Nate,
I agree totally that if someone wants a trouble free car, they should not experiment with unorthodox fuels.
If someone wants to experiment with unorthodox fuels, the best engine to use is our favorite MB.
Sorry I didn't comment on the Ws.
Waste Vegetable Oil must be filtered or centrifuged or allowed to settle or a combination. It can then be used as SVO or used as a feedstock for making biodiesel.
There is only enough WVO available in the USA to replace about 1/8 of current diesel usage, so it could help our energy needs, but not enough to totally solve them.
I have not seen a plan for using Waste Motor Oil that I have confidence in. Some people have attempted to blend it with gasoline and some of those have had disastrous results. I believe if it were well filtered, it could be treated as SVO. but have no proof.
I don't know what volume of WMO is available, but would assume it is similar to WVO - enough to make some difference, but not enough to single handidly solve our energy problems.
Both of these do provide an opportunity to use a waste product for energy. If someone is looking for an extreme cost cutter, they are possibilities.
Nate, you are correct, if someone wants a trouble free MB, he should stick with dino diesel plus a little bio diesel.
Bobby
Thanx all for the clarifying comments .
In a nut shell here's is the Veggie , WVO & WMO fuel thing :
It's very time consuming to do right and you really cannot do the normal short hop , drive to work / market use 99% of all people use vehicles for so why bother ? .
Yes , it is great for the Environment and can save you serious $ over time .
But , sooner or later , the pracical realities of life will mandate that you make at least _one_ short cut and then all is lost although not immediately apparent due to the nature of Diesel combustion .
If you have nothing better to do and live far away from everything so every time you start the engine you know it'll run for minimum of 30 minutes then it'll prolly be a win - win for you .
Other (most) folks have busy daily lives and so fail in this effort .
Give it a try but then don't hine nor blame the car when it becomes an expen$ive nightmare and ruins your marriage in the process .
-Nate
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Toward freedom,
Bobby Yates Emory
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