guess you get what you pay for .but the way LPG is going up in price is it now worth it ??

someone on flea bay was offering same-day turnaround for 4 cylinder cars £750 hmmmmz.. got to be brave going for that lol

[Lazydocker]

  i paid 1800 to have my v8 jag converted so the quote you got for 1900 is way to high. they took a week to fit it and gave me a 5 year warranty and 3 years free servicing . never let me down once , i guess you get what you pay for .but the way LPG is going up in price is it now worth it ??

someone on flea bay was offering same-day turnaround for 4 cylinder cars £750 hmmmmz.. got to be brave going for that lol

 

I can't see how anyone can do it in a day... 2 long days is possible if you already have a pre-drilled manifold and at least 2 people working on it.

Realistically 3 days is the minimum for an installation

[PhilRich]

  i paid 1800 to have my v8 jag converted so the quote you got for 1900 is way to high. they took a week to fit it and gave me a 5 year warranty and 3 years free servicing . never let me down once , i guess you get what you pay for .but the way LPG is going up in price is it now worth it ??

someone on flea bay was offering same-day turnaround for 4 cylinder cars £750 hmmmmz.. got to be brave going for that lol

 

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You certainly have!!! They drill the intake manifold in situ, so all that swarf ends up in the intake and from there?

[TheBoy]

Or use the new injector adapters to save drilling (not suitable for v6, and I reckon would compromise the petrol injectors on a 2.2)

[Kevin Wood]

Or use the new injector adapters to save drilling (not suitable for v6, and I reckon would compromise the petrol injectors on a 2.2)

I wonder if you could space the fuel rail back on a 2.2 and make them work? Quite possibly.

It's not exactly a lot of work to drill a manifold, though, and having it out of the way gives you much better access for fitting the other parts of the system.

Kevin

[HNO3GOH]

Ok so what sort of price am i looking at for the system and how do i get my mits on it also Saltyone posted that LPG is going up, by how much.

I did read the post and see the pics some time ago about the inlet and putting the gas nozzles in but not sure who posted it up but it looked to be very well done

[PhilRich]

Ok so what sort of price am i looking at for the system and how do i get my mits on it also Saltyone posted that LPG is going up, by how much.

I did read the post and see the pics some time ago about the inlet and putting the gas nozzles in but not sure who posted it up but it looked to be very well done

AFAIK, the kit for a V6 is around £600ish? but not sure if this includes the tank :-/
PM Lazydocker, and he will probably give you the contact details of Teilo, the guy who supplies the kits

[feeutfo]

i havent noticed the price of petrol tbh, but yes lpg has indeed gone up in price, but only in proportion to petrol, the percentage saving, i believe, is stiil about the same.?

[Kevin Wood]

i havent noticed the price of petrol tbh, but yes lpg has indeed gone up in price, but only in proportion to petrol, the percentage saving, i believe, is stiil about the same.?

I certainly wouldn't want to be pouring petrol through a 3.2 at the moment.

Kevin

[feeutfo]

also just to say, the kit does not have to be fitted all in one go, i guess your like me in the you need the car to commute? in which case its not going to be feasable to fit all in one go anyway without time off or experienced help. No problem.

Its easily broken down into stages. Personally i chose to fit the injectors first, I drilled my own manifold tapped the threads safe in the knowlegde of having a spare thanks to Lazydocker.

But the spare can be pre drilled and tapped before touching the car. Once the nozels are ready with pipes attached. All that needs doing is to swap manifolds, fit injectors, fuel lines, vac and vapourisor, run the loom to injectors. Once thats done and air tight the car will run. Do the rest as and when once the car runs. The loom can be tied up out the way  in the engine bay no problem.

Then you can take as many weekends as you like to complete without the worry of beeing car less.

Its not too hard a job, "once your clear in your mind what to do before you do it" that is the key imo.

[feeutfo]

i havent noticed the price of petrol tbh, but yes lpg has indeed gone up in price, but only in proportion to petrol, the percentage saving, i believe, is stiil about the same.?

I certainly wouldn't want to be pouring petrol through a 3.2 at the moment.

Kevin

spoke to a member earlier in the week, £85 to fill up his 3.2. Bugger that. Funny though, i'm blissfully unaware of petrol prices. Weeeeeee stamp the pedal.
 

[HNO3GOH]

i havent noticed the price of petrol tbh, but yes lpg has indeed gone up in price, but only in proportion to petrol, the percentage saving, i believe, is stiil about the same.?

I certainly wouldn't want to be pouring petrol through a 3.2 at the moment.

Kevin

spoke to a member earlier in the week, £85 to fill up his 3.2. Bugger that. Funny though, i'm blissfully unaware of petrol prices. Weeeeeee stamp the pedal.
 

I had to fill my 3.0 estate aswell today and that was just over £83