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1. Converting Your Diesel to Vegetable Oil
The diesel engine was originally designed by Rudolf Diesel to run on vegetable oil, and later came to be run on
mineral fuels. Rudolf thought that this engine could assist farmers to be more self sustaining, and not have to
rely on outside inputs for their mechanisation. Today most farm vehicles have a diesel motor, which many
farmers could be operating from resources grown on their own farm.
Today's diesel vehicles are not designed to operate on straight vegetable oil without modification to either the
oil or the vehicle. Most people modify the oil into a thinner fuel called Fatty Acid Methyl Esters otherwise
known as Biodiesel. At VegieCars, we prefer to modify the Fuel System rather than the fuel.
Biodiesel
The backyard production of Biodiesel involves building a processing plant which heats the oil, then mixing in a
chemical which is a mixture of Methanol and Caustic Soda, called Sodium Methoxide, which acts as a catalyst
to break the molecular structure of the vegetable oil, which in time separates into two parts - Methyl Esters
(Biodiesel) at the top and Methyl Glycerol (waste) at the bottom. Biodiesel can be poured straight into the fuel
tank of most unmodified diesel engines as long as the fuel lines and components are not manufactured with
natural rubber.
The backyard production of Biodiesel can be a lot of mucking around, messy and dangerous. Sodium
Methoxide will kill nerve endings on contact, so you don't even know that you have been burnt by it. The
methanol can vaporise, and if the area is not well enough vented you can become a bit drunk or the gas can
ignite. There can be problems with water in either the oil or the Methanol causing soap to be suspended in the
fuel, and on and on it goes. You are left with a considerable quantity of Methyl Glycerol as by-product, which is
a pollutant and difficult to dispose of. Biodiesel is also a great paint stripper, and can lift the paint around your
fuel filler if you spill when filling. If poorly manufactured, the fuel can still carry a lot of Caustic Soda, which
can attack the shiny surfaces in your injector pump. Even with these problems, many people make Biodiesel
without issues, and swear by it.
At VegieCars, we prefer to convert the fuel system rather than the
fuel.
The basic process to convert the fuel system is to ensure that your vegetable oil is clean, the water has been
removed, and it is hot to make it more fluid allowing the injector pump to pump it without being stressed and
the injectors to atomise the fuel properly offering a clean burn.
VegieCars sell a range of products to assist you with this conversion process. From Basic filtration equipment to
fuel processors that both filter the oil and remove water from it. We offer a variety of heating options both
electric and coolant operated, as well as options to allow you to operate using your existing fuel tank with the
Vegiecars Quick Conversion or install a dedicated vegetable oil fuel tank using a Diesel Purging System.
Quick Conversion
The Vegiecars Quick Conversion system allows you to preheat your fuel lines before starting, thereby
eliminating the need for a two tank switch over system. Depending on the type of engine, your climate, and the

2. quality of your vegetable oil, you might find that you will need to blend the vegetable oil with a small amount
of Mineral Diesel, Biodiesel or Kerosene for optimum system performance and easier starting.
There are no dodgy secret ingredients or ongoing consumables. The system works by heating the fuel before the
injector pump, so that the fuel is thin and lubricates the pump properly. It is then heated again before the
injectors to be sure that the fuel will atomize properly, offering a clean burn so that there is no carbon deposits
left in the cylinder or blocking the injectors.
Diesel Purging Conversion
A purging system requires the installation of a second fuel tank so that you can have two separate dedicated
tanks for the two fuels. The engine is started on Diesel fuel and then switched over to vegetable oil when the
engine is at operating temperature.
A purging system is particularly suitable for people in cold climates, older style direct injection engines and for
those using a dubious vegetable oil fuel source such as travelers picking up on the run.
A purging system allows you to start quickly and easily on Diesel fuel, with the security of a second fuel system
in the case of filter blocking which can occur quickly with poor fuel quality. A purging system allows for the
full utilisation of heat from the coolant using heat exchangers in both the filtration system and before the
injector pump, reducing pressure on the electrical system.
The easiest way to get started is to purchase the booklet:
"How to operate your diesel vehicle on Straight Waste Vegetable Oil"
This practical guide by Marcus Deuchar explains the basic processes and pitfalls, how to get the best fuel, and
parts that you might need. There are many parts that you can make yourself or purchase from your local auto
store. The booklet will put you well on the way to designing a system that is specific to your vehicle and your
needs, giving you a full understanding of what can go wrong, and how to resolve issues.
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DVD LIQUID GOLD 2
Learn the Do͛s and Don͛t's of Gathering and using Waste Vegetable oil as a fuel. Perfect for anyone who is currently
using, or planning on using SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil) or Bio Diesel as a fuel!
These questions and more are answered on this DVD:
ͻ The legality of collecting waste vegetable oil and burning it as a fuel.
ͻ Overview of how diesel engines burn waste vegetable oil as fuel.
ͻ How to identify good waste vegetable oil.
ͻ How to identify bad waste vegetable oil.
ͻ How to ask a restaurant for their waste vegetable oil.
ͻ How to fuel up on the fly with the automated One Shot Filtration Unit.
ͻ How to setup your own waste vegetable oil accounts.
ͻ How to collect large quantities of oil for later filtration at home.
ͻ How to filter waste vegetable oil using filter bags.
ͻ How does salt, sugar and animal fats affect waste vegetable oil for fuel?

