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[bestie26]

Just out of interest has anyone any ideas if my vauxhall combovan will run on veggie oil? its a 1994 L reg 1.7D n/a .
would it need to be slowly introduced to veg oil by mixing with diesel higer % of diesel 1st then gradually less and less.
Has anyone tried or currently using veggie oil?

[Kieran]

They do say that the older engines are better with Veggi oil than the new ones, so it will be interesting to see peoples thoughts on this,  i am thinking of buying an old diesel and supplying my own fuel.

[doog]

If its the isuzu engine  then yes
gm diesel engine NO

[bestie26]

How can i find out if its a gm or isuzu?
cheers

[doug4293]

it looks like this if its isuzu
 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.theoutpost.org/uploads/Misc/CorsaIsuzu1.5D.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.theoutpost.org/index.php%3Furl%3Darchives/128-Diesel-Corsa-Guide.html%26serendipity%255Bcview%255D%3Dlinear&usg=__HHQzTM0wNN2sftQZDFYyjmBT6LQ=&h=360&w=480&sz=57&hl=en&start=0&zoom=0&tbnid=GYQP7fNw2DI8KM:&tbnh=97&tbnw=129&ei=9qVxTbrXB86DhQfZpok-&prev=/images%3Fq%3D1.7%2Bisuzu%2Bengine%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-gb:IE-Address%26rlz%3D1I7ACAW_enGB402GB402%26biw%3D1345%26bih%3D574%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=177&vpy=296&dur=5161&hovh=97&hovw=129&tx=80&ty=50&oei=9qVxTbrXB86DhQfZpok-&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0

[tidla]

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/index.php

have a look here

[tidla]

If its the isuzu engine  then yes
gm diesel engine NO

if its an old gm i doubt that it would run with nitro let alone thick veggie.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I ran a '96 Rover 218 on ASDA's finest a few years ago.  The only noticable difference was that it was abit spluttery when cold but once the engine warmed up it was fine.  I mixed it 50/50 with diesel and in the summer about 70/30.

There was a slight chip fat smell though and I used to get paranoid in traffic jams    Don't think that supermarket veggi-oil is as cheap these days  :-/

[Crazycarzowner]

In the past I've used this site which is very informative, you can (if you're inclined to) buy the kit and have a 2 tank system. I helped a friend do a 2.5 Rangie a while back which runs fine.    http://www.dieselveg.com/vauxhall_combo_van.htm

The thing you have to look at is whether the diesel fuel pump can stand running veggie oil through it. Some are more robust than others because of the way veggie oil affects their seals. There aren't many modern ones that can, newer CDTI's tend to not like it much but older vehicles don't seem to mind. Check out this site, it tells you which diesel pumps are ok to run veggie oil    http://www.dieselbob.co.uk/vegetable.aspx

[henryd]

If its the isuzu engine  then yes
gm diesel engine NO

if its an old gm i doubt that it would run with nitro let alone thick veggie.

PMSL

[Rich-K]

I ran an Omega 2.2 dti on bio-deisel (recycled cooking oil) for approx 10000 miles and through the last winter, without any problems. Not tried actual veg oil from a shop.

[tigers_gonads]

i had a "m" reg 1.7 ( non turbo ) vauxhall engined  estate a few years back 

slow as break 

i used to run it on 70 % diesel / 30 % cooking oil ( one of my customers had a takeaway  )

as long as you keep the filters clean, you shouldn't have any problems 

the car will smell like a chipshop though as a traffic copper told me when he tapped on my window at some traffic lights and asked for fish and chips 

the 2.5 omega diesel runs great too 

just don't forget to remove the bits of batter and the odd chip   


as for the 2.2 dti

my advise is DON'T risk it  !!!   i know of 2 taxi drivers.   1 who used bio and shaged his pump within a year and the other one who put cooking oil in there and he did'nt finish the night shift !!!

with any dti or modern oil burner, just stick to the regular stuff 


or buy a v6 and gas it