lpg

[mattyg]

Hi all just wanted to share my experiences with lpg with you all. Got sick of all the expensive dual mass /injector failure bollox of my previous diesels and bought myself a petrol 406 exec about a year ago i converted it to gas straight away and its been fantastic, I drive around 600 miles a week and average 34mpg on the computer and taking into account of the lower calorific value of gas get a real mpg of 31.5. This is at an average of 72 p per litre making it a combined mpg of around 60mpg this is mostly been at 78 mph on the cruise. Being a petrol its great in the winter as it doesnt take 5 miles to get warm either. This is is my first gas car and i really cant see me going back to diesel as i reckon ive saved at least £25 pound a week just on fuel. The car cost me 1200 quid with 50000 miles on the clock and has now done 83000 and cost me 500 to convert doing it myself.It amazes me how often cheap low mileage 406 execs pop up on ebay. My only costs this year have been servicing every 10000 for the car consisting of a full service and then an interim oil service in between. The gas system is serviced every 12000miles this is dead easy just a filter to change and a couple of solenoids to clean out.

Go on give that petrol 406 another look

matt

[lozz]

Idont mean this to sound nasty, im just being honest,

iwouidnt even think of doing a D.i.y lpg install, it can be lethal, iknow someone that tried it and it didnt go well,

iwouidnt have one unless it was done profesionaly ,

May be you have experience with lpg

[mattyg]

Hi there

I guess it depends on your experience and background but judging by some of the stuff that seems to get done on this forum i think a lot of people here are more than capable of carrying it out. Most diy kits come with full back up and in my case they were willing to check my install and give me a lpga certificate. It makes me smile that people think lpg is like driving a bomb around yet if you look at the fail safes on most modern systems there really isnt much to go wrong. Consider this my lpg tank is a loyds certified pressure vessel made from 3mm spun steel, my fuel tank is made from 2 1.2mm pressings resistance welded together. I know which one is safest if i get arse ended in a smash !. Lpg is lighter than air so in the unlikely event a leak did occur lpg disperses skywards, petrol on the other hand drips downwards and forms a nice puddle around my car!. Lpg tanks have to be re certificated every 10 years fuel tanks get replaced when they are full of holes or rust. Also the tank pipework is enclosed and can only vent to the outside of the car in there is a leak, there is also a valve that senses sudden pressure drops and shuts of the gas supply.

I agree with you to a point but i think if you are competent with a spanner then it certainly is not a difficult job. I am lucky as i have access to a lot of equipment and tools and also have a background making components for and building race cars. Didnt really want to get into a debate about the rights and wrongs of doing a diy install just wanted to share my experiences with using the fuel as it just seems to be all about the hdi on this forum and just wanted to let people know that there is an alternative to diesel. I would strongly advise anyone considering doing one to get it checked afterwards and getting the all important certificate as insurance may be hard to get otherwise. Thing is though the cost of a so called pro job has come down a lot and i have seen 4 cylinder kits for £750 fitted. The quality of these can vary massively though and my advice would be if they say they can do it in a day then walk away.

Thanks matt