vegetable oil

alanco15

hello again guys,
not sure where this should go but it seemed as good a place as any.

I am looking to buy new vegetable oil as cheap as possible for running my van on.
tesco have it for 56p a litre for pura,
anyone getting it any cheaper elsewhere.?

i will probably be doing a 50/50 mix maybe more we will see.

( its got to work , hasn't it ??????? ):eek:

narabanekeater

Macro about 50 a litre but beware over time in wears the engine great for an old banger but if the vans worth money then I wouldnt rish it 1/3 oil to 2/3 petrol is reccomended

wookie_2

alanco15 wrote: »

hello again guys,
not sure where this should go but it seemed as good a place as any.

I am looking to buy new vegetable oil as cheap as possible for running my van on.
tesco have it for 56p a litre for pura,
anyone getting it any cheaper elsewhere.?

i will probably be doing a 50/50 mix maybe more we will see.

( its got to work , hasn't it ??????? ):eek:

lidals do it for 47p a litre, ran my old pug on that stuff for years and no problems, although it fell to bits in the end, bloody rust,

FunkyFeet

I would recommend you try your local Indian supermarket/cash and carry, but go for a big shop, i believe we picked up a huge tin of pure vegetable oil 15 litres for £6.50! this was from Mina stores in East london located on Romford road and also onece from Quality Foods on Southall broadway.

I might even consider doing the same for my brothers car which is i think 11 years old, a little fiat we will be scrapping in a few years anyway! Anyone think its safe to do this?

bartman

narabanekeater wrote: »

Macro about 50 a litre but beware over time in wears the engine great for an old banger but if the vans worth money then I wouldnt rish it 1/3 oil to 2/3 petrol is reccomended

PETROL???? Are you sure? We are talking about diesel vehicles here aren't we?

I was horrified when I went into my local Tescos earlier this week to see that they are now charging just under £1 a litre for the 3 litre bottles of veg oil. Didn't see any cheaper than that. I'll obviously have to shop around.

gmac9i

me too PLEASE tell me where it is 50 odd pence a litre ill buy it all. Lidal 79p tesco nearly a pound.

narabanekeater

I ment diesal honest
Macro ive just got back from there
20L in a massive metal drum £9.99p

R4pture_2

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R4pture_2

Pl,ease forgive my ignorance - but what on earth are you guys talking about? are you saying I can put oil in my petrol tank? please can some one tell me more:eek:

Morty_007

bump for the above question...anyone care to explain? Diesel £1-14 a litre here today!!!

osagefo

There are a number of diesel vehicles which will run on straight vegetable oil. Apparently the original diesel engines were actually designed to be run on vegetable oil. The cheapest way to do this is to get hold of used veg oil from a local chippy, which can even be free, and then 'wash' it. If you want more info please visit http://vegburner.co.uk/examppo.htm but officially there is the need to pay tax on fuel that is used in a vehicle to drive on a public road.