Diesel Jetta (vege oil)

[Edison]

Here is a waste vege oil jetta click here to go there
...And you should definently go here for more on biodiesel too!

[Oneofthegreats]

I forgot all about this, but on the last Melb GTG, I bumped into a bloke who lived down my way(or close enough) & was converting his mk1 GLD(which was a one or two owner & very low k's) to run off vege oil or waist cooking oil. One of the two, but he explained to me how he was going to set it up & it look's sort of similar to this setup.

[ausgolfer]

I'M EXCITED. I'll take 3 thanks.

Top job.

[smithy010]

Simple idea- wrapping the fuel filter in copper pipe. It would probably be fairly effective. The only problem is, of course, if it gets too cold and your fuel is too viscous to flow quickly enough along the fuel lines from the tank. Would ideally have a tank heater as well.

[GoLfMan]

i love it more of this stuff i say, i hope it becomes common practice we need more bio-fuels

[GoLfMan]

i just read some of the stuff and i find it really interesting, i am going to try to make a small test batch this coming holidays, i'll keep you posted!

[brackie]

Been there....

I used rubber hose instead of copper and made a cover for it from a section of 5" plastic irrigation pipe lined with insulation. It worked, but the car still had to be started on diesel and run until the water got hot enough for the canola to thin and flow. I poured the virgin canola straight into the tank and the Red Devil ran beautifully and even now still smells like a fish and chip shop. I've disconnected it all now so I can't show you any pictures. Note... I wouldn't contemplate doing this with dirty oil or even "washed" oil, only virgin.

[smithy010]

Go Golfman! Get into it. It's really quite easy. If you need any advice, use the Journey to forever website, or ask someone on here.
I've got my token little jar of biodiesel sitting on my desk to keep me spurred on to finish this project!

[Moonan]

Good place for sensible, local advice on biofuels is here:

http://www.biofuelsforum.com/

Good place for VW TDI stuff including bio (if you can cope with the seppos and their religious fervour in everything they do):

http://forums.tdiclub.com/forumdisplay.php?f=52

Be a bit careful of the journeytoforever, it is reputed to be very political...

[GoLfMan]

Go Golfman! Get into it. It's really quite easy. If you need any advice, use the Journey to forever website, or ask someone on here.
I've got my token little jar of biodiesel sitting on my desk to keep me spurred on to finish this project!

yeh mate im pumped to do it this summer? is it initially hard, which oil did you use for your test batch? im tentative to do a first batch, as i am a visual learner i prefer someone to show me how to do it... but if i am successful at it once i can do it better from then on in. It will be a very nervous moment puttin biodiesel in a fueltank.. i think i might trial it as a substitute for 2 stroke oil first just to see how good my batch is then ill start to blend it into my dads fuel... then hopefully get into making bigger high quality batches from waste oil!
its very exciting i think

[Moonan]

Contact Darren who seems to be a guru at the Melbourne biodiesel club (melbournebiodiesel.org) or through: http://www.biofuelsforum.com/melbourne_biodiesel_users/. You'll get lots of help!

[smithy010]

I started off with virgin oil, then i went across to waste oil. I'm not in production yet, i have only done test batches, so i am by no means an expert, but you'll get the hang of it.

[GoLfMan]

Contact Darren who seems to be a guru at the Melbourne biodiesel club (melbournebiodiesel.org) or through: http://www.biofuelsforum.com/melbourne_biodiesel_users/. You'll get lots of help!

will do cheers!

[GoLfMan]

I started off with virgin oil, then i went across to waste oil. I'm not in production yet, i have only done test batches, so i am by no means an expert, but you'll get the hang of it.

im sure i will fairly quickly couldnt be too hard can it?!

[Edison]

Argh!
My little white car of hope is looking even further away from running, or rather the one I was going to buy from the gold coast secretly is looking further away, the guy selling it rang me to say his other car isn't going too well and he wants to hold onto the golf for a few months or something, and do i want the deposit back... but I wouldn't be surprised if someone else is trying to buy it instead... because he didn't seem to be eager to sell me the two engines in part he has... argh! no fair.