How To Convert Your Car To LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) | Wheeler Dealers

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  • Опубликовано: 4 ноя 2024

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  • @Jankovic21412
    @Jankovic21412 5 лет назад +145

    Edd: ''...whether i want gas or petrol''
    Americans: (confused screaming)

    • @Cystus
      @Cystus 4 года назад +1

      Thanks for showing the world how ignorant you are. Comments are forever.
      "Americans" are essentially the whole human population of the western hemisphere.

    • @dc-zk8th
      @dc-zk8th 4 года назад +8

      @@Cystus That's - uhm - yeah, it's wrong.

    • @darthvortex5987
      @darthvortex5987 3 года назад +1

      Exactly my question bro, also the picture has a G and a picture of a gas pump!!! (i am screaming)

    • @dieselfiesta2604
      @dieselfiesta2604 3 года назад +2

      @@Cystus Offended?

    • @DemeDemetre
      @DemeDemetre 3 года назад

      exactly

  • @pr9039
    @pr9039 2 года назад +15

    Dual gas is standard in Italy. Blew me away first time I saw it I was like, "Wait...what what? Petrol, Diesel... GPL??? What's GPL?"

    • @fathomgathergood7690
      @fathomgathergood7690 20 дней назад +1

      LPG,.. it's propane

    • @pr9039
      @pr9039 19 дней назад

      @@fathomgathergood7690 oh I know lol I just didn't track it the first time I saw this wonderfully inexpensive mystery gas on the billboard.

  • @Mr_Chris__
    @Mr_Chris__ 4 года назад +25

    Vehicle manufacturers such as Vauxhall used to install LPG systems into a certain number of their models as standard up until a few years ago. They don't do it so much these days in order to reduce production costs. It's a shame because LPG is a cleaner fuel and helps towards reducing the rate of petrol consumption. Any reduction in petrol consumption is still beneficial for the environment compared to no reduction at all.

    • @rustywreck6631
      @rustywreck6631 4 года назад

      Yes but it’s a pity SHELL have pulled the plug on lpg

    • @someperson7
      @someperson7 3 года назад +1

      It's doesn't matter. When you distill oil you get a certain amount of gasoline and a certain amount of propane (and butane, kerosene, diesel). So if everyone migrated to propane then you'd just push the prices skyhigh meanwhile there would be a ton of leftover gasoline that didn't get used. Setting all that aside, propane has lower energy density. So you need more propane then gasoline. You just need to make sure everything that is made is used without wasting anything. But what you really need to do is get off oil totally. Propane is cleaner then other petroleum products but it still produces carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. That alone isn't so bad if we had enough trees to soak it up. But we don't. Basically anything that's a hydrocarbon is going to release a carbon when it combusts. So although using propane is an improvement if not all the propane is getting used, converting everyone to propane does nothing that I can tell. Unless there is a way to alter the product ratios from fractional distillation that I am unaware of. Not an expert, just an interested amateur.
      But as far as I can tell redistribution of who is using what still has the same net emissions if everything produced is used. And if not everything produced it used then you have massive waste products and have to drill more and refine more. See the problem?

    • @Mr_Chris__
      @Mr_Chris__ 3 года назад +1

      ​@@someperson7 I think it will be a long time until the world is ready to stop using oil totally. In the meantime, I think a variety of fuels (Petrol, LPG, Electricity, Hydrogen,) should be made more available for cars. As long as those fuels are used in the right proportion, the environment will still benefit from the overall reduction in Carbon dioxide emissions.
      As for LPG, it does produce carbon dioxide emissions, but it is lower than petrol. A lot of petrol cars on the roads today are suitable to have LPG systems installed. If half of them were to have LPG systems installed in them, the amount of carbon dioxide emissions would be significantly reduced. One disadvantage is the installation costs. But the advantage of having a car with LPG is the lower running costs. LPG is cheaper than petrol, the road tax is cheaper, and the engine life is extended due to the lower rate of petrol consumption. The money saved can go towards paying for other things.
      As for waste, a lot of things could be done to reduce it. Perhaps new cars ought to be manufactured at a slower rate, that would encourage more people to keep their current cars for longer instead of scrapping them too soon. That is already happening to some degree due to the current computer chip shortage. People that would normally buy a brand new car every 3 years are now buying preowned cars. I predict more spare parts will be used up over the next few years that would normally go to waste.

    • @someperson7
      @someperson7 3 года назад

      @@Mr_Chris__ I don't disagree with too much of what you said. And from a preparedness standpoint, dual fuel is REALLY GOOD THING. But I'm just saying all propane gets used and all gas gets used and it doesn't matter HOW it gets used, it gets used.

