Finally, a D.I.Y. way to run your car on vegetable oil

Ahmad Jamaluddin | Jun 30, 2008

With no letup in the skyrocketing oil prices, increasingly more drivers are looking to cheaper options. If veggie oil is good enough for our Thai neighbors, specifically the police force who have put out an all-points bulletin for used cooking oil to fuel its patrol fleet, it's certainly good enough for us. The problem has been how to convert our cars to run on cooking oil. Well, there's now a way, though we'll throw in a disclaimer here that you do this at your own risk and depending on the laws of your country.

Greasecar has a kit it calls the Vegetable Oil Conversion System, which can convert your diesel car or truck to run on vegetable oil in any climate. It's D.I.Y., so this certainly isn't for guys who don't know a spark plug from a fan belt. Different vehicles have different types of kits, with prices varying from US$995 for a 13-gallon cylinder tank to US$2,350 for a 40-gallon tread plate tank. Though you should find out whether your vehicle model is available for modification.

You'll have to go to the US to get the Greasecar Vegetable Oil Conversion System, unfortunately. That or coax a pal to cart one home for you.

Credit: Greasecar

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