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[Entwood]

Some very quickly taken piccies as requested ... I'm no David Bailey !!

Filler, looks OK, lines up nicely and is accessible at all times.



Filler from the inside



Tank, very neatly installed



Control switch - crap photo actually looks very neat



Engine bay overall



Left hand bank with pressure regulator, the "spare" plug is a pressure test connection for the diagnostic kit



Right hand bank



Filter



ECU, beside the pollen filter



Flash Lube kit



No pictures of the vaporiser I'm afraid .. its buried down behind/below the passenger side headlamp !! The vaporiser water pipes go right around the engine bay and connect by the HBV, but on the engine side not the heater side !!.

To my totally untrained eye, it all looks rather neat.... and it all seems to work !!

[bob.dent]

Looks like a job very well done.

I bet you're looking forward to a nice cheap fill up now!

[HGV mechanic]

that looks great mate, im seriously considering now,,,,,

[Mr Skrunts]

Looks like a very tidy little system.  If I was doing the mileage I certaily would go for that.

Do they do the tanks that fit in the space where the spare wheel fits.

[Entwood]

Looks like a very tidy little system.  If I was doing the mileage I certaily would go for that.

Do they do the tanks that fit in the space where the spare wheel fits.

It is possible to get Torodial (?) tanks .. but they don't hold much, and on a car that uses fuel at quite a rate a small tank seems a waste of money to me. Omegas have large boots, which is why I chose this system.

In theory I should get about 200 miles around town on this tank, and 300 on a decent run (solo) .. down to 200 towing ..until I've had it a while I won't know. I see no point in a system that I have to look for an LPG place every 100 miles or so ...

[bedders]

Was the flash lube system considered necessary? When I had my system fitted over 6 years ago, I was told it wasn't required. I just hope they were right.

[Entwood]

Was the flash lube system considered necessary? When I had my system fitted over 6 years ago, I was told it wasn't required. I just hope they were right.

75% of installers say its not really needed as the Vx does not "have a problem", 10% say it is needed... the company I used stick it on as part of the install, and give you the option to fill the bottle or not !!! They reckon it costs less than £10 a year for every 10,000 miles you do ...so as an insurance I'll probably use it ...

[bedders]

Was the flash lube system considered necessary? When I had my system fitted over 6 years ago, I was told it wasn't required. I just hope they were right.

75% of installers say its not really needed as the Vx does not "have a problem", 10% say it is needed... the company I used stick it on as part of the install, and give you the option to fill the bottle or not !!! They reckon it costs less than £10 a year for every 10,000 miles you do ...so as an insurance I'll probably use it ...

Thanks, I hope you save as much money as I have,  Oh & the engine oil comes out as clean as the day it was filled  

[Lazydocker]

Looks nice and neat. I take it they have treated the hole they have cut to prevent rusting? I think a can of touch up paint wouldn't have gone amiss on the filler but I've heard that the paint rarely stays put for long so probably why they don't do it!!

Got to do mine now... Although seeing the job they've done of yours I'm tepted to save myself the hassle and get them to do it!! (Note to self: Remember the savings of a DIY conversion!)  

[Entwood]

Looks nice and neat. I take it they have treated the hole they have cut to prevent rusting? I think a can of touch up paint wouldn't have gone amiss on the filler but I've heard that the paint rarely stays put for long so probably why they don't do it!!

Got to do mine now... Although seeing the job they've done of yours I'm tepted to save myself the hassle and get them to do it!! (Note to self: Remember the savings of a DIY conversion!)  

The guy actually said  that if it was sprayed it might last 4 months !! His opinion .. and I tend to see his point ... window surrounds are black, door surrounds are black, tyres are black .. it does not look out of place if "lined up" correctly ..  

[keithnic]

Does fitting LPG to your car affect your road tax?  I was speaking to a garage in London yesterday, quoted me £1,600 inc vat for a conversion. I'm seriously considering doing it.  

[Danny]

my tax had cost £205 for 12 months, when i sent the v5 off to have it registered as bi-fuel, they sent a replacement disc sayin £195 (but no bloody tenner refund!)

and also, on the new V5 the CO2 g/km value hasnt been changed, so i imagine they'll use it as an excuse to charge more tax

i plan to contact whoever deals with VED and see whether or not there's a difference, so if there is, i might be tempted to keep my car

[Lazydocker]

Some very quickly taken piccies as requested ... I'm no David Bailey !!

Filler, looks OK, lines up nicely and is accessible at all times.



Filler from the inside



Tank, very neatly installed



Control switch - crap photo actually looks very neat



Engine bay overall



Left hand bank with pressure regulator, the "spare" plug is a pressure test connection for the diagnostic kit



Right hand bank



Filter



ECU, beside the pollen filter



Flash Lube kit



No pictures of the vaporiser I'm afraid .. its buried down behind/below the passenger side headlamp !! The vaporiser water pipes go right around the engine bay and connect by the HBV, but on the engine side not the heater side !!.

To my totally untrained eye, it all looks rather neat.... and it all seems to work !!

Just a thought... Where does the coolant hose which runs accross the fron of the engine bay on a 3.0 go from/to? Could thais be interested to feed the vaporiser?  :question :question :question

[doz]

Any idea of cost? Hatching a plan

[Entwood]

Any idea of cost? Hatching a plan

It was £1850 + VAT  (£2173.80)  .....