Which Claim Diesels More Fuel Efficient Than Hybrids

[Cyker]

Noooooo!

Talk like that makes me wish I paid more attention in Chemistry! Maybe I could start making my own biodiesel from my dad's shop's waste oil!

I'd be well under that 2500L tax limit!

[Daveyonthemove]

Noooooo!

Talk like that makes me wish I paid more attention in Chemistry! Maybe I could start making my own biodiesel from my dad's shop's waste oil!

I'd be well under that 2500L tax limit!

Have a chat with Falcon 7, he is a bit of a Guru where bio is concerned, and his 2.2 D4D running on 60% bio already.

[Jan&tone]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/8549076/UK-diesel-shortage-may-put-energy-security-at-risk.html

Reports that the UK is going to have a massive undercapacity for diesel production and will be even more prone to price shocks as both refining capacity is limited and green taxes make UK investment unappealing.

From what I see many people are swapping from large engine petrol vehicles to diesels as the cost of petrol is forcing cars off the road. I can see a very lucrative sideline in people selling homemade biodiesel (without tax paid) to their friends and family.

Which actually begs the question "where do you draw the line and give up motoring?"

[dervdave]

Noooooo!

Talk like that makes me wish I paid more attention in Chemistry! Maybe I could start making my own biodiesel from my dad's shop's waste oil!

I'd be well under that 2500L tax limit!

Goat Industries, everything you need ! :)

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/

[Parts-King]

Give me a chain over a crappy belt that fails if it gets a sniff of oil anytime. Cambelts really are one of the most idiotic ideas ever invented for cars whem you consider the horrendous damage that a failure creates, damaged valves, punched in piston rings crowns etc. I HATE cam belts!

Chains have automatic tentioners and as long as the oil is in good condition (only a complete idiot fails to change oil in his or her engine at the recommended intervals imo) they will last the life of the engine.

When I were a lad timing chains were a pain in the rrr's, we changed them on Toyota 2k 3K, 2T, 12R,18R engines like they were going out of fashion. In those days they were usually single chains, self adjusting, but would start to rattle at 30 to 40K and have to be changed, Ive seen umpteen engines go bang and even wear through the chain cover, spewing oil out and seizing the engine It is only in recent years that chains returned much bigger and better, we dont have any trouble with chains these days

Kingo