Interesting and rare mk1 pathy/Terrano

[maverick fox]

would that be a lot less power or more economical then?
its def nice looking, altho dont know what an old auto is like.

[stinka]

It would be plenty powerfull enough

I'd increase boost and turn fuel up ( just tweek rod on actuator and turn fuel screw in pump ) and run veg oil at 80p litre

[maverick fox]

id like the veg oil but would have to be told how as last time i tried it the engine kaputted, so i either did it wrong or bad car lol bt it scared me off

[maverick fox]

daft question.......at those mies is the timing chain going to need to be done???? if i was looking to make things easier and cheaper would kind of defeat the object lol!

[clivvy]

Originally Posted by maverick fox

daft question.......at those mies is the timing chain going to need to be done???? if i was looking to make things easier and cheaper would kind of defeat the object lol!

no, its gear driven, so essentially, nothing to do or worry about, hence why they are in taxis.

as for veg oil, just poor it in, change the filter after 500 miles then youre sorted.

[clivvy]

Originally Posted by maverick fox

would that be a lot less power or more economical then?
its def nice looking, altho dont know what an old auto is like.

less power, about the same economy, very tuneable though and veg oil will help you out here. Old auto's are fine, gearboxes are excellent if they have been looked after.

[maverick fox]

gear driven, so more mechanically reliable and sound then.
will def look into it, all depends on other interested parties and if they outdo my meager budget lol.

veg oil....i take it you dont buy from shop and pour straight out of the bottle?

[clivvy]

Originally Posted by maverick fox

gear driven, so more mechanically reliable and sound then.
will def look into it, all depends on other interested parties and if they outdo my meager budget lol.

veg oil....i take it you dont buy from shop and pour straight out of the bottle?

yup, the gear driven engines have proven to be very reliable. Hence why the TD27 has been used since the days of this Mk1, right up to the newer Terranos with the I/C attached.

as for veg oil, you go down to Aldi, buy their special offer veg oil, get a funnel, go out to your car, open the diesel cap, insert funnel, pour in veg oil, and drive off....!

[maverick fox]

ah, must of been the car when i tried it then, had a serena 4x4, put veg/sunflower oil in and it smoked and drove like was running on syrup.
turns out the cat had been removed tho.

[stinka]

Veg oil as in chip fat.

I buy 20L of KTC soya oil from booker for £18.49 currently

Rapeseed is apparently better but I've been running soya for about 5 months and its perfect.

I dump 2x20L barrels in on booker carpark then drive round the corner and put £10 worth of unleaded petrol on top of that. Petrol is required when its below 10 degrees ambient temp, and makes it run like a dream. This will not harm your 2.7 truck in anyway as the Bosch vp44 pump is made to take this fuel

[clivvy]

yeah not all engines are capable of taking veg oil. Not sure about the serena, but I wouldn't pour veg oil into any old diesel, especially a more modern one, they don't like it. The TD27 is an old engine...

[stinka]

So that gets me just under 3/4 of a tank for £46.98 and I get 250-300 miles depending how I drive

[maverick fox]

it was an m reg and i hakf hakfed it with deisel.
i wouldnt use veg unless basically got held by the hand on first time as dont want another engine going on me.

[clivvy]

it wont do any damage at all, you could also use biodiesel if you can find a supplier, that's a bit cheaper than diesel at the pumps and again, wont harm your car.

http://www.greenworldbiodiesel.co.uk/

[maverick fox]

its certainly looking more inviting, depending on if i could get it, and if it was worth it