Has anyone converted to LPG. I just thought it would be good for weekdays. (petrol for weekends and nitrous for track days!)

ECOMAN

 

I wouldn't bother despite the lure of 35p per litre. I know some of the police forces had some Legacys converted and due to the boxer engine, there were some problems with oil scavenging or somesuch tekky reason.

 

My regular service agent wouldn't touch it even though they had loads of signs up saying they converted engines to LPG. Those Boxers apparently take about a week to do. You'd need to do a lot of miles on LPG to get that labour cost back!!!

 

Apprently its more of an 4rse to do it on Turbo's too. Therefore more costly.

 

My last car was a BMW 530 v8, and that had been LPG'd. Took a year to get it working properly, and when it did it was OK. Down about 20% on power, but the equivalent of 40 mpg compared to petrol.

Don't think I'd bother again, if you want economy buy a diesel and run it on cooking fat (legal) or the red stuff (illegal).

You need to be doing loads of miles a year for LPG to pay, and no converter in their right mind would touch a scooby. No kits exist for them, so they'd have to develop some custom ECU ware.

Colin.
Colin.

 

Manufacturers spend millions on getting a fuel system to work on an engine properly, then someone thinks sticking a bloody great piece of diving equipment in the boot and a connector into the fuel system is a good idea?

I have only spoken to one engine specialist about it (not Subaru engine) and he said it was a crap idea. Having bought 3 high spec engines off him over last 7 years, I trust him.

As stated, buy a diesel.

Also, have seen a stolen LPG converted Range Rover get torched, arrived 5 mins after abandonment, trees scorched 80 foot up!! Fire brigade could`nt tell what it had been, I could only tell by remainder of chassis and clam bonnet.

 

Eldar,

Cooking fat is only legal if you pay the duty on it, and it'll polymerise blocking the injectors in no time at all. But at least the smoke will smell nice.

J

 

There are plenty of manufacturers who offer LPG as an option and it can work well. As someone who has just left the dubious pleasures of company cars (a dual fuel Vectra) I have to say from an economical/environmental point of view it's hard to beat.

One of the stipulations of our car allowance is that the vehicle is capable of being modified for LPG and of course the Scooby is but I wouldn't even though with the miles that I do it would stack up from a cost perspective. The loss of power (in most cars around 10%)plus the warranty problems and the residual values has persuaded me not to.

 

I wouldn't try to convert scoob engine to LPG

I had my 200 convert 2 1/2 years ago and its saved me a absolute fortune in fuel, granted power is down slightly but for normal driving its smoother and less agressive than petrol