23-06-2014, 08:54 PM
Just wanted to no why everyone says not to run veg on a Lucas
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23-06-2014, 08:55 PM
There shit and will leave you stranded at the side of the road
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23-06-2014, 08:57 PM
People say that it ruins the seals in the pump iirc. Some pumps can run for years without a problem, whereas others will give up after a couple of weeks, if not days. Depends how lucky you're feeling as to whether or not you run veg on a Lucas really.
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23-06-2014, 08:58 PM
Put it in and find out I hurd of a few people do it with out issue and other people put some in start it and pump shit it's self soon as it pulls it though, just have a bosch at the ready to stick on and go for it see what happens.
23-06-2014, 09:00 PM
Hoping I'm one of the lucky ones as I ran out of diesel and had 40l of veg on the boot and just stuck 20l in seems to be running fine but I guess I should mix it really
23-06-2014, 09:01 PM
Bosch is self lubricating Lucas isn't
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23-06-2014, 09:04 PM
So would it help if I put some 2stroke in to help the lubrication
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23-06-2014, 09:27 PM
maybe...
it would help it even more if you removed it and put it on the shelf...then fitted a bosch. the lucas pump wont stop you driving then 
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23-06-2014, 09:32 PM
lucas pumps make good door stops!
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24-06-2014, 08:47 AM
It will fail, its just a matter of time, up until it fails, it will run perfectly
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27-06-2014, 08:48 PM
99% of the xud engines I see on cars for sale all have Lucas pumps. I'm yet to find one with a Bosch pump?! Is there a particular age or model that comes as standard with Bosch pump or was it totally random?
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27-06-2014, 10:39 PM
think it was something like pre-96... peugeot are very much like the santana built suzukis in that respect.. what it should be, and what they had on the shelf at the time are always 2 very different things
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