Anyone running on LPG

DiscoII 4.0V8 auto, 15mpg on gas @44.9p/ltr. (same engine and probably not all that far off the weight.) Badger.

excellent. I seem to remember that you get slightly less MPG on LPG, and slightly less power, have you ever noticed the difference?

I haven't had chance to examine the car yet as it's on the other side of the country!

Seems almost too good to be true to have a V8 range rover that does the euivalent of 30mpg. have you had any problems with it?

Dave

Hi Dave,

I'm running a RR 3.9 EFi (1992). I get slightly less MPG running on LPG e.g.

15MPG on unleaded = 13MPG on LPG but with LPG prices averaging half that of unleaded that equates to 26 MPG ... but a bit more if your foot's 'unleaded' as well ;-)

Hope that helps.

Regards,

Colin

No probs at all, runs exactly the same on gas as petrol, I converted it myself as i do gas installations, not that that would be of use to you as I'm in the north of Scotland! System is an OMVL Dream 21N and there's no power loss with modern LPG injection systems. Badger.

I have just been converted to lpg for 110 v8 3.5. mine needed the ignition sorting and time re adjusting. Which had taken longer than expected. Unfortunately the chap didn't fill the 60 ltr tank up to much. Consequencially travelling on the motorway last night I ran out of gas in middle of traffic. While wear my quick reaction head i flicked over to petrol.

Who will I need to inform of modifications

regards john

|| I have just been converted to lpg for 110 v8 3.5. mine needed the || ignition sorting and time re adjusting.

|| Who will I need to inform of modifications

Your insurers for certain. Didn't you check with them first? Some will not insure LPG vehicles at all without some sight of various certificates. If you run it without telling them of such a major modification you are potentially driving uninsured. Don't know if the DVLA need to know - I would ring and ask them, but I would guess they do.

With my car insurers (norwich union). I rang them before converting and they said 'no proce increase and we need the certificate) I rang them after to say i'd done it and they charged me about £15 and didnt want the certificate!

I've just renewed mine with norwich union. they didnt want a cert last year either. I rang a few others and some wouldnt insure lpg at all, some were helpful some not!

Richard

No 'potential' about it. All insurers, in the event of a claim, will refuse to pay if they find _any_ modification that they have not been informed of. Someone mentioned recently, although I have no idea how true it is, that a central database will shortly include modifications that have been notified.

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I asked my insurer before the modification and they mentioned as long as it was done by approved installer. Swinton insurance. My main concern is DVLA john

|| I asked my insurer before the modification and they mentioned as || long as it was done by approved installer. Swinton insurance. My || main concern is DVLA || john

As the vehicle's fuel type is noted on the V5, and you are changing the fuel type, I would have thought so. Send the V5 to DVLA with the change noted, and they will send you back a nice new one.

What should you change the fuel type to for a dual fuel car? I havent got round to telling the DVLA about my car yet.

Yes you should inform DVLA that fuel is now LPG/petrol - purely a formality - no charge, but makes their statistics more accurate.

In message , Richard Brookman writes

On or around Wed, 26 Apr 2006 22:51:42 +0100, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

Petrol/Gas is believe the norm.

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Can the road tax be cheaper if it is a dual fuel?

It could be, but it isnt :(