    • @Mr_Chris__
      @Mr_Chris__ 3 года назад

      @@someperson7 I'm not quite sure what you mean about propane and gas. I imagine the consumers do use it all when it's available. Same with petrol, if it's in the tank then it will get used.

  • @alexvalerio7252
    @alexvalerio7252 Год назад +2

    Just arrived from Costa Rica, my sister has a RAV4 with convertion. Many gas stations provide LP. Holy crap it's only the 3rd of the price and you can switch to Gasoline at anytime.

  • @simonhill6776
    @simonhill6776 4 года назад +1

    I'm always telling my nephew's about his work they know more than I ever did back then 2 if them are mechanics one did up his own Audi his brother in law let him use his garage he's the owner top bloke goes above and beyond to help them out

  • @ikemefulewisdom3748
    @ikemefulewisdom3748 4 года назад +3

    Please someone should help me on this ideal more. I love it

  • @olanordtug1707
    @olanordtug1707 5 лет назад +17

    Hello ! To use a vaporiser in Lpg system is now a bit old fashion. Latest system is a liquid injected system. With a vaporiser you can not drive on LPG from the start. With the liquid injected system you can drive on 100 % LPG.

    • @milanjovanovic6259
      @milanjovanovic6259 4 года назад +1

      You can drive with vaporiser on LPG from start if it is warm. Only problem is that petrol hoses can rust when permanent use of LPG and when you run out of LPG and switch to petrol some petrol hose may leak on hot engine and then off you go

    • @mosesmalcomx2454
      @mosesmalcomx2454 4 года назад +1

      There you go. But by so doing is no longer a dual fuel system cos you will be needing another lpg ecu to regulate the quantity and air ratio. So going by your point, it's a complete switch to lpg system

    • @michaelsela2328
      @michaelsela2328 3 года назад +1

      that is wrong in au they always start the whole year only with lpg since they even dont have any gasoline in the tank

    • @charlesdickens6706
      @charlesdickens6706 3 года назад +1

      I can imagine problems with the car computer to a point these days. I do recall I converted a fuel injected car to LPG, early eighties model . I used a vaporiser which we call a gas converter or gas carburetor. Americans refer to gasoline as gas, so there would be confusion . A later improvement in the kit was the use of a flapping valve with variable on/off ratio for feeding the gas into the manifold and governed by a signal from the oxygen sensor reading if I got it all right ,and thus the ECU had a fix on something . The later models in late nineties started to require this so not to confuse the ECU . I got another car these days for which the LPG is piped in at small injectors at intake of each cylinder but I ain't studied it cos it works okay and I didn't install it and no damn room to poke about. But it still uses a smaller vapouriser as well..The LPG system for car I use regularly has a twenty years old tank which has missed two recertifications therefore but it's only the valves and gauges that get changed over andvif there was a leak.... Oh yeah hmm. Actually the tank has a rust patina , so I better paint it .

    • @no-damn-alias
      @no-damn-alias 3 года назад +2

      Vaporizer systems work more reliably. No trouble with the pump which is usually the problem with that system and cheaper and will run faster on LPG

  • @mohammadalisultan3643
    @mohammadalisultan3643 10 месяцев назад

    Please explain the purpose of a distributor in lpg conversion?
    Thank you!

    • @MaitreMark
      @MaitreMark 10 месяцев назад

      because the timing of the spark is more import for LPG than petrol. So, an old distributor may have slight wear on the teeth and be out by just a little. A new distributor will be spot on!

  • @desshiels
    @desshiels 2 года назад +1

    Confused. The video just ended. Was that it? What did the vaporiser connect to? They connected it up in the engine bay and connected it to the LPG tank - and then the video just ended. Please note - I am NOT a mechanic in any way so this abrupt ending has left me confused. How/where did the vaporiser connect to the actual engine??

    • @mafosa9563
      @mafosa9563 Год назад

      felt like a incomplete bowl movement!

  • @phoneblaster
    @phoneblaster 2 года назад

    ...I want to convert an old petrol to LPG. How do I do it. Do I need to buy a kit for that particular car. Any advice will be appreciated as I do not wish to learn 'on the job'. many thanks.

  • @terminator499
    @terminator499 3 года назад +2

    Is it true the LPG explosion in the combustion chamber is dry, hotter and makes the car burn more oil?

