Cooking oil to run the van and boat

[Ariadne]

A friend of mine used to run his van on a combination of heating oil/veg oil and diesel, seemed to work quite well. At the time heating oil was around 38p a litre when you bought a ton at a time!

 

[rob2]

I just wonder what the French Customs officials will think - offer them some balsamic vinegar with their sample?

Rob.

 

[Jamesuk]

Who else refines chip oil to run vehicles?

I remember reading a company was fined 25,000 GBP due to using chip fat oil in his fleet of Taxi's a number of years ago some where up North.

Reason for fine - Loss in duty on Petrol or something like that.

A friend of my brothers uses it in his car.

 

[alahol2]

Slight thread drift but combining the 'Belgian question', what would HMCE do if they found red diesel in your car's tank but you produced a 'full duty paid' receipt?

 

[Csail]

I have heard of someone who allegedly runs his vehicle on 'spare' aviation fuel....

My mate used to many years ago but i suppose its still theft.

 

[DownWest]

And a court marshal offense. My father was 'prisoner's friend' to a fellow pilot who had lent his car to someone who then used avgas for the trip. Car was tested a week later and the owner charged.

 

[KellysEye]

I know a chap in Malysia who runs his car on 50/50 parafin and diesel. The engine power is reduced and the exhaust smells like JET A1, which is impressive.

 

[David2452]

Slight thread drift but combining the 'Belgian question', what would HMCE do if they found red diesel in your car's tank but you produced a 'full duty paid' receipt?

Feel your colar for V.A.T. evasion most likely, 5% on red 20% on DERV.

 

[jwilson]

Old chip pan fat runs no problem filtered in a blend with heating oil/keroscene in my oil fired central heating.Was going to collect free of charge from local hotels(others charge)
My house now runs on free wood but does take about an hour a day cutting enough to burn.
Never forget the concept behind Diesels engine was to run on peanut oil and was seen as a means of providing a power source in the third world.
My merc OM 636 will run on most things-my origional workshop manual lists reccomendations including soya oil,palm oil etc.

I thought Diesel's very first diesel engine ran on coal dust, not oil. It did run, but exploded after a while. Anyone tried running a Volvo D5 on a veg oil mix?

 

[sailorman]

Why would someone earning over £100k want to mess about with chip oil?

he isnt , his wife is

 

[chinita]

he isnt , his wife is

So his wife earns over £100k working for the NHS?