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Floodys wrote:So I've got the best of both worlds! The better derv engine and the (dare I say it) better built D8..... All for £380!!!

Nope yours is the worst of both worlds. D9 looks better, but HDi is too complex, 1.9TD is far better.

Best of both worlds would be a D9 body with D8 1.9TD engine.

Nokia N8 is far better than the gay iphone.

FarmerPug wrote:ive been thinking, could i buy a berlingo as a work van and run it on the stuff.

A mate had a 1.9TD Berlingo, and it ran fine on Veg. HDi would need Bio.

I know some people who have used Veg on HDi with 50/50 Diesel and its been fine.

Stop speculating everyone, there is no reason why a HDi cannot run on 100% well made Bio B100. Many people on http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum are running HDi's on 100% Bio without problems. Yeah I don't see why they run rough, but you will eat seals for a pastime. The methanol content cau...

Stop speculating everyone, there is no reason why a HDi cannot run on 100% well made Bio B100.
Many people on http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum are running HDi's on 100% Bio without problems.

FarmerPug wrote:one thing i havent asked yet, does this stuff not smell a bit funny when its going through the engine?

Yes, smells like a chippy. Fine inside the car, but stand near the exhaust and you will smell it.

steve_earwig wrote:Didn't we have a group for the 406oc? I can't remember what it was

I've created a 406 group if anyone wants to join.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=gro ... 3193293719
Let me know if you join, and if you're staff on here I'll make you staff on the group.

Depends on the quality of your line, could also be your Router bringing it down.
Do a line check on a BT website, it will say what the optimum line can take.

Can you use oil filtered down to 10 micron's or does it need to be down to 1 micron? Theres a place that filters down to 10 micron and selling it 35p a litre. You can, but it will block your fuel filter quicker than it would if it was filtered down to 1 micron. A fuel filter is 5-8 micron, so ideal...

Veg Oil lowers the emissions, its carbon neutral, the MOT tester often thinks his equipment is knackered during the test.

HDi is a complex engine, fine when its running great, but a bitch and often very expensive to fix when it goes wrong.
XUD is simple, even a mong could fix it.

I use about 1,200 litres of diesel per year. So that would give a saving of 1,200 * (1.3 - 0.8 ) = £600. That's enough to buy an XUD 406 :shock: But hang on, I'd only be getting 45 MPG out of an XUD (from experience), so that takes it down to £300. Does MPG go down for veg oil? Only £140 at 40 MPG....

Doesn't matter how much the insurance is on a 1.9TD, the fuel saving will easily cover it.

isee your point about the veg oil, but in my case im used to running big thirsty motors about (petrol) some cars ive had have done 12mpg. iwas running a Ford galaxy ghia about for 3 years it did 16mpg so now after running this puggy hdi its like running a mini compared to the others , im happy with...

My 406 did spring a diesel leak running veg oil. But the shelf life for the seals is 10 years anyway, the car is 12 years old so was on borrowed time anyway. Was only a small leak. More liek a weap really. My BMW 325TDS had a fuel pump leak aswell, but it was 15 yrs old and 186k on the clock. Cost ...

idont get it mate, a d9 does brilliant on fuel im getting a good 40mpg round town and i dont drive it like miss daisy, gets me why people want to run on cooking oil when dervs are brill on the mpg to start with, :roll: What dont you get? Choice is:- Buy an HDi and PAY £1.329 per litre OR Buy a 1.9 ...