Citroen ZX (1992 - 1998) - 97 1.9 can it run on veggie oil?

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Thu 16 Apr 2009 23:28
97 1.9 can it run on veggie oil? - telecaster
Have bought a scrapper zx (1997) to keep my 1993 in spares.

Car has a few months mot left but bodywise its rough.

It has the Bosch fuel pump which I have been informed can run on veggie oil.

Would like to give it a go for curiosity if nothing else.....is it simply a matter of going to my local tesco and buying a few litres of veggie oil and putting it in?

Can I sieve the contents of my deep fat fyrer or collect from the local chippie?

Seems to good to be true ....any advice welcomed!

Edited by Dynamic Dave on 17/04/2009 at 01:01

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Fri 17 Apr 2009 00:09
97 1.9 Citroen zx on veggie oil? - bell boy
try the clean supermarket stuff by all means
dont go near chip shop and bits stuff
i got my tank dipped yesterday so that both trucks checked now in 2 different counties, so the customs are obviously better manned than ever,i would make sure if i was you that you are squeeky clean legally to run non fuel duty stuff before you consider it
one final thing, is it really worth all the hassle?
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Fri 17 Apr 2009 01:11
97 1.9 Citroen zx on veggie oil? - telecaster
Cheers bb.like I said is more a curiosity thing....Car is for spares only but am intrigued by the whole veggie thing!
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Fri 17 Apr 2009 10:21
97 1.9 Citroen zx on veggie oil? - thomp1983
the bosch pump will happily run on 100% veg oil, not sure if id go that far personally, think id stay more to a 75% oil 25% diesel mix. if you can find someone with a cash and carry card you can normally get it in 25 litre containers at a decent price. customs wise you just need to keep a note of how many litres you've used and the receipts for it, you don't have to pay any tax on the first so many litres a year it is a reasonable allowance just can't remember the figure.

chris
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Fri 17 Apr 2009 13:25
97 1.9 Citroen zx on veggie oil? - Hamsafar
You should be fine as said up to 75% in these warmer temps until around October. Try 50:50 to begin with as it's easier to put some more in than take some back out!

legally you can use up to 2000 litres veg oil a year for personal use without paying duty or filing a declaration.

Chip shops usually use PALMAX or FRYMAX - solid white blocks of saturated palm or soya fat.

Edited by Hamsafar on 17/04/2009 at 13:27

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