THE GREASY BROTHERS
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"Providing Free Collection of Waste Vegetable Oil since Feb. 2006"
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These Pictures are of my current vehicle. It is a 2005 Jeep Liberty, CRD (Common Rail Diesel.)
It is a beautiful car, and I have had great success running it on recycled vegetable oil.
Features include: 4x4, manual transfer case to 4 wheel, and 4 wheel Low, Automatic Transmission. Power windows, sunroof, and mirrors. MP3 player Jack to play over all factory system. Towing Package including 7-pin connector, and electric brake controller. 60/40 split folding rear seat. New EGR valve and EGR valve cooler. Cruise Control. Air conditioning. Everything I could want. The 4 cylinder Turbo-charged 2.8 liter engine is more powerful then anything I have owned before.
The VO system is my own design. Two tanks, one for VO and one for Diesel. I start the engine on diesel, and when it is warm, switch over to the VO tank. The rocker switch is located to the left of the steering column, and is seen in the photos. This is the only part of the system visible inside the passenger compartment. All other parts are hidden under the body and hood. The Factory fuel gauge reads the level in both tanks. The gauge actually moves when you switch between the tanks. My diesel tank is 5.5 gallons, and my VO tank is 20.5 gallons. Both tanks have a filler opening that is hidden under the existing fuel door. This means that even from the outside of the car, there is no indication I have done any modification. Also, because all the components are under the car, if I was to spill oil, it would be on the ground. This means my carpet is always clean. My filter is a modified Racor 900 filter housing. I had a custom made settling bowl machined out of aluminum to bolt onto the bottom of the filter housing. This allows me to shorten the height enough to fit it above the wheel well and under the hood. The filter housing was expensive, but now I swap out the filter elements only. The elements are huge, so they last long, are rated to two micron, are top loading, and swap out without tools. I can change a filter in less then 5 min. and keep my car clean. No dripping oil inside the compartment. I used a 3/8 inch aluminum Fuel line, with the coolant around it, and insulation around that.
If anyone is interested, I am willing to entertain offers.
It is a beautiful car, and I have had great success running it on recycled vegetable oil.
Features include: 4x4, manual transfer case to 4 wheel, and 4 wheel Low, Automatic Transmission. Power windows, sunroof, and mirrors. MP3 player Jack to play over all factory system. Towing Package including 7-pin connector, and electric brake controller. 60/40 split folding rear seat. New EGR valve and EGR valve cooler. Cruise Control. Air conditioning. Everything I could want. The 4 cylinder Turbo-charged 2.8 liter engine is more powerful then anything I have owned before.
The VO system is my own design. Two tanks, one for VO and one for Diesel. I start the engine on diesel, and when it is warm, switch over to the VO tank. The rocker switch is located to the left of the steering column, and is seen in the photos. This is the only part of the system visible inside the passenger compartment. All other parts are hidden under the body and hood. The Factory fuel gauge reads the level in both tanks. The gauge actually moves when you switch between the tanks. My diesel tank is 5.5 gallons, and my VO tank is 20.5 gallons. Both tanks have a filler opening that is hidden under the existing fuel door. This means that even from the outside of the car, there is no indication I have done any modification. Also, because all the components are under the car, if I was to spill oil, it would be on the ground. This means my carpet is always clean. My filter is a modified Racor 900 filter housing. I had a custom made settling bowl machined out of aluminum to bolt onto the bottom of the filter housing. This allows me to shorten the height enough to fit it above the wheel well and under the hood. The filter housing was expensive, but now I swap out the filter elements only. The elements are huge, so they last long, are rated to two micron, are top loading, and swap out without tools. I can change a filter in less then 5 min. and keep my car clean. No dripping oil inside the compartment. I used a 3/8 inch aluminum Fuel line, with the coolant around it, and insulation around that.
If anyone is interested, I am willing to entertain offers.
1983 Mercedes 240D. This thing was a car I loved, and hated at the same time. I loved owning an old car. Not everyone drives a car older then themselves! At the same time, however, the naturally aspirated four cylinder could not move out of it's own way. It was slower then my first car, a 1986 Plymouth Reliant "K car." This was the car I got to learn Vegetable Oil on. I could play with different configurations very easy on it. I no longer own this car.
Also, I took it on a road trip to the grand canyon and back. This was in March and April of 2006. During the road trip I gathered Vegetable Oil on the road and filtered it using a tripod setup. This is where my boarder at the top of the page comes from. Filtering like this was something of a disaster, and I have been dedicated to making clean oil EASY ever since. Something of motivation to start this business. People who want to use a clean renewable energy source should not have to go through so much effort. I want to make it easier. Hopefully, If I work hard enough at this, then I won't be forced to go back to Iraq. Being there was my motivation to get into this whole renewable energy fun.
Also, I took it on a road trip to the grand canyon and back. This was in March and April of 2006. During the road trip I gathered Vegetable Oil on the road and filtered it using a tripod setup. This is where my boarder at the top of the page comes from. Filtering like this was something of a disaster, and I have been dedicated to making clean oil EASY ever since. Something of motivation to start this business. People who want to use a clean renewable energy source should not have to go through so much effort. I want to make it easier. Hopefully, If I work hard enough at this, then I won't be forced to go back to Iraq. Being there was my motivation to get into this whole renewable energy fun.
Finally, here are some photos of my brothers truck. 1989 Ford F250. This had a naturally aspirated 7.3 Liter Diesel. This was pre-power stroke. He did a great job converting this truck, but sadly, the truck was continuously falling apart. He sold it to someone with more time to fix the mechanical problems.
