Running on 100% vegatable oil

[jonsamella]

Hi all,
I am thinking of buying a frontera, I used to own a Deawoo Musso 2.9 TD which I run on 100% veg oil straight from the supermarket, is this an option with a frontera and if so which model engine would be the best,any advice would be great,

Many thanks,

Jon.

[RatCav]

Depends on budget and requirements. Many a person would say the SWB or LWB 2.8 TDi facelift A series would be the best (and I would agree).

[jonsamella]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply, what year frontera would this be, I guess around 98 - 99.

Jon

[john (smifffy)]

2.8 tdi is more like 96-98

i dont think they like veggie oil to much

[RatCav]

Dunno about the veggie oil, but a well maintained one should see a return of around 30+mpg ... I get 35mpg out of my 2.8 Trooper (same engine). A clean one will set you back sub £1000 ... probably closer to £600 if you spend some time hunting around. The age ranges around 96-98 as smiffy says.

The Facelift Series A have the outer shell of the older squarer A series, but fashions the interior trim of the later posher B series. Also they used rear coil springs on the back as opposed to earlier pre-facelifts that had leaves at the back.

[Sir-Doris]

2.8 was made from 95' to96' when it was superseded by the 2.5 from 96' to 98'.

[Drift]

To run the 2.8 on veg you need to change the seals in the fuel pump and ideally recalibrate the injectors, if you dont modify the pump the veg oil will deteriorate the seal double quick.
I have to be honest I wouldnt run any Frontera on veg oil without the correct modifications.

[James Bass]

[BoxCleva]

Don't buy a Dti and put veggy oil in it buddy. A quick way to kill the pump.

[jonsamella]

Many thanks for all the advice, glad I didn`t get one and fill with veg without asking the question !!!!!

What about a mix ? i.e. 75% veg - 25% diesel or am I just asking for trouble


Jon.

[BoxCleva]

If you are talking about a 2.2 Dti , I wouldn't put anything in it other than diesel from a petrol station forecourt.

[RatCav]

I must of been having a brain fart moment

Dunno where I got that from .. I was probably in Trooper mode or something ... either way 2.8 for reliability ... and to echo everyone elses opinions I wouldn't run anything on Veg oil personally, especially the 2.2 diesels as the fuel pumps are delicate enough as it is.

[jonsamella]

Many thanks to all who have replied to this,


Jon.