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Originally Posted by Challenger
Maf,thanks for showing us your math skills,good to see your a true believer after edelbrock's very first post here ever,I often wonder why I don't run offroad and smash my truck into big rocks,needless to say we want to encourage eldebrock to tell us more re wmo and other topics,ie, does straight wmo cause huge clouds of blue smoke and attract the smoke police?
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OK. I am living in Oz, and am running a Toyota Landcruiser 4WD with a 4.2 litre Diesel. I have converted my mileage to miles so you guys in the US can understand what I am on about. But to put it in perspective, dad and I bought both our trucks (we call em Utes here) new in 1998. Both are used for very similar purposes, hunting trips, highway running. That type of work. His has never run WMO till he blew the motor, mine has run WMO since around the 15,000 mile mark.
The trick to running WMO is to get it HOT. Hotter the better. I originally got onto this thread by searching on google for WMO or waste motor oil. There is a LOT of information on this out there. I am always looking for better ways to update my system.
This is the best link that I can give. This guy has done it and has proved it with many many miles under his belt using WMO. He sure has not had any problems. Neither have I.
Engine Oil For Diesel Fuel
it is not such a great read, it needs some punctuation. But he lists everything he has done to his truck to allow him to easily run 100% WMO.
Ok as for smoke, you MAY get a little more when you lay into the loud pedal HARD. But under normal driving it does not smoke any more than normal.
If do search for WMO on google, also search for WVO. (Waste Vegetable oil) I have converted my truck in exactly the same way. I start and shut down on diesel (when I say diesel I mean a 40/60 blend WMO/Diesel. At this blend my truck still starts at any temp in the same way as diesel. I always add some WMO to lube the IP. Any higher than this mix and it gets hard to start in low morning temps) but all other running is done on 100% WMO.
Again, the trick is to heat the oil up as hot as possible before it goes through the IP.
To all the knockers... Go your hardest, but I have saved many many thousands of dollars. I have proved for myself that it works. I have proved to myself that it does not do any damage to my truck. If I can prove through my own experience that WMO caused any problems with my truck. I too will probably tell people not to do it. But I cant. SO until you have PROOF that WMO can harm a motor, please dont knock the use of WMO. Sure you may THINK that WMO can harm a motor, but PROVE IT.
Engine Oil For Diesel Fuel
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