So, you can cook and run your car with same oil ?

**Moviemaniac4** · August 23rd, 2005, 05:19 PM

"Used Cooking Oil as Fuel
Used cooking oil is commonly used as a fuel for SVO systems. Canola, sunflower, safflower, palm, and many others are commonly found in used cooking oil, along with beef tallow, lard, or other fats depending on what was cooked in the oil. Most of these oils are suitable for use in SVO systems. Canola is generally the best of the oils commonly used for cooking. Any type of hydrogenated oil should be avoided in most climates due to handling difficulties, as hydrogenated oils have high melting points. Two of most important factors other than the type of oil are how long the oil was used and how old it is. The high heat of cooking creates free fatty acids in the oil, and accelerates the oxidation process. Neither of these are good for the oil if it is to be used as a fuel. Generally, problems can be avoided by using oil that was not kept in a fryer for an extremely long time, and using the oil soon after it is collected. Oil that was used for cooking and then left to sit for more than a few months should be avoided. However, since the oil needs to be filtered it is a good idea to let the oil settle for some amount of time if possible to ease the filtration process and preserve filter life. Let the oil sit for a few weeks undisturbed. Often the oil will form distinct layers as sediments settle out to the bottom, forming a clear layer on top and thick deposits on the bottom. Siphon off the very top layer for use, and discard the rest."

-megalithanod · August 23rd, 2005, 05:24 PM

why don't you go ahead and try it and let us know [img]wink.gif[/img]

I know when I was in the Farm belt they kept touting Ethonal from corn as what was going to be the "gas of the future!" That was when I was my teens, so they still haven't won that battle/

**Moviemaniac4** · August 23rd, 2005, 05:27 PM

Well, I am reading a bunch of material from the net, and it all makes sense....is not perfect, but is working NOW.

Check this too...

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

**Guitardeth2** · August 23rd, 2005, 06:15 PM

Daryl Hanna has a bad ass elcamino that runs on used cooking oil, she said people said it smelt like donuts. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

**Michael Crawford** · August 23rd, 2005, 06:45 PM

Yep, and you can work out arrangements with your local fast food restaurants to haul the stuff away. It's ridiculously cheap too, like a quarter a gallon, but I'm not sure how much it costs to do all the conversion work on your car...

Michael
MWC

**Moviemaniac4** · August 23rd, 2005, 07:13 PM

Originally posted by Michael Crawford:
Yep, and you can work out arrangements with your local fast food restaurants to haul the stuff away. It's ridiculously cheap too, like a quarter a gallon, but I'm not sure how much it costs to do all the conversion work on your car...

Michael
MWC

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">So it's like...

"Ok, give me a Whooper, fries, a coke, and OH, fill the tank with your waste oil"

[img]tongue.gif[/img]

**chaserfan** · August 23rd, 2005, 07:56 PM

hell, make them run off water....oh wait, big oil tycoons wouldnt go for that.

**Guitardeth2** · August 23rd, 2005, 08:10 PM

Originally posted by chaserfan and his big bad spider:
hell, make them run off water....oh wait, big oil tycoons wouldnt go for that.

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Plus chase, with all the cars out there, if they all ran on water, we would run out of water so fast, it wouldn't be good.