Diesel to Veg oil Conversion Kit?

[BBJ]

Back in the UK I converted my Mitsu L200 Animal to run on veg oil which it did fine.  Are there any such kits available in Thailand? I have a Mazda BT50 2.2 2019.  I am aware these kits run better on older diesels but I am curious.    I was considering electric but selling my car on to someone else to use and buy a new vehicle doesn't workout planet saving wise.  Not a member of extinction rebellion btw.   My truck only has 30,000km and will keep it for a while for my motorbike.  

[Crossy]

The old chap who takes away the used oil from the family restaurant (he pays for it, 15 years ago we paid him to take it away) mixes it 50-50 with pump diesel and runs his old indirect-injection Nissan pickup on it. He also sells to the local farmers who run the Kubota Iron-Buffaloes on it. Yes, the exhausts smell of fried fish.

 

I'm not sure I'd want to be doing that with a common-rail diesel mind. IIRC the conversion kits concentrate on getting the viscosity to a level the engine can handle by warming the oil, not so necessary in the tropics.

[Crossy]

How much oil do you actually have access to?

 

It might be better to find a chap like ours who will pay for it and let him do the green bit leaving your expensive engine to live another day.

 

[Golden Triangle]

We have a Fortuner, I believe it is 'Common Rail' but I have no idea what that means, anyone help me understand ?? Thanks ????

[Crossy]

3 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

We have a Fortuner, I believe it is 'Common Rail' but I have no idea what that means, anyone help me understand ?? Thanks ????

 

Wikipedia is your friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rail

 

In a nutshell, don't put anything in the tank that's not pump diesel unless you know exactly what you are doing.

 

[Crossy]

You can also Google "SVO in a common rail diesel" (SVO - Straight Vegetable Oil) most of the articles I see say "don't" ????  

[transam]

Diesel engines have moved on a long way, the common rail thing, fuel injection has become more complex, filtering is essential to keep the modern fuel delivery system good, so I reckon there will be a lot more to it using KFC waste...????

[KannikaP]

37 minutes ago, Golden Triangle said:

We have a Fortuner, I believe it is 'Common Rail' but I have no idea what that means, anyone help me understand ?? Thanks ????

It's made by Toyota who recommend diesel fuel.

Running a Bht 1.5M vehicle on chip fat.   555555

Edited April 17, 2022 by KannikaP

[Golden Triangle]

4 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Wikipedia is your friend https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_rail

 

In a nutshell, don't put anything in the tank that's not pump diesel unless you know exactly what you are doing.

 

Don't worry, I'm not about to, I can afford to pay for diesel ????

[BBJ]

9 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

Don't worry, I'm not about to, I can afford to pay for diesel ????

I can afford to take the risk.  It's my motorbike toy.

 

There's a company in the US that does a kit that works well on modern trucks.  Couldn't comment on mine as he wasn't familiar with a 2.2 Mazda.

 

Edited April 17, 2022 by BBJ

[eezergood]

16 hours ago, transam said:

Diesel engines have moved on a long way, the common rail thing, fuel injection has become more complex, filtering is essential to keep the modern fuel delivery system good, so I reckon there will be a lot more to it using KFC waste...????

Yeah - contrary to popular belief there is quite a significant amount of "fluid" in these oils. At very least once filtered you need to let them rest for a day to separate the fat (oil) for the moisture