Clearn 7.3L PSD heads

[RenoF250]

Rotella 15 W 40 every 40k miles.

40k??

I change my Delo at 5k with a bypass. I know I could go longer but that seems awfully long. Are you using the synthetic Rotella?

 

[BigRedWeather]

WOW what are you trying to burn for fuel I ran WVO straight unheated and my injector looked as clean as the ones that only burn #2

The PSD is more forgiving of cold oil than other diesels because of the common fuel rail because it heats the oil up, but VO that is not heated has a very different viscosity than diesel and shouldn't go through the injector properly. Perhaps yours has because you are running a PSD. Your unfiltered WVO must be very clean and free of water. Everyone I have heard of that has done what you are doing succeeds... for 5000 miles and the engine is ruined. I have got other problems going on. I have done this with Jason Crawford's V2 Vegistroke conversion kit, which is widely regarded as the cadillac of conversion kits.

 

[BigRedWeather]

Wow...that's some rather awesome savings. Good on ya! *&%$ing diesel fuel is starting to climb up here in the land of Cdn bacon and maple syrup. Can ya post a couple pics of your operation?

Sure, I post pics of the old system and the new improved on as soon as it warms up a bit and I can take some pictures.


BigRedWeather

 

[Diesel_brad]

40k??

I change my Delo at 5k with a bypass. I know I could go longer but that seems awfully long. Are you using the synthetic Rotella?

Agreed. That is a long as service interval? Are you running a different oil filtering system?

 

[OLDBULL8]

40K on Rotella is way too long, all of the additives have long been depleted. Commonly depleted at 5K miles. Anti foaming additive IH P/N CH1824392. The viscosity additives are also depleted, which if you would measure it, it would prolly be at 25-30.

How much oil do you add in that 40K miles?
How often do you change the filter?
Do you ever get an oil analysis after that many miles?

 

[BigRedWeather]

Make the 5000 miles oil change on Rotella 15 W 40

40K on Rotella is way too long, all of the additives have long been depleted. Commonly depleted at 5K miles. Anti foaming additive IH P/N CH1824392. The viscosity additives are also depleted, which if you would measure it, it would prolly be at 25-30.

How much oil do you add in that 40K miles?
How often do you change the filter?
Do you ever get an oil analysis after that many miles?

Now I understand the strong response.

 

[BigRedWeather]

My WVO filtration room

Well, there is no reason to show the old oil room.

This is a my oil room, a cistern with a large door cut in it. I haven't finished it so it looks a bit rough, but this is how it works. It has 2 275 gallon plastic totes for WVO and 1 275 gallon plastic tote for VO.

The WVO goes into the WVO totes and settles for several days or longer. When the door is closed it is dark inside the room to reduce polymerization. To filter oil I open a valve and it flows by gravity through 2 tube socks into the aluminum heating tank. This draws WVO from the WVO tote 6" above the bottom. It is heated to 130F by running juice to a 110V thermostat and to a 240V water heating element. A motor runs an Acura power steering pump to pump the WVO through my DieselCraft OC20 centrifuge. This runs for 6 - 8 hours to pass the oil throught the centrifuge 6 - 8 times . I turn a few valves and the oil is pumped through the large red 10 Micron Baldwin 584 filter into the VO tote.

When I need oil, I open another value that takes VO from the VO tote, by gravity, 6" above the bottom and puts it into the aluminum heating container. I heat the oil to 100F - 120F, and turn valves to pass it through the Baldwin filter again, and then into my truck's aluminum 60 gallon tank. From there, my Vegistroke V2 system heats the VO to 160F and runs it through another Baldwin 584 filter before it hits the cylinders.

I have recorded every gallon of diesel and VO I have put in the truck for four years, and after paying $6000 for the Vegistroke kit and the oil room, I have saved an additional $16,000.

The picture isn't the best, but I think you will get the idea with the above description.


BigRedWeather

 

[OLDBULL8]

Just read this past week about running VO and WMO even at separate times, the guy said it will gunk up the fuel system. You have to run diesel between to clean the system. Can't find it now, but was here on the OB forums.

 

[BigRedWeather]

When I turn my key off, my system automatically purges for 60 seconds, running diesel through all of the lines from the tank all the way through the heads. When I start the next time I am starting a truck that last ran on diesel. If it didn't do this and it were cold outside, the VO would be thick throughout the system and it would be very hard to start.


BigRedWeather

 

[Double-S-Diesel]

When I turn my key off, my system automatically purges for 60 seconds, running diesel through all of the lines from the tank all the way through the heads. When I start the next time I am starting a truck that last ran on diesel. If it didn't do this and it were cold outside, the VO would be thick throughout the system and it would be very hard to start.


BigRedWeather

the problem may be the oil oil left in the injectors, fuel only leaves the injectors thru the nozzle

 

[BigRedWeather]

the problem may be the oil oil left in the injectors, fuel only leaves the injectors thru the nozzle

During the 60 second purge cycle the engine runs and the only fuel going to the engine is diesel. The next time it starts up it is as if they engine has always run on nothing but diesel. Jason Crawford put together a very fine VO system.

I can control how long the purge cycle is. If I set it at 30 seconds I have to crank it some to get it started, so I double that recommended time. I can also control how long diesel is pushed back through the lines and I double the recommended time there. At 60 seconds for the purge it starts up in less than a second if the temp is over 20F.


BigRedWeather

 

[Double-S-Diesel]

ok miss understood, thought just the fuel pump was runnin.

 

[OLDBULL8]

Go to the TDS. A lot more threads on alternate fuels.

 

[ckelly94]

Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRedWeather
Rotella 15 W 40 every 40k miles.

40k??

"I change my Delo at 5k with a bypass. I know I could go longer but that seems awfully long. Are you using the synthetic Rotella?"

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Completely agree...that's a very long oil change interval without oil analysis every 5000 miles or so to make sure the WVO isn't killing your engine oil. I have heard of a few guys using Amsoil synthetics going that distance with extra bypass oil filters, auxillary fuel filters, and addatives like DieselKleen in thier #2 diesel, but not the same guys who are using WVO. The analysis would give you a wealth of information about what is happening in your motor at different stages of the motor oil's life.

 

[BigRedWeather]

I did say 40k in this post, but also corrected that with 5k. I use standard Rotella 15W 40.


BigRedWeather