anybody tried vegetable or sunflower oil in the dti engine?

**new vectra owner** · 13th July 2007, 20:02

hello everyone.

just sat wondering about my carbon foot print and how i can reduce it. (also to save myself a few quid)

has anybody tried pure vegetable oil or sun flower oil in their DTI engines?

**AndrewTi** · 13th July 2007, 20:04

Nope and I wouldn't either!! I like my pump doing it's job!

Bp Ultimate or Shell Diesel stuff all the way...

Bluddy car drinks posher stuff than me!

**Big Sig** · 13th July 2007, 20:34

I thought you could get way with it on the older style dti engines but not on the cdti's? anyone?

**new vectra owner** · 13th July 2007, 20:39

just what i thought! surely some of you brave folks have tried it

**Green Growler** · 13th July 2007, 20:42

Not when a replacement pump is £3-4K !!! no way !!!

**soulman** · 13th July 2007, 20:45

a builders van the other week on a site i was working at smelt rather like a fish and chip shop went it started up

**new vectra owner** · 13th July 2007, 20:49

£3-£4k could buy a new(well recon) engine for that. even a 53 plate at aucions. wow

**Ste** · 13th July 2007, 20:54

if you want to do it, then be the first. I wouldn't though.

**AndrewTi** · 13th July 2007, 20:55

That's the point!! These new fangled 2.2's (!) use the pump to control the fueling, timing and all sorts, which is wht I'd be nervous about p'ing about with different fuels.

Stick to the major brands, matey. It'll work out cheaper in the long run!

**new vectra owner** · 13th July 2007, 20:59

sorry i havn't got the Bal*s to try this out, plus the wife would kill me if the engine died.

a friend of mine is running his rover 75 on his without any probs, hes running a 50/50 mix, hes only been running on it for a few weeks though. (52 plate)