CONVERTING WASTE MOTOR OIL TO DIESEL FUEL
 

wow I have just spent the last few hrs reading this archive



https://www.dieselbombers.com/genera...esel-fuel.html

and all I can say is wow so I figured I would see if I could bring it back alive

I have been dong extensive research on this and I want to see what everyone here is thinking about this positive only if you don't like it then keep it to yourself we have heard all those unfounded arguments already save your breath

my info from what I have found
thin it with fuel to a viscosity close to #2 diesel
1: do a simple 75 micron filter before putting in into a settling tank should sit for about 2 weeks
2: run it through a continuous centrifuge there are several to choose from -- I will not name brands if you want pm me I will send you a list you can read and let me know who you like the best

3: after that run it through a standard filter wrapped with magnets like a ph8a cheap filter
4: do final filtration to your holding tank .5 micron bag type filter let gravity help here

My dad spent 10 years in africa working on big cummins generators, and they always dumped the wast oil in the the fuel tanks.

I would think the son of a gun would smoke like a freight train and stink like burning oil.

No smoke here LOL... running on engine oil

Hmm I was thinkin since if a truck that was "burning oil" put out grey smoke, that a truck running on it would too. But what I didnt think about is its a bit different when oil is leaking into your cylinder vs. when it is going through a high pressure injection pump and out an injector.

EDIT: But also notice in the video he has the exhaust routed out of a hose, so we really dont know if it is or not.

from what I have been able to find out when you run it it does not smoke any more than diesel I guess I does smell like an oil burner which it really is and it is able to pass several state emissions tests

Oil is thicker than diesel, but after being run through the injection pump and injectors, Im assuming it will burn completely.

I run my 1984 Chevy 6.2 on WVO (Waste Vegetable Oil) from my local burger joint because the never fry anything frozen. (The water emulsifies with the oil and makes it virtually impossible to use as fuel unless converted to bio-diesel). Anyway, I warm up my WVO to about 150 degrees, strain it through a metal coffee filter, and then put it through the 5 micron hanging bag filter. That's it. I cut it about 50/50 with diesel in the winter due to the lower temperatures and only about 80/20 in the summer, just so my injector pump doesn't have to work so hard. I could incorporate a heating system to get the WVO up to 150 before it reaches the pump and them I wouldn't have to cut it at all, but for now, this works great.
There's a little bit of white smoke out the tail pipe until the engine heats up, and YES, it does smell like your cooking something. Some people say french fries, but it always smells like fried chicken to me.
Hope this helps
Thanks for the ideas, I had not heard about the centrifuge. What does that step accomplish?

the centrifuge well I have not done too much research on wvo but from what I conclude the centrifuge should work the same on wvo to weo the basic principal on a centrifuge is it separates the heavy solids and liquids from the lighter liquids so water is heavier than oil so it will not transfer to the good oil and will clean it down to 1-2 micron spend the money and get a centrifuge that has a electric 3450 rpm motor running it I have several ones that are good only 1 will sell me just the bowl you could also try dewatering bags

Deck60,

Ya, I was looking at the really expensive centrifuges and thinking that I was going to have to continue to use bags, which is slow, gross and a continuous cost. But I found Simple Centrifuge ...putting a centrifuge in every garage! and they sell one that doesn't do a whole bunch of oil, but enough for me, for only $1500 complete, out-of-the-box. I think I'm going to go with it. All the reviews have been great and it seems like they've done a really good job in the R&D of their product.
Thanks for the input.