Hey guys!
I might be picking up a '91 delica this weekend if all goes well.
Eventually I want to run it off WVO, as I have been hearing rave reviews about it, but I have absolutely no idea how any of it works.
Can someone give me an intro speel on WVO and delica's? or redirect me to an older topic like this?
some questions I have are:
Do you get better mileage on WVO?
Can you run WVO in a non-modified delica? like a certain ratio mixed with diesel?
Is it cheap? Hard to find?
Say I find WVO, what is the filtering process?
is pre-filtered WVO expensive?
how does a WVO kit work?
I will be moving to kelowna coming september. anybody in the area, or know of any connections down there?
cheers!
WVO for a beginner
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Re: WVO for a beginner
If your oil is very clean, you can run 20% in your diesel tank. I don't know too much about it, but I did it this weekend just before I did my wvo install and it ran great. But I did pour it in and use it up while I was running hot, just as a precaution. Although the mix with diesel should keep it thin enough to not cause problems.
Fuel mileage was comparable with diesel. I just drove the coquihalla hwy, one way on 20%SVO in my Diesel and back on total Veg oil. The power is just a tiny bit less with WVO and I burned a little bit more. But nothing crazy. The thing that makes it worth it is the cost of the oil.
WVO can be found by either going to restaurants and procuring it from them, either by paying them for it (have to do this in the lower mainland as they get money for their oil, but only like 6 cents a liter so it is easy to top that) or have them give it for free. Which is fairly easy in small towns I think. I ran into a few small restaurant owners who wanted to give me their oil but I live too far away.
The filtering process is as involved as you want to make it. either buy a high end filter for your vehicle and then just settle the oil and run it through a 70 micron pipe filter. After doing a water test. (put some oil on a hot pan and see if it spits, if it does then there is too much water in it). Or some people have a really advanced setup with several filters and centrifuges and stuff.
A WVO kit is, a heated filter (coolant lines run to this) an in line heater (Vegtherm) a two tank valve and a switch. There are other things that can be added to make it more convenient. But that is the basic setup.
There are tonnes of details in this forum that touch on all of these questions. So the best thing to do is dig away and you will find what you are looking for!
Fuel mileage was comparable with diesel. I just drove the coquihalla hwy, one way on 20%SVO in my Diesel and back on total Veg oil. The power is just a tiny bit less with WVO and I burned a little bit more. But nothing crazy. The thing that makes it worth it is the cost of the oil.
WVO can be found by either going to restaurants and procuring it from them, either by paying them for it (have to do this in the lower mainland as they get money for their oil, but only like 6 cents a liter so it is easy to top that) or have them give it for free. Which is fairly easy in small towns I think. I ran into a few small restaurant owners who wanted to give me their oil but I live too far away.
The filtering process is as involved as you want to make it. either buy a high end filter for your vehicle and then just settle the oil and run it through a 70 micron pipe filter. After doing a water test. (put some oil on a hot pan and see if it spits, if it does then there is too much water in it). Or some people have a really advanced setup with several filters and centrifuges and stuff.
A WVO kit is, a heated filter (coolant lines run to this) an in line heater (Vegtherm) a two tank valve and a switch. There are other things that can be added to make it more convenient. But that is the basic setup.
There are tonnes of details in this forum that touch on all of these questions. So the best thing to do is dig away and you will find what you are looking for!