cleaning WVO while on the road

[rustybucket]

I have thought of giving my bj60 another chance at running wvo again. The last time, I ran on it off and on for a year mabey year and a quarter. I stopped using it, because I think some of the wvo was to acid and it erroded the pintle seats or other parts in the injectors and had to have them rebuilt. Unless some one can tell me when is a typical time the injectors in a bj60 need to be rebuilt, I will wait. The injectors were rebuilt probably around 375kms. I am the second owner.


I want to build a on the road cleaning kit to clean wvo while I drive. It makes no sence to have a clean/storage kit at home if I am traveling long distances.

What would work while on the road? Single tank / two tank system?

Centrifuges are expensive to buy but other then that, what else can be used outside of filters to clean 99% of the crap in WVO?

 

[David*BJ70]

Using WVO for long distance trip is just no realistic, not practical or comfortable.

or

Stop by supermarket and shop some canola oil at low price... but diesel should be cheaper.


Make WVO is a mess. I could not image to do that on the road behind a restaurant or in a rest area.

 

[SHREDwagon]

The Holy Grail! I researched this very thing a while back and came to the conclusion that presently, a trailer is the only viable way. Golden Fuel Systems has a portable filtering kit - but I'm not sure I'd trust it for water or chemicals.

A portable centrifuge seems ideal - but they take too much juice to run and heat the WVO up to proper temp. Either way - you need power and it's not going to be a compact operation. Hence a trailer to filter and or carry more.

Best of luck and if you figure it out, let me know!

Edit: have you used PH strips to test WVO?

 

[Tim-HJ61]

Isn't there a sub forum that discusses WVO here?

Around Australia travelling on WVO is not infrequent. It's been done many times and is a 20,000km plus lap. Collection becomes part of the travelling experience, but any partners or passengers need to be prepared to accommodate the plans and be prepared to 'waste' time collecting and filtering. Tolerance is assisted by paying full dollar for diesel now and again!,

My own long distance travels have been Fuelled by towing my home prepared WVO in my trailer. My biggest trip was 5500km which included all the gear for two adults and two teenagers. I have limited time during my trips and do not want to filter on the road. Towing works for me.

Guys I know filter on the road in two ways.

One way is to use the 10" water filter housings hooked up to a 12v gear pump. They find the string type wound filters more useful than the tightly wound spun filters, which tend to clog with fats too easily.

The second way is to use nylon bag filters and warm their oil with a 240v immersion heater. The heater is plugged in to the campsite power supply and warms the oil so it flows through the bag filter better. They take care to not suck up any fats from the supply source. They also use the popular 12v gear pump to move their oil around.

Both setups can contained in one or two milk crates. Yes, it can be messy. Disposal of the oil drums is an ongoing problem for them.

They are not concerned about salts and acids. They ARE concerned about dissolved water, so they pay attention to the collection area.

The Aussie based biofuelsforum.com is a good resource for long distance travelling ideas, and many other WVO issues. There is also a list of WVO users around the countryside that are willing to share, sell their oil to travellers. We've put the locations on a map to make it easier.

Tim

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