New DD

[bandit88]

Just picked her up today...... my first non- GM vehicle I have ever owned
2002 Beetle TDI GLS converted to run on used vegetable oil
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc035.jpg
on the trailer on the way home!
More pictures to come!

[LTb1ow]

Used vegetable oil eh?

Looks nice

[mc73nova]

To each his own, but I wouldnt drive that thing if it ran on tap water!
Good luck with it though.

[deadtrend1]

Used vegetable oil eh?

Looks nice

yea, its the same system they used on that samurai on "xtreme4x4"

9 hours driving round trip .... uggggg

[LTb1ow]

So what is the price savings(?) from the oil compared to gas?

[bandit88]

you start the car on diesel till the car warms up and go to veggie mode.... the oil is free and the filters are cheap
plus the car gets average 45 mpg
more money for the t/a!

[BonzoHansen]

Letdown! I thought this thread was gonna be about something different.

http://www.nbc.com/app2/img/500x495xS/scet/photos/61/3020/NUP_135182_0065.JPG

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

Congrats! I bet Tim is jealous!

[bandit88]

sorry bonzo, we have enough trans am's

[bandit88]

Congrats! I bet Tim is jealous!

he wants me to tint the windows so he doesn't have to be seen in it:rofl:

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

he wants me to tint the windows so he doesn't have to be seen in it:rofl:

:loser:

And update your sig :nod:

[deadtrend1]

why would i be jealous?

[Anti_Rice_Guy]

why would i be jealous?

Why not?

[deadtrend1]

I'm really not sure what you're getting at, but there is nothing to be jealous of.

[bandit88]

:loser:

And update your sig :nod:


updated :moon:

[BonzoHansen]

sorry bonzo, we have enough trans am's

Is that what the kids say these days? :rofl:

[maroman88]

umm how is the veggie oil free?? and u couldnt find like a jetta er sumthin less....hmm

lol good luck with it

[bandit88]

actually the jetta tdi's are the same price. as for the veggie oil..... you ask restaurants for the used veggie oil that they have to pay to get rid of and they are glad to give it to you

[91chevywt]

Its the leftover crap that restaurants use in their fryers. They usually have to pay to get rid of it so if anyone wants to take it for them, they are usually glad to give it away.

[Mike]

umm how is the veggie oil free?? and u couldnt find like a jetta er sumthin less....hmm

lol good luck with it

because restaurants and other places that use it usually have to pay for disposal, if you go to them and ask for it, they are often happy to oblige

[91chevywt]

actually the jetta tdi's are the same price. as for the veggie oil..... you ask restaurants for the used veggie oil that they have to pay to get rid of and they are glad to give it to you

lol good timing

[bandit88]

yeah i read your post afterwards
sweeeet!

[69BirdX]

he wants me to tint the windows so he doesn't have to be seen in it:rofl:

He is a smart guy. But the car looks clean and fun to drive

[Ian]

TDI kicks ass! good luck with it!

[BigAls87Z28]

actually the jetta tdi's are the same price. as for the veggie oil..... you ask restaurants for the used veggie oil that they have to pay to get rid of and they are glad to give it to you

Its the leftover crap that restaurants use in their fryers. They usually have to pay to get rid of it so if anyone wants to take it for them, they are usually glad to give it away.

because restaurants and other places that use it usually have to pay for disposal, if you go to them and ask for it, they are often happy to oblige

I think what they are trying to say is that its free, hence cheaper then gas or diesel.
Since you are female, you can get away with it. I would have chosen a Jetta, as if thats better...

[transmaro93]

but you need to refine the oil before it can be used... you cant just dump that dirty oil inthe tank and drive on it... the is chemicals involved and what not... doyou have the machine that converts the oil into bio-diesel or do you have someone else do it... there is ways to make it on a small scale... but you can only make like 5 gals at a time like that... and it takes like half a day to do that....

[Ian]

she never mentioned bio-diesel. she just mentions vegetable oil. maybe its set up to run on SVO (straight vegetable oil)

[BigAls87Z28]

but you need to refine the oil before it can be used... you cant just dump that dirty oil inthe tank and drive on it... the is chemicals involved and what not... doyou have the machine that converts the oil into bio-diesel or do you have someone else do it... there is ways to make it on a small scale... but you can only make like 5 gals at a time like that... and it takes like half a day to do that....

From what I understand, and from what I saw on Extreme 4x4, it uses just filtered veggie oil.

[deadtrend1]

but you need to refine the oil before it can be used... you cant just dump that dirty oil inthe tank and drive on it... the is chemicals involved and what not... doyou have the machine that converts the oil into bio-diesel or do you have someone else do it... there is ways to make it on a small scale... but you can only make like 5 gals at a time like that... and it takes like half a day to do that....

Bio-Diesel is totally different

From what I understand, and from what I saw on Extreme 4x4, it uses just filtered veggie oil.

Correct Al. Just pour it though a pre filter first. A t-shirt works just fine.
Then pour it through a 5 or 8 micron filter and its good to go. Then there is another filter on the car obviously

[bandit88]

she never mentioned bio-diesel. she just mentions vegetable oil. maybe its set up to run on SVO (straight vegetable oil)

SVO. I though I would never see that on this site, I'm running on WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil)


Bio-Diesel is totally different



Correct Al. Just pour it though a pre filter first. A t-shirt works just fine.
Then pour it through a 5 or 8 micron filter and its good to go. Then there is another filter on the car obviously

and when the filter clogs in the car it just robs power, so you can switch it back to diesel........... and change the filter in the car

bio diesel from what i understand involves some chemistry, figuring out what chemicals go where and that's why i chose WVO

[BigAls87Z28]

Yeah bio diesel is made much like ethanol is. Its creating fuel from plant life or other organic material.

[bandit88]

bio diesel is just as cool, its just a little more involved than i wanted to go

[bandit88]

just got done cleaning and polishin'
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc044.jpg
a motor shot.... the two silver squares in the front are the fuel switches and the big circle filter looking thing next to motor is the grease filter (for you justin)
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc046.jpg
the grease tank
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc047.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc048.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc049.jpg
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i9/transamgodess83/Misc051.jpg

[Tru2Chevy]

I was talking to my brother about this last night since he has been wanting to run WVO in his Ram. He said rather than running the separate fuel system, you can just mix the WVO 50/50 with diesel in your tank, and it would run fine on that.

I would think that you would need to worry about the temperature of the WVO, as that stuff doesn't flow well when it's cold.

Ever heard of this?

- Justin

[bandit88]

yes the stuff doesn't flow well when it is cold..... from what i see on the website you have heated fuel lines and a tank.... and the grease filter is heated by the antifreeze from the car

i have never heard of running 50/50..... and i never thought of it to tell you the truth.... i would have a problem with the temperature of the oil

[transmaro93]

wow cool.... i didnt even know about this... i thought you were just talking about bio-diesel, and yes there is alot involved in making bio my bro and his friend were gonna do it they bought the machine and everything and then the other kid bailed... the other kid paid for the machine tho.... but anyway... thats really neat good luck with it man...

[Teds89IROC]

That's really cool. This is very popular in Poland and other parts of Europe. I was talking with some guys I used to work with who have done this back home (Poland)

[NJ Torque]

those tires are mounted backwards i do believe...