im running my 1.9td on used engine oil been on it 2 yrs

[xud9driver]

as above is anyone else running ther 406 1.9td on used engine oil my runs mint

[Bailes1992]

I run 50/50 engine oil and veg oil for a track day.
It smoked like a bastard (blue smoke too, everyone tried to tell me my car was broken), the car was much smoother, quieter and if you are doing track days it will minimise the damage as you are lubricating both sides of the piston...

BUT! It is illegal to use as road fuel! You get caught and you will be treated the same was as running red diesel!
Better off with veg oil (maybe with a splash of engine oil as an 'attitive' to keep the pump and injectors lubed up. Or just use two stroke like meee).

[xud9driver]

been on it over 2 yrs been pulled over few times and just say it running on veg oil had dip tests also

[Gary406]

ive had mine on 100% new veg oil

defo wouldnt like to try used engine oil

[Bailes1992]

ive had mine on 100% new veg oil

defo wouldnt like to try used engine oil

Why not?
Engine oil has more lubricating propeties, engine oil combusts at a lower heat/compression, it made the engine smoother and causes less wear on components. If they could stop it burning blue it would be the perfect fuel!
Always used to chuck a litre in with my veg though to keep everything lubed up abit.

[lozz]

Engine oil?
why not, diesel engines where Invented when there was No such thing as Diesel wasnt they?
was it First run on Peanut oil, thats what iwas told anyway,

iwas talking to some local Gyp-0s (Pikeys ) afew month back igave them some Scrap metal.
they had there Transit running on TRansformer oil, iguess they been in the Sub-stations nicking the Wiring to get it but Ah well i was suprised to hear
they will run on this sort of thing,

[Bailes1992]

Engine oil?
why not, diesel engines where Invented when there was No such thing as Diesel wasnt they?
was it First run on Peanut oil, thats what iwas told anyway,

iwas talking to some local Gyp-0s (Pikeys ) afew month back igave them some Scrap metal.
they had there Transit running on TRansformer oil, iguess they been in the Sub-stations nicking the Wiring to get it but Ah well i was suprised to hear
they will run on this sort of thing,

They will run on anything! Veg oil, engine oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, heating oil etc etc.
It's the injection system that lets it all own.

The diesel engine was also designed to run on coal dust, the resulting explosion of the prototype almost killed Mr Diesel himself!

[lozz]

Err id be wary of running one on Gear-oil,.
that stuff Stinks like Gas, wouidnt it Explode or Gas people walking down the Road. (Fkem if it did )

or wouid it just add a few bhp

[ally406]

Mate, I think it's a stupid idea to be posting your illegal activities on a public forum. HMRC do read car forums, and have caught out people in the past.

All legal issues aside, I have tried this back before you had to pay duty on it (I think it was November 2008 the law changed). This was in my 405. It was a bastard to start, but once running I actually had more mid range torque than normal diesel. This makes sense as engine oil has a higher energy density than diesel. However there are many other problems, like fine metal particles in used engine oil and horrible contaminants it produces when burned due to all of the additives. Plus, if you are collecting it from a garage it's likely to contain lots of other nasties like highly corrosive brake fluid. All in all, even without paying duty, I can't see how it's better than WVO.