Discuss LPG is it worth it in Cars, Bikes 'n AFVs on The Army Rumour Service; I would be very very wary of the claim that the manufacturer will honour the warranty.
What will actually happen is that if you get a major engine failure or engine management problem the manufacturer ...
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Re: LPG is it worth it
I would be very very wary of the claim that the manufacturer will honour the warranty.
What will actually happen is that if you get a major engine failure or engine management problem the manufacturer will claim the LPG system is the cause. LPG has different burn characteristics to petrol and the manufacturer would have some justification is disputing engine fault causes with an LPG conversion.
LPG servicing is minor and shouldn't really be an issue. There is no reason why the vehicle cannot be serviced as normal and the LPG system serviced by the original installer. The only normal servicing item that can be affected by an LPG system is spark plug gaps are often set wider for LPG (especially on older engines), otherwise normal servicing applies.
Older engines often have their ignition timing altered to suit the LPG too but this shouldn't really be an issue for routine servicing.
- 20-01-2010, 14:39 #12
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Have you looked at a remap for the engine? For about £400-£600 you can get the mapping done to run more efficiently/more power.
Originally Posted by spad
The figures for my Volvo C30 diesel are an increase of between 22 and 31% better MPG. Gives me anoother 30 bhp too.
Some cars have even better savings/gains.
No hassles with servicing and many dealers will honour warrenties..but check first.
Just a thought.
- 20-01-2010, 14:44 #13Senior Member
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why or how could you get 30% more power and effciently surely the manufacture would set it at the best compromise between the both and you either get more power at the cost of MPG or more MPG at the cost of power?
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- 20-01-2010, 14:45 #14Senior Member
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nah they'll do that when they release the 'new model' and charge a premium on the 'new model' Originally Posted by spad
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We had a car fitted with an Autogas LPG system and it was fine except for some garages are not insured to work on LPG systems and they just wont touch them.
On an upside, I was very lucky that a local Calor Gas depot had an LPG dispenser / pump and was open up to public trade, the LPG was even cheaper, try them on line and there is also Flogas that will do the same.
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good tip ill have to search and see if ones local, Originally Posted by ta_wannabe_sig
i know there are several garages with lpg at 63 a litre so if there cheaper.... cause most website i've looked at qoute 57 as the average.have you eve met a TA soldier? Part time soldier full time banging on about it – Jack Dee
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In Russia, where they have lots of cheap gas, about 10% of the vehicles on the road use it.
- 21-01-2010, 22:52 #18
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Jesus. There are times I curse the day that the CO's invited me here to set you straight. But there it is, eh?
Right. My V8 four litre Jaguar Sovreign fuck off huge snorting big monster of a car has run on LPG for 160k miles. With no problems.
A gas service every year (£50)
She sits back and is chill.
Until I decide to floor the beast.
Then she moves like shit off a shovel. If there is any loss in power, I have not noticed it. Nor have Renault drivers.If I hate blue Smarties does that make me a racist?
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Probably not.
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All very well, but the lpg is not much good for cleaning old paint brushes in sheds. Originally Posted by TheIronDuke No sooner did we form into teams than we were re-organised.
I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet every situation by re-organising and what a wonderful method it is for giving the illusion of progress whilst only producing confusion, inefficiency & demoralisation.
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