Biodiesel

[imported_brackie]

Here's a pic of the setup that peter j_g put in the red diesel.



If I were running on home made biodiesel it would be the minimum I would accept.

[brackie]

This is a test

[GoLfMan]

but if you are careful with your homemade bio-diesel and wash it properly it should be alright? keeping it in an airtight container also helps does it not?

[Edison]

Golfman : but if you are careful with your homemade bio-diesel and wash it properly it should be alright? keeping it in an airtight container also helps does it not?

I don't know, but I know it would be foolish not to try, the savings made by alternate fuels far outweigh the cost of anything it might wear out. Spending thousands of dollars on premium petrol to protect a $0.50c rubber hose in the engine has always struck me as false economy. Despite the best efforts of the oil co advertising.

[smithy010]

I've heard from my fairly extensive research on biodiesel, that biodiesel acts as a cleaning product for all the gunge buildup from when you used petro diesel in you vehicle. It tends to make sense, since petro diesel is often extremely dirty and contains water- use of a diesel for ages would lead to rust and other buildup in the fuel system. If you use clean biodiesel (which is great for your engine), you will still get gunge and crap in your fuel filters for, i would estimate, probably the first half a dozen tanks full.

I haven't tested this theory, but i've heard it said on a couple of biodiesel sites.

I plan to weld up a Stainless steel fuel tank for my conversion. When i finally find a diesel engine.

Smithy

[GoLfMan]

smity... try and find a 1.9TDi and gearbox out of the mk4. if you stuffed one of these into a mk1 it would seriously fly... even better get a mk5 2.0TDi direct injection!!! talk to loon about importing engines he should know if you could source one of those

[syncro]

smity... try and find a 1.9TDi and gearbox out of the mk4. if you stuffed one of these into a mk1 it would seriously fly... even better get a mk5 2.0TDi direct injection!!! talk to loon about importing engines he should know if you could source one of those

Find out about the immobiliser first.

[Golf Loon]

Yeah or build your own loom and go aftermarket.

[syncro]

It's not the loom but the computer and the key must match.
I've seen a lot of van conversions with a key in the engine bay.

[smithy010]

Hmmmm, a Mk5 tdi- great if i had the cash.

For anyone planning on doing a custom (non VW) conversion, remember if the engine mounts are not oem, you will be smacked for an extra $500 engineers certificate.