How do you run your car on vegetable oil?

Question

do you have to modify your engine, what needs to be done. I have an 8 cylinder 4.6 l sohc. I would assume some modifications to the fuel delivery, but dont know what exactly, possibly the tank as well. Any help, suggestions, thanks in advance.

Answer 1

I don't believe that motor is a diesel. DO not put any oils in your tank as it will destroy your motor....

Answer 2

yes, you have to modify the engine. and if you have a new car, then all of the warranties are not guarunteed any longer.

Answer 3

Firstly, you have to have a car with a Diesel engine; gasoline engines cannot be modified to run on any sort of oil.  If you have a Diesel, some refining to get cooking gunk out of the oil is about all you need to do; the gunk will clog filters and injectors, so it has to be cleaned up.

Answer 4

Here's a post that has several resources listed about biodiesel fuels and also the conversion kits required:

http://www.thenatureinus.com/2006/08/mor...

Answer 5

Only diesel engines can be converted to run on vegetable oil.

The following site gives you step by step instructions.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2004136_vegetabl...

You can also go through one more site giving you helpful tips:

http://www.mahalo.com/How_to_Convert_You...

Answer 6

Only diesel engines can run on pure vegetable oil. though I'll give you a little history. When Ford made his first vehicle it was designed to run on vegetable oil but at the time crude was cheaper and easier to manufacture so it was run on gas instead.