PRO'S AND CON'S OF RUNNING A BOSH PUMP ON VEG?

[wiggy]

As title says guys just worndering what are the pro's and con's of running my s reg dturbo on veg? its has the bosh pump as some people have said lucas doesnt run veg very well.

[declantg]

Pros : cheap
Cons : chip shop smell

[Danny2009]

Man the f*ck up and get some in the tank!

[Tyronnster]

Pros : cheap
Cons : chip shop smell

I'm just waiting for new car to get one fitted pump sitting on my old car

[Jake]

Pros : cheap
Cons : chip shop smell

Pros:
cheap
Chip shop smell

Cons:
cold starts
Small power loss
Having to explain to some one that it IS legal and WON'T brake the car every 2 minutes!

[THE_Liam]

Pros: smells nicer than diesel, cheap, and cleans all the sh*t out of your fuel system.
Cons: cold starts are a pain in the arse, more hassle to fill messing around with funnels, loses power over about 3.5k because the pump struggles to move the thick oil.

[kernow_joe]

basically whats been said

pros : cheap, cleans all gunk from fuel lines, more envirorementally friendly,
cons : cleans all the gunk out of fuel lines, can end up with lots of recycling to do, bastard to clean of the side when you spill it, loses power, the more tuned you are the more you notice it, cold starts can be a pain

[Toms306]

Cant believe people are putting the smell in Pro's!?

[THE_Liam]

Cant believe people are putting the smell in Pro's!?

Smells better than diesel to be fair...

[Jake]

Cant believe people are putting the smell in Pro's!?

Smells better than diesel to be fair...

Agreed . Love the smell!

[306Puggy]

Cant believe people are putting the smell in Pro's!?

I can't believe someone wouldn't like the smell of frying.

[Toms306]

It smells like a greasy chip shop! :yuk:

I don't mind the smell of diesel tbf.........think I've got used to it lol.

[cully]

pros

summer time 100% veg maximum saving

cons

winter 20-30% mix veg/deano/petrol minimum saving

[Anton]

Cully, you only need to mix 5-10% petrol max.

[Kwik]

pro's: cheap as chips, cleans lines, zero carbon footprint

cons: does't go as far, harsher on seals can cause them to seep, smell can be overpowering, increased use of fuel filter elements,

this is from personal experience and i've gone back to pump diesel after a stint as i don't want to have to change seals to veg safe ones lol

[Tom]

Love the smell! Cold starting has yet to be a problem in 5degree weather! Agree with jake about having to explain to everyone how it wont break the car -.-

[Tyronnster]

Love the smell! Cold starting has yet to be a problem in 5degree weather! Agree with jake about having to explain to everyone how it wont break the car -.-

My issue is car froze in Feb so now not so tight with diesel

[silverzx]

Even in cold weather it'll still run on pure veg, it'll just hunt like mad.

On Dave's advice I'm running about 30% diesel, 65% veg, 5% petrol/2stroke and it runs pretty well even in the cold weather.

[Mattcheese31]

pros: cheap as chips baby, lovely smell on sunflower, eco friendly, cleans lines out, makes me feel smug . .talking point for the girls (they think it's amazballs!) . . . .

Cons: . . . . hunts on cold starts, loses power up top end when cold and dicking about filling up . . . .


summation: . . . do it bitches! . . .

[THE_Liam]

That's reminded me, first job on the new 'un is swap the pump over from the beigemobile, with a few tweaks of course...

One more L*cas pump for the bin!

[Tyronnster]

That's reminded me, first job on the new 'un is swap the pump over from the beigemobile, with a few tweaks of course...

One more L*cas pump for the bin!

Fancy fitting mine

[THE_Liam]

Barely got time to do my own mate! Tried Krisb or rickyrpm?

[Tyronnster]

I'm located bolton so a fair treck lol

[the milkman]

I'm located bolton so a fair treck lol

Sure if you pm cj and offer him some cash he might have some spare time to do it he's only in bury

[Tyronnster]

Sweet will mail him

[THE_Liam]

I think rickyp is in Barnsley...

[wiggy]

So y does it knacker lucas pumps up then?

[Danny2009]

Cos there shite it seizes Lucas pumps up

[Poodle]

It doesn't seize them up, it's a lubricant like any other oil. Problem is it munches the seals, something to do with being more acidic or having less sulfates than pump diesel, something like that anyway lol.

[THE_Liam]

It can lock up a Lucas, they can't handle the thickness of cold veg so on a cold morning it could lock up the pump and strip or snap the cambelt...