Hi,
now that i've got a diesel, i've been told to get the used frying oil from my local fish and chip shop. however, he uses ground nut oil, so i'm wondering if this is okay to filter and use.
i looked in the container outside and the used oil was liquid.
please can anyone clarify this for me.
many thanks
stumbler

In this context, "Groundnut" is another word for "peanut" -- you can use peanut oil, thus you can use this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundnut

Yippeeeee!

Heck, I have even run butter in my benz. As long as you de-water and filter properly, I don't think that there is a cooking oil that you can't use.

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Ron Schroeder
'85 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO
'83 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO
Some former WVO vehicles since ~1980:
'83 Mercedes 240D
'80 Audi 4000D
'83 ISUZU Pup
'70 SAAB 99 with Kubota diesel
'76 Honda Civic with Kubota diesel
'86 Golf
Several diesel generators
All with 2 tank WVO conversion
LI NY

Yep! As long as you have the facility to filter it properly it should work just fine.
Rudolf Diesels' first engines ran on peanut/ground nut oil. He said something to the effect "truely an engine powered by the sun"......because it could be powered by any type of veg oil extracted from plants grown locally in any developing country in the world.

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FRED

Daily Driver: 98 E300TD 199K
Hobby Car: 69 Austin Mini
Past Diesels: 84 300SD, 312K
87 300SDL, 251K
94 Chev. K-1500 6.5Ltr.TD, 373K

i have just purchased a boiler and lots of containers, and a pump, just the filters now and i'm up and running.
thanks