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HDi fun · 31-03-2008, 08:49 PM

Some, yes, although you really should do the de-esterification bit with sodium hydroxide etc. Which makes it an intensive and more costly porcess.

I'm not allowed to so so with the 16 valve HDi engine due to the stupidly high injection pressure (about 1300 bar) and that menace of a bloody particle filter (money filter) whose chemical behaviour is incompatible with such fuels.

We have tried the old 1996 Seat D on neat vegetable oil mixed 75:25 with pump diesel (ie. 75% raw cooking oil from Asda) and it works well.

If you're going to do this then you MUST register with HMR&C and pay duty on the fuel you use. It's illegal to do it otherwise.

But I'm working on my potato peeling powered engine. Any volunteers for beta testing?

31-03-2008, 08:49 PM	#26 (permalink)
HDi fun Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Peugeot 406 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST Posts: 2,053	Re: Can you run a car on water? Some, yes, although you really should do the de-esterification bit with sodium hydroxide etc. Which makes it an intensive and more costly porcess. I'm not allowed to so so with the 16 valve HDi engine due to the stupidly high injection pressure (about 1300 bar) and that menace of a bloody particle filter (money filter) whose chemical behaviour is incompatible with such fuels. We have tried the old 1996 Seat D on neat vegetable oil mixed 75:25 with pump diesel (ie. 75% raw cooking oil from Asda) and it works well. If you're going to do this then you MUST register with HMR&C and pay duty on the fuel you use. It's illegal to do it otherwise. But I'm working on my potato peeling powered engine. Any volunteers for beta testing?