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Old 12-02-2014, 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Lucas View Post
Due to that setup or WVO in general?
Again, IMHO, WVO in general. It can be done, but you have to put a ton of effort into quality control. If you don't do a perfect job of getting the water, etc out of the oil it will ruin the fuel injection system.

I get sort of worked up over this because some people have billed WVO as the best thing since sliced bread and so easy a cave man could do it. Neither is true. What I have seen over and over is someone installing a system, saying it's the best thing ever after 10,000 miles, then some time later they have an issue and drop off the face of the Earth.

Consider how much time it will take you to collect, filter, dewater, transfer, clean, and monitor your veggie oil. If you have tons of free time and drive a lot it could make sense, but if your time is limited like mine I don't have enough hours in the day to prep the VO for successful automotive use.

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