4. ͻ How to tell if there͛s water in the oil?
ͻ How to filter the oil once it͛s been gathered.
ͻ Cold Weather gathering techniques and tips.
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DVD S.V.O. Seminar 2006
Lately there's been a lot of talk about the effects of Global warming due to our love of gas guzzling vehicles and our
dependency on foreign oil. Scientists and entrepreneurs around the world are busy developing what they hope will be
our answer to cleaner burning vehicles. What many people don't realize is that this technology already exists and it's
been around for quite some time now.
This DVD was Shot during a seminar on Straight Vegetable Oil at Ecoversity in Santa Fe, New Mexico and is packed with
2.5 hours of valuable information. Listen along while many of the most frequently asked questions about this technology
are discussed and answered.
These questions and more are answered on this DVD:
ͻ The History of Straight Vegetable Oil
ͻ Different Alternative Fuels
ͻ Straight Vegetable vs. Biodiesel
ͻ Straight Vegetable Oil Facts and Fiction
ͻ Diesel Engines vs. Gasoline Engines
ͻ How a Straight Vegetable Oil System Works
ͻ The Importance of a Vehicles Air Filter
ͻ Increase Power and Economy/Computer Mods
ͻ Oil Gathering 101
ͻ Filtering on the Fly with the One Shot
ͻ Using Filter Bags
ͻ What to do with leftover Nasty Oil
ͻ Diesels Available in the USA
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DVD GREASY RIDER
Picture a cross-country road trip powered by vegetable oil in a 1981 Mercedes-Benz. Greasy Rider follows the two
filmmakers, Joey Carey and JJ Beck, as they meet with fellow Greasecar drivers, friends, and critics. Traveling as far south
as New Orleans and as far north as Seattle, the car is fueled by used cooking grease collected at restaurants along the
way.
Interviews include Morgan Freeman who is opening up a Biodiesel plant in Mississippi. Political analyst Noam Chomsky,

5. ͞You're supposed to believe we would have liberated Iraq even if its main product was pickles,͟ appears along side Yoko
Ono, ͞This whole world is now ruled by corporations and their greed,͟ and Tommy Chong, ͞You guys figured it out. You
got your little bio-car, and there you go.͟ Additional interviews include the founders of the four major vegetable oil
conversion kit companies, Greasecar, Greasel, Neoteric, and Frybrid, as they discuss the reality of vegetable oil as a fuel.
The heat is felt in this political documentary as America's energy consumption continues to grow. With gas prices on the
rise and the reality of global warming setting in, Greasy Rider points to vegetable oil as one part of the solution to our
energy problems.
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The Film: FUEL
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DVD : Biodiesel #2
Filmed at the National Biodiesel Board Conference and Expo in Palm Springs, CA, this 45 minute video helps qualify the
emissions benefits of biodiesel and illustrates how biodiesel can reduce cancerous diesel emissions.
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DVD: Biodiesel 101
In this 45-minute presentation, biodiesel author Josh Tickell provides an economic, social and practical context for
biodiesel. "Biodiesel 101" goes deep into the technical world of the biodiesel production, showing how the fuel is
chemically formed. This video also examines current data and trends within the biodiesel industry to illustrate growth

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