Do diesel engines have to be adapted to run on vegetable oil?

Answer 1

A diesel engine will run on vegetable oil bought right out of the grocery store. Many people have been running Diesel cars and trucks on filtered used cooking oil from Macdonalds and other fast food places.

Answer 2

Some diesel cars run on vegetable oil. How? 1.They have a special engine that other cars do not have. 2. Other car engines have something in their engines that if you put vegetable oil in it , then it does not reconizes the oil , and then they spit (leak or spill) it all out before you get you drive it. (When you put it in , it leaks out the other side right away.) I learned this at my science fair when I was 9.*

Answer 3

Yes, both vegetable oil and gas contain the same base compound needed to run a car. Although it is cheap to run your car of vegetable oil it produces a smeel that is not particularly pleasent.

Answer 4

I really doubt it, unless you had a specialized engine. The flash point of veggie oil is MUCH lower than the flash point of Engine oil, and you would very likely end up with an engine fire if you went very far.

Answer 5

search on "bio diesel" , its done but must be right. there is a lot of info about it on the net. Good Luck

Answer 6

As far as i know not one that runs on gasoline, but a diesel engine one can, please don't try it unless you do alot of research on it first.

Answer 7

You cannot convert a gasoline engine into a diesel engine. You will have to remove the gas engine and install a diesel.

Answer 8

No. If the oil is used to cook with first, simply filter it through a paper coffee filter before putting it into the fuel tank.

Answer 9

yes, because i saw one on tv