Performance upgrades and WVO????
Performance upgrades and WVO????
I run my Mercedes C250 TD Sport (OM605 turbo) on WVO and have done for the last 5 years. Before that I ran a 300,000 mile Peugeot 405 1.9 TD on it for 50,000 miles.
I bought my Mercedes with 155,000 miles off a friend who had run it on biodiesel and WVO blends for 20,000 miles.
Since then I have put 85,000 miles on it over 5 years on 100% pure WVO. Occasionally I mix in 5% petrol or less to stop it turning to margarine in sub zero tempteratures. The car is largely unmodified and is run single tank on WVO. So it starts in freezing temperatures on WVO and has done for the last 5 years. Its never failed to start and never broken down due to the fuel I use.
The modifications are as follows.
New injector nozzles (larger needle diameter than stock, can get the bosch part number if you want).
Injection timing advanced.
Viton O-rings for all pipes and delivery valves.
Boost activated Water Injection kit fitted (gets through 5 ltrs of water every 2-3 weeks).
First the saving- The car cost me £1300 and has only needed typical repairs associated with wear and tear, nothing fuel related. The saving is £1500 from running on WVO per year. I've saved in excess of £7000 running on WVO, from a £1300 car.
The car now has 235,000 miles on it and is still running fine.
The WVO I get is from a high class chip shop who only cook fish and chips in it for 1-2 days. It is GM Free Rapeseed oil, which is grown as part of the crop cylce here in Northern Europe.
It did take me a few months to get it all running smoothly, 5 years ago. It was a fun learning process. If the car dies tomorrow, I'm still thousands of pounds better off.
It takes me less than 1 hour per week to collect oil and make fuel. I have a pump and delivery nozzle by my shed so I effictively have my own private veg oil filling station.
I'll be fitting a 180hp remap to this car and continue to run it on 100% wvo, just to make it even more of a guinea pig!
charlysays
02-26-2016, 05:07 AM #27Thought I'd add my two cents here...
I run my Mercedes C250 TD Sport (OM605 turbo) on WVO and have done for the last 5 years. Before that I ran a 300,000 mile Peugeot 405 1.9 TD on it for 50,000 miles.
I bought my Mercedes with 155,000 miles off a friend who had run it on biodiesel and WVO blends for 20,000 miles.
Since then I have put 85,000 miles on it over 5 years on 100% pure WVO. Occasionally I mix in 5% petrol or less to stop it turning to margarine in sub zero tempteratures. The car is largely unmodified and is run single tank on WVO. So it starts in freezing temperatures on WVO and has done for the last 5 years. Its never failed to start and never broken down due to the fuel I use.
The modifications are as follows.
New injector nozzles (larger needle diameter than stock, can get the bosch part number if you want).
Injection timing advanced.
Viton O-rings for all pipes and delivery valves.
Boost activated Water Injection kit fitted (gets through 5 ltrs of water every 2-3 weeks).
First the saving- The car cost me £1300 and has only needed typical repairs associated with wear and tear, nothing fuel related. The saving is £1500 from running on WVO per year. I've saved in excess of £7000 running on WVO, from a £1300 car.
The car now has 235,000 miles on it and is still running fine.
The WVO I get is from a high class chip shop who only cook fish and chips in it for 1-2 days. It is GM Free Rapeseed oil, which is grown as part of the crop cylce here in Northern Europe.
It did take me a few months to get it all running smoothly, 5 years ago. It was a fun learning process. If the car dies tomorrow, I'm still thousands of pounds better off.
It takes me less than 1 hour per week to collect oil and make fuel. I have a pump and delivery nozzle by my shed so I effictively have my own private veg oil filling station.
I'll be fitting a 180hp remap to this car and continue to run it on 100% wvo, just to make it even more of a guinea pig!
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