Mythbusters- Diesel

good luck, most people have to pay for used cooking oil now and you usually need to filter it a lot before you can run it through a car. Add to the fact about running it in colder weather.

Filter/storage kits are available now. I am in need of getting a more hauler friendly truck and am stumped as to what to get now.


Whoops, just looked at carnies link.

Using SVO works just fine.........as long as you're willing to deal with the PITA factor. If you use waste veggie oil, WVO, you've got to filter it. That, and the fact that SVO congeals at a very high temperature, makes for some setup. The most common setup is a seperate tank for the SVO.........you start your truck on regular diesel, and when it's hot, switch to the SVO aux tank. Then, just before you shut down, switch back to the regular tank. Alternatively, you can run a tank heater, and a preheater, and run it off the main. Even if you use a aux tank, unless you live somewhere that never gets below 70 degrees, you'll need some kind of tank heater.

Also, before you commit, check your oil source if your using WVO. If the supplier over uses it, and it becomes over hydrogenized, it may be unuseable or require some additional work. Plenty of websites on it, and places where you can buy test kits to check the oil quality.

Go to the Ford Powerstroke Forum web site. They have a bunch of guys who have first-hand experience with WVO.