Biofuel and MOT

Aug 02, 2006 4 Replies

Would the MOT examiner be "interested" in the fact that you weren`t running on standard diesel.Does adulteration of fuel ( Veg Oil added) come into the test?What effect would that have on emmissions? Thanks


My old ZX Turbo diesel last year went through it's MOT running on 100% veg in September. Only comment from tester was "running on chip oil is it? oh aye, makes your eyes sting a bit in here".. Emissions slightly down on a diesel too IIRC

Mike P

Nah, won't be interested - the emissions may be lower too.

So, are you using a separate tank & heater for your veg oil, or are you simply pouring it in the tank through the filler cap?

Does it still start and run OK?

A

MOT testers just test "as presented" ie it doesn't matter what fuel it is on at the time, same with petrol/LPG vehicles.

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