Intro to Waste Vegetable Oil (WVO)
How does it work?
According to legend, Rudolf Diesel (inventor of the diesel engine), debuted an engine at the World’s Fair in Paris that ran on peanut oil. In the last several years, thousands of vehicles all over the world have been converted to run on vegetable oil. Most systems are Bi-Fuel systems. The original diesel system is still intact (which is nice if traveling farther than you have grease to carry you), once the engine is hot the system can be switched to burn vegetable oil instead.
Is there any power loss with WVO?
No. In fact many users report more power once the oil has reached maximum temperature.
What kind of mileage do the engines get?
The engines use about the same amount of grease as they would diesel.
Where can I get grease?
We sell processed oil for off road and on road use. For a minimum quantity we can deliver directly to your home or business. You can also collect and process your own oil. We sell different oil processing units to suit your needs.
Does the vehicle have to be a diesel
Yes, only diesel vehicles can be converted to run on WVO or SVO.
What is the difference between WVO/SVO and biodiesel?
Biodiesel is created with a chemical reaction that uses 80% vegetable oil and 20% methanol. The product can be blended with diesel and poured directly into the tank of any diesel vehicle. Biodiesel will gel at higher temperatures than petroleum diesel and can cause damage when used in high concentrations to fuel systems that use natural rubber, rather than synthetic rubbers. Blended biodiesel will be denoted by it's percentage of biodiesel in the blend. B20 is a blend of 20% biodiesel and 80% petroleum diesel. 100% biodiesel usually costs much more than petroleum diesel.
WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) and SVO (Straight Vegetable Oil - usually virgin oil) vehicle conversions allow diesel vehicles to run on vegetable oil that has not been chemically altered like biodiesel. The oil is thinned by heating it. The vehicle must be started and shut down on petroleum diesel or biodiesel. Once it reaches operating temperature it can be switched to run on the WVO or SVO.