Alias in Forum : geewizztoo

Location: Liverpool

Vehicle: Peugeot 405 SRDT, 1994 1.9L Turbo diesel intercooler.

Interests:

Ever since I was a little kid I’ve been interested in alternative forms of energy and recycling. Homemade biodiesel converted from waste vegetable oil, satisfies both aspects of these interests. For me it’s the ideal hobby, I can take somebody else’s waste material and turn it into something useful in a way that is beneficial to the environment. More recently, I have been reading about the inevitable effects of Peak Oil and this has spurred me into action, in my own small way.
    
    A few years back I felt particularly frustrated by all the mis-information about ethanol, spread by the big oil companies, car manufacturers and, most surprisingly, motoring organizations. Hopefully, all that turned around now and I’m more optimistic that ethanol and biodiesel may play a small part in delaying the worst of Peak Oil’s effects.  

Comments

When I became interested in biodiesel, I started looking for a vehicle on which to run my homebrew. I was disappointed to find that the choice of diesel cars available on the second hand market was small and comprised mostly utes or 4WD. We seem to be decades behind Europe, where every car maker offers a diesel variant across their entire model range.  The good news is the major manufacturers are now putting a lot of effort into developing higher performance diesel engines. For me, it can’t happen soon enough.

Please note: All members have their faces and number plates pixellated in these photos. Why? Because of the ridiculous Australian Tax laws regarding the home production of biodiesel. These rules essentially make these people outlaws for trying to do the right thing and run their vehicles on a fuel that does less harm to the environment. Those members who have legitimately bought the fuel excise paid, are also pixellated to help make the point.