used veggie oil car

[japancar]

Anyone modified their diesel to burn used vegetable oil? At Japan Car Exports, we're offering kits to modify certain JDM diesels. With the price of gas going higher day-by-day, the SOV car will soon be a common sight.

SOV engines differ from the ethanol burning engines, since ethanol is a virgin fuel while the used veggie oil is just that: used. The image of the two types of engines are often confused.

[sneek]

Sounds like it would be a fun project to take part in...but how much $ would it take? I also thought that it wasn't as pleasant to start in the winter.

[japancar]

Originally posted by sneek
Sounds like it would be a fun project to take part in...but how much $ would it take? I also thought that it wasn't as pleasant to start in the winter.

Here in Japan its about 1300bucks for the conversion kit. It does depend on the engine but that's the rough price.

[megavolt]

Don't think very many people import JDM diesels over to NA... But what do the kits contain? Are they equipped for cold-weather driving (tank/line heaters so that the SVO doesn't gel)?

[zipdoa]

My friends cousin has a Jetta TDI that runs off it, and gets it for free from fast food resteraunts around town.

[BlackFyre]

Originally posted by megavolt
Don't think very many people import JDM diesels over to NA... But what do the kits contain? Are they equipped for cold-weather driving (tank/line heaters so that the SVO doesn't gel)?

There's plenty of Hilux Surf Turbo Diesel's in Calgary alone

[ryanallan]

what modifications are necessary ?