    • @gnaedigerfels
      @gnaedigerfels 3 года назад

      No if adjusted properly

    • @ivandefreitas8555
      @ivandefreitas8555 2 года назад +1

      Proper adjusting is a must. Certainly dryer thou , as you should not start running on LPG right away as you pull off.

    • @zukacs
      @zukacs Год назад

      New systems auto start on petrol and switch to lpg/cng

  • @vishamdookia3088
    @vishamdookia3088 4 года назад +1

    i have a toyota vitz 1300 cc car, year 2014 and it is doing 14km/l under normal driving. Is it fine to do an LPG conversion on this type of car ? Please advise. What risks will there

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 4 года назад

      you will get only 11 km/L on LPG as each liter of propane has 5-10% less energy than petrol, but it'll likely be cheaper... enjoy

    • @MrDziuka
      @MrDziuka 3 года назад +1

      Depending on system. My Toyota 1.8 valvematic on motorway takes 7l/100km and the same on LPG. Fact is that this system injects little bit of petrol every so often apparently in order to clean valves and also starts on petrol when engine is cold. on the first service I've been shown on the computer that I drove 51 something hours on LPG and 2.5 hours on petrol

    • @hassanjamal4212
      @hassanjamal4212 2 года назад

      @@MrDziuka thats fine but whats the important thing is how much you spend per month on your modified system vs stock? If the cost savings are minimal then its not worth the additional complexity and capital investment.

    • @MrDziuka
      @MrDziuka 2 года назад

      @@hassanjamal4212 I don't spend money on system monthly 😂 not sure what you mean. I spend money on fuel now. And still in some places you can get LPG for 67pence/litre. But on average for 99 pence. The more you drive more you safe and I drive more then average. How much diesel is now?

    • @hassanjamal4212
      @hassanjamal4212 2 года назад

      @@MrDziuka i mean your overall fuel costs. For example, before lpg u spent 100 dollars per week/month/year etc, but now you only spend 60 dollars for the same time period or travelled distance.
      Thats the most important metric, how much money you saved. Not how little fuel you consume.

  • @chuckthebull
    @chuckthebull 2 года назад +1

    Other than lack of getting petrol what's the advantages ?

    • @gabrielgomez2483
      @gabrielgomez2483 2 года назад +1

      Way wayyyyy cheaper than petrol

    • @chuckthebull
      @chuckthebull 2 года назад

      @@gabrielgomez2483 Yeah but the distance between mpg is a factor too no? Takes more lpg for the same milles driven.

    • @FeniceNera-ki8mh
      @FeniceNera-ki8mh 2 месяца назад +1

      @@chuckthebull 15 % less efficient than gasoline. But way cheaper so yeah...

    • @chuckthebull
      @chuckthebull 2 месяца назад

      @@FeniceNera-ki8mh hmm thanks worth a look

  • @MrVsbt1
    @MrVsbt1 6 месяцев назад

    Wow you can buy a kit and install it yourself. In Australia it has to be fitted by a certified LPG mechanic and checked every 10 year's by a certified LPG mechanic. And it's got to have a LPG vin plate in the engine bay with the date of converson and the place that installed it

    • @Kwanglebeh
      @Kwanglebeh Месяц назад

      I'm in Victoria,it doesn't need to be checked every 10 years here. Prior to around 1993 any mechanic or even home mechanic in Vic could do a LPG conversion,many grease monkeys did them as a weekend side gig until an horrific accident caused by stupidity happened one Saturday afternoon in Ringwood, I know the details of the story first hand and I know exactly how it happened.The mechanic died a couple of days later in hospital. After that incident the legislation changed and from then on only certified mechanics were licensed to do LPG conversions and maintainence.

  • @evertonbrome2539
    @evertonbrome2539 4 года назад +3

    where would i get this kit please?

  • @R0yL33
    @R0yL33 5 лет назад +2

    hmm ...maybe I missed it but how is the vaporizer mated to the motor?

    • @bennadjiaymene5214
      @bennadjiaymene5214 5 лет назад +5

      it goes with the water system and the hot water goes in the vaporizer and then magic happens

    • @poptartmcjelly7054
      @poptartmcjelly7054 5 лет назад +5

      The hot coolant from the engine goes to the vaporizer to warm it up, otherwise the vaporizer would would freeze up.
      It also helps to keep the temperature constant to ensure a consistent operation.

