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Question
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Originally Posted by marybeth
Also burning used motor oil (as well as used ATF) releases very cancer causing particles.
"Back in the day" up north almost all automotive repair shops burned the used auto oil, & used tranny fluid to help heat the shop. After studies showed the link between this burning of auto fluids and cancer the practice was banned I think in the late 1970's
It must be something with low heat as incinerators are licensed to dispose of used auto fluids.
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If this is true why do they still sell waste oil heating units for that very use ? If it was outlawed or banned I would not expect to see such devices so readly available ?
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Eric in Plano,Tx
85 300D 277K overall miles
65K on WVO (2 tank) 
Rebuilt Transmission at 245k miles.
96 CE LT1
94 Nissian Hardbody
96 F250 XLT PowerStroke (also runs on WVO)
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