# is anyone running a diesel car or truck on vegetable oil?

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 10, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339 "2010-06-10T22:04:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![phillymac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@phillymac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/phillymac)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/1 "2010-06-10T22:04:52Z")

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my mom is driving a jetta tdi and im thinking about getting a diesel truck. i want to know if anyone has done this and how hard it is to do. i have several sources for oil so that is not an issue. thanks for any input

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**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/2 "2010-06-11T05:06:11Z")

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Jack was, but I think that he sold it.

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**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/3 "2010-06-11T15:33:02Z")

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[http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?56088-Vegistroke-My-truck-is-running-on-WVO&highlight=veggie](http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?56088-Vegistroke-My-truck-is-running-on-WVO&highlight=veggie)

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**Author:** ![phillymac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@phillymac](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/phillymac)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/4 "2010-06-11T20:07:52Z")

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thanks

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**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/5 "2010-06-12T13:13:20Z")

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Still got it. Buyer backed out… after he blew up the tranny and cancelled the wire transfer.

Tranny is rebuilt and the truck is in Brockport.

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**Author:** ![99\_civic\_si](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/99_civic_si/32/7319_2.png) [@99\_civic\_si](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99_civic_si)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/6 "2010-06-12T14:55:14Z")

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just saw a rally car at stpr doing this. [http://www.greasecar.com/](http://www.greasecar.com/)

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**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/is-anyone-running-a-diesel-car-or-truck-on-vegetable-oil/156339/7 "2010-06-14T04:14:24Z")

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I think its hell on the fuel system. (pump, injectors (“nozzles”), lines, etc…) makes for a horrid mess when working on them.  
Bio IMHO is a better way to go… or just use the car and enjoy the 45+mpg…

If i was to do grease it would be on a truck the modern TDI, is far tooo finicky