  • @fkarau
    @fkarau 3 года назад +3

    One litre of gasoline contains the energy equivalent to 8.9 kWh of electricity
    1 Litre of propane = 7.08 kWh (kilowatt hours)
    Hence 1litre of propane has 7.08/8.90= 0.7955056179775=+-80%of the energy that gasoline has. So, unless propane is considerably cheaper than 80% of the price of gasoline it’s a no brainer that there is nothing to be gained. Also consider the conversion cost, loss of power under full acceleration (-20%!) and that huge tank you have to stick somewhere there are more cons to pros to running propane. I had a dual fuel system car and finally ripped it out.
    I live in Canada and just called a local fuel station that carries auto propane. Feb 6 2021: Propane $1.09/liter. Regular Gasoline $1.32/liter, 1.09/1.32=.828=82.8%. It now costs more to run on propane than gasoline and idiots up there keep saying how much less it cost to use propane but they never do the math to figure out costs per kilometer. That money you want to spend on converting to propane can be much better spent on beer.

    • @W.Binderei
      @W.Binderei 3 года назад +7

      yea that's the right math. Here is LPG 0,5€/Liter and Petrol 1,5€/Liter so yeah, no brainer either. Just depends on the current taxation policy where you're at

    • @fkarau
      @fkarau 3 года назад

      @@W.Binderei LPG is 1/3 the price of petrol where you are? It would make sense to convert at that price.

    • @W.Binderei
      @W.Binderei 3 года назад

      @@fkarau Western Europe, in one of the top 3 most taxed country in the world...

    • @charlesdickens6706
      @charlesdickens6706 3 года назад

      So it would be pure propane in Canada and cold countries with possibility of a butane component in Summer. Our LP G is 50/50 mix with only a little variation seasonaly . I can see that in orderto ensure that those stupid direct injection turbocharged small engines ( SDI ? )don't wear out too prematurely from oil dilution that LPG would be an advantage . Otherwise change oil every 2000 miles, , maybe .

    • @MrDziuka
      @MrDziuka 3 года назад

      Not only price matter but polluting too, something that petrol and diesel cars users don't really care about. In UK at the moment regular fuel cost £1.3/l and LPG £0.6-£0.8/l . Tank took space from spare wheel. My car takes same amount of LPG and petrol per 100km. In Tokyo 95 percent taxis use LPG. This fuel is for sensible people not for petrol heads.

  • @51cent.20
    @51cent.20 2 года назад

    My mine was using gas for heater. Nissan maxima97

  • @grumpy-g5s
    @grumpy-g5s Год назад

    thankfully these days are over LPG is just a dumb decision now , where i live 1 of our 3 company cars was off the road for 2 weeks because of the lack of lpg most service station do not have lpg any more and it has become difficult to get as well

  • @jackjunior969
    @jackjunior969 2 года назад

    Where u base

  • @51WCDodge
    @51WCDodge 5 лет назад +3

    No it coannot be done at home. If the vehicle in UK is not registered on the Autogas site, it will not be insurable. The only way to get it registered is an enginners report.

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 5 лет назад +1

      @Desmond Bagley Not really. My V8 Disco 2 is on the registered list. Means it installed correctly and safle. Acidents are bad enough without high pressure gas escaping. Go to Eire virtually every car is on LPG.

    • @philcross7315
      @philcross7315 5 лет назад

      It can be done at home with the right equipment. I converted my Volvo C70. I rang my insurers to check that they would be able to cover it, and that was no problem. I then changed my insurer on renewal for a cheaper quote, then a month or two later got my system tested in Bridgwater. It appears on the drivelpg website. None of the insurers I contacted were interested in seeing any certificate (you don't get one anyway now, just an entry on the register). I have several local filling stations, and at the moment (5/10/2019) I'm paying between 56/57 pence a litre. My Volvo used to get about 28ish mpg on petrol on a good run, and even though it uses slightly more LPG than petrol, it costs me less than 10p a mile.

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 5 лет назад

      @@philcross7315 When did you do it?

    • @mrFalconlem
      @mrFalconlem 5 лет назад

      In the USA we have freedom, totally ok to mod car within reason, just don’t go yelling it down the street mate

    • @philcross7315
      @philcross7315 5 лет назад

      @@51WCDodge spring 2017.

  • @theoxygen876
    @theoxygen876 2 года назад

    can i put this on a 2002-2005 Hyundai sonata? would you be able to sell me the things that i would need for the setup?

  • @acepepito6180
    @acepepito6180 4 года назад

    What is the name of the tank sir?

  • @jamessayer3404
    @jamessayer3404 5 лет назад +2

    so no paint to protect the bare metal after drilling holes ? 😬

    • @Knife1437
      @Knife1437 5 лет назад

      It's an all alloy car.

