Performance upgrades and WVO????
Performance upgrades and WVO????
Well we'll have to see how it goes. I would not run cold veg in a modified pump, and will most certainly be fitting a gear pump and relief valve to maintain a good input pressure to the IP, and it will go through a heat exchanger. It will be properly twin tanked and always shut down and started on regular diesel with thermostatic switch over to oil. I am thousands of pounds up, infact my business wouldnt have survived at one point if it wasnt for my legal ability to use 2500litres of biofuel in the uk legally without tax. I've never had a failure yet cause by vegetable oil (a couple of pluged filters - the w124 with om603 suffered cold wind hitting filter), and in 12years+ even with CDI engines too, atleast 200,000miles covered. My Smart CDI (year 2000) did 140,000miles before it was worn out, but the engine was as good as new, injectors mint, good compression, was remapped and pulled like a train - a tiny train lol. 100,000miles was on twin tanked veg / 100% bio / 50% veg 50%diesel. My Vito has done 150,000miles, was my dads an it was on 100% bio from week1, but on and off until 100,000 then mostly 100% bio OR 90%veg/10%unleaded petrol for the next 50,000ml.
Only reason for pulling the CDI engine out was the turbo variable vane seized (now this *could* be due to veg soot....) and i put off trying to clean it until it was solid.... Upon removed of the head it was clean inside, no deposits. Valves look clean, cylinders still have lovely honing marks. Even the turbo was spotless inside. And I wanted to go STD! Sooo... i am!
If it ruins the pump, then it'll go back to dieselmeken with the money to rebuild it - or for a new one and we will re-evaluate it then! Will it run at crazy horsepowers? i dont know. and if it doesnt, its no problem to drive to work and back with the ALDA set to lower fuelling, and run on diesel in fun time. I will do it because I can, and I can save £1750 / $2670 per year.
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W639 Vito OM606 + 722.6 STD - in progress
Current progress: engine in, gearbox in, bumper bar modified to accept w210 radiator, audi electric fan, very tight squeeze, interior stripped out ready for new seats (w211) and custom dash with w211 clocks controlled by arduino with split fuel gauge covering main tank and auxiliary for Veg Oil ...
- DSL1 ECU for Electronic OM606 Pump (currently fitting wiring)
Next; 722.6 Controller, HX40 with homemade manifold, Air-to-water intercooler, homemade exhaust, MOT.... One day!
I've run all my vehicles on SVO, sometimes used, sometimes new. I've got a source of Veg oil that is new now for 1/3rd of the price of regular. Now i'm STD'ing my Vito Van - I'm once again willing to run on straight veg. Will it ruin the pump, will it coke the engine up, will it burst into flames?! I'm looking into ways of reducing the chances like water injection....
Well we'll have to see how it goes. I would not run cold veg in a modified pump, and will most certainly be fitting a gear pump and relief valve to maintain a good input pressure to the IP, and it will go through a heat exchanger. It will be properly twin tanked and always shut down and started on regular diesel with thermostatic switch over to oil. I am thousands of pounds up, infact my business wouldnt have survived at one point if it wasnt for my legal ability to use 2500litres of biofuel in the uk legally without tax. I've never had a failure yet cause by vegetable oil (a couple of pluged filters - the w124 with om603 suffered cold wind hitting filter), and in 12years+ even with CDI engines too, atleast 200,000miles covered. My Smart CDI (year 2000) did 140,000miles before it was worn out, but the engine was as good as new, injectors mint, good compression, was remapped and pulled like a train - a tiny train lol. 100,000miles was on twin tanked veg / 100% bio / 50% veg 50%diesel. My Vito has done 150,000miles, was my dads an it was on 100% bio from week1, but on and off until 100,000 then mostly 100% bio OR 90%veg/10%unleaded petrol for the next 50,000ml.
Only reason for pulling the CDI engine out was the turbo variable vane seized (now this *could* be due to veg soot....) and i put off trying to clean it until it was solid.... Upon removed of the head it was clean inside, no deposits. Valves look clean, cylinders still have lovely honing marks. Even the turbo was spotless inside. And I wanted to go STD! Sooo... i am!
If it ruins the pump, then it'll go back to dieselmeken with the money to rebuild it - or for a new one and we will re-evaluate it then! Will it run at crazy horsepowers? i dont know. and if it doesnt, its no problem to drive to work and back with the ALDA set to lower fuelling, and run on diesel in fun time. I will do it because I can, and I can save £1750 / $2670 per year.
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W639 Vito OM606 + 722.6 STD - in progress
Current progress: engine in, gearbox in, bumper bar modified to accept w210 radiator, audi electric fan, very tight squeeze, interior stripped out ready for new seats (w211) and custom dash with w211 clocks controlled by arduino with split fuel gauge covering main tank and auxiliary for Veg Oil ...
- DSL1 ECU for Electronic OM606 Pump (currently fitting wiring)
Next; 722.6 Controller, HX40 with homemade manifold, Air-to-water intercooler, homemade exhaust, MOT.... One day!
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