TheChiefEngineer (July 4, 2008 at 6:53 pm)

cool. thanks for your observations

tonyppe (July 4, 2008 at 6:48 pm)

regarding fuel temp, well since the fuel pump is literally bolted to the side of the block, the hotter the engine gets, the warmer the fuel gets which is a good thing. most people in the owners club fit fuel heaters to get rid of cold starting issues but its not real bad. ive never thought too much about injection timing. ive heard where people have it just 1 notch out either way you lose power so thats as far as thought has gone..

tonyppe (July 4, 2008 at 6:44 pm)

engine still going strong today. the only thing thats bad, is that below 10c it takes longer than normal to start, and dont even try to drive it immediatly, you wont have any accellerating power. so i leave it idling for 2 minutes until the last stage of the glow plugs shut off. any longer than this and it will eventually mis-fire where its not warm enough. you can drive slowly after this point until engine temp is 1/4 then its fine. u do lose some pullin power with veg, but used to be worth it

TheChiefEngineer (July 4, 2008 at 6:39 pm)

my question regarding your injection timing is just one of many i could ask you. what temperature is your fuel at?

TheChiefEngineer (July 4, 2008 at 6:37 pm)

well let me know how you get on. id be interested to see how long your engine lasts.

tonyppe (July 4, 2008 at 6:32 pm)

i forgot to mention that my car is not common rail, and has an older type fuel pump that can cope with veg.

tonyppe (July 4, 2008 at 6:30 pm)

nope. i just mix it with white spirit and <10% diesel and its dandy

TheChiefEngineer (July 4, 2008 at 1:49 pm)

so you didnt change your injection timing?

paparoach585 (May 17, 2008 at 6:32 pm)

i wonder what health and safety would say, you standing that close and all

duragg (February 15, 2008 at 8:28 pm)

Hit or miss!