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vego:veg_oil_motoring [2025/12/17 19:24] – [[Elsbett](http://www.elsbett.com) one-tank method] asimongvego:veg_oil_motoring [2025/12/23 14:08] (current) – dave
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-### [[http://www.elsbett.com|Elsbett]] one-tank method+### Elsbett one-tank method
  
-German kit with a few installers in the UK. They've designed an engine where veg oil is the fuel and the coolant, so it gets continually heated. When starting from cold, there's an electrically-heated jacket on the fuel filter. However, they advise against using waste oil.+[[http://www.elsbett.com|Elsbett]] is a German kit with a few installers in the UK. They've designed an engine where veg oil is the fuel and the coolant, so it gets continually heated. When starting from cold, there's an electrically-heated jacket on the fuel filter. However, they advise against using waste oil.
  
 In a conventional diesel engine, fuel is initially sprayed onto a heater plug at the top of the chamber (which is why you have to wait a few moments for the plug to heat up when starting a diesel engine); in an Elsbett conversion, the heater plug stays on until the engine is up to temperature. Cost installed c. £850-1300, depending on vehicle. DIY kit c. £550-750. More difficult than the other two conversions - a job for experienced mechanics only. In a conventional diesel engine, fuel is initially sprayed onto a heater plug at the top of the chamber (which is why you have to wait a few moments for the plug to heat up when starting a diesel engine); in an Elsbett conversion, the heater plug stays on until the engine is up to temperature. Cost installed c. £850-1300, depending on vehicle. DIY kit c. £550-750. More difficult than the other two conversions - a job for experienced mechanics only.
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 ## Further resources ## Further resources
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 +- [Alternative Fuels Data Center](https://afdc.energy.gov/)
 +- [Biofuel Systems](https://www.biofuelsystems.com/filters.htm) - filtration and other equipment
 +- [Mother Earth News](https://www.motherearthnews.com/sustainable-living/green-transportation/run-a-diesel-vehicle-on-vegetable-oil-zmaz07djzgoe/) - run a diesel vehicle on vegetable oil
 +- [Elsbett](https://www.elsbett.com/) - Elsbett Gmbh (Germany) - manufacturer of conversion kits (new oil only)
 +- [How diesel engines work](https://auto.howstuffworks.com/diesel.htm)
 +- [Journey to Forever](https://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html) - discussions about using straight veg oil as a road fuel, plus comparisons with biodiesel
 +- [VegBurner](http://vegburner.co.uk/report.html) - report on veg oil as a fuel
 +- [WVODesigns](https://wvodesigns.com/wvo-conversion.html) - converting vehicles to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO), waste motor oil (WMO) and other alternative fuels. We have plenty of experience in weaning vehicle engines from expensive fossil fuels onto cost-effective green alternatives 
  
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