    • @arbit3r
      @arbit3r 5 лет назад +1

      Aluminium body

    • @JDJD-mw9rr
      @JDJD-mw9rr 4 года назад

      Aluminum still corrodes

    • @JDJD-mw9rr
      @JDJD-mw9rr 3 года назад

      @@platinumsky845 paint doesn't corrode....

  • @philipwalton4877
    @philipwalton4877 3 года назад +3

    It’s the same as putting solar panels on your house you’ve lived in for 10 years.. you won’t see any savings for years unless they were on from the start..

  • @cjjenson489
    @cjjenson489 5 лет назад

    What size tank?

  • @davidsnyder2000
    @davidsnyder2000 2 года назад

    If I remember correctly, this plan was abandoned because of the inspection afterwards 🤔

  • @nathanaelpineda8049
    @nathanaelpineda8049 4 года назад

    Is it worth it at all

    • @niyaz3644
      @niyaz3644 3 года назад

      Depends on ur mileage, if you do around 10k miles anyway itll pay for itself

  • @marcoscaamano4135
    @marcoscaamano4135 5 лет назад +6

    miss Ed....

  • @dampcurtain
    @dampcurtain 4 года назад

    Where do you go to fill the lpg?

  • @philipwalton4877
    @philipwalton4877 3 года назад

    Like fitting a gold tooth cap to a smack heads rotten left molar

  • @JDJD-mw9rr
    @JDJD-mw9rr 4 года назад +2

    So why don't cars come like this from the factory? More power, more mpg, and cost less? Like WTF

    • @mainapeter1082
      @mainapeter1082 4 года назад

      I also ask my self the same question... Why does the manufacturer do all this

    • @wolfensteinJB
      @wolfensteinJB 4 года назад +7

      MPG is not more - 1 liter of LPG has less energy than 1 liter petrol, so even with the most efficient burn and air fuel ratio, you're getting 10-15% worse MPG with LPG. But still for it's price it's worth it.

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 4 года назад

      5% milage drop, 5% less power

    • @chadyaknow5690
      @chadyaknow5690 3 года назад

      @@platinumsky845 have you done that?

    • @FeniceNera-ki8mh
      @FeniceNera-ki8mh 2 месяца назад

      They do. In Europe.

  • @simonhill6776
    @simonhill6776 4 года назад

    The Man

  • @Largo5441
    @Largo5441 5 лет назад +2

    LPG system 150 sterlin in the Turkey.

    • @MrFIZZYMann
      @MrFIZZYMann Год назад

      a Turkish Made System Called T.M.S. in U.K. = £1,000 +

  • @RCmadness888
    @RCmadness888 3 года назад

    Brits: Gas and petrol....
    Americans: ...... dO_ob

  • @davidrobertson487
    @davidrobertson487 4 месяца назад

    More power and better fuel economy is a total load of crap. My half ton with a 360 c.i. engine would tow a house on gasoline. On propane it wouldn't get out of it's own way. And the mileage was cut in half. Buy a vehicle with propane already installed, maybe. Get it installed? Don't waste your money.

  • @stevemacbr
    @stevemacbr 2 года назад

    LNG/LPG/CNG/CBG ..... and all the rest of the 'alternative gas fuels', there is NO concise UK MAP or listing of which service stations provide ANY of these 'liquids',... so why the hell bother ???
    .

  • @jaggass
    @jaggass 2 года назад

    One day LPG will cost as much as petrol due to gas prices rising.

    • @konni6694
      @konni6694 2 года назад +2

      Common misunderstanding. What you burn in your house isn't LPG, it's natural gas. LPG is a mixture of propane and butane while natural gas is mostly methane. LPG is a byproduct of oil drilling and refining.

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 2 года назад

      @@konni6694 LPG is ok but not as economical as petrol.

    • @konni6694
      @konni6694 2 года назад

      @@jaggass Well sure you need about 20% more by volume compared to gasoline but what does that have to do with it?

    • @FeniceNera-ki8mh
      @FeniceNera-ki8mh 2 месяца назад +1

      @@jaggass Petrol 1.97 euro per liter, LPG 0,60 per liter. This in Italy.

    • @jaggass
      @jaggass 2 месяца назад

      @@FeniceNera-ki8mh Petrol here in the UK £1.37 GBP per litre, LPG 0.90p per litre on average. It's eventually catching up

  • @richardgooding498
    @richardgooding498 4 года назад +1

    So that same system should work with hydrogen fuel as well

    • @someperson7
      @someperson7 3 года назад

      Not necessarily. You have to consider heat tolerances and fuel air ratios. Course I didn't watch the whole thing so maybe they covered that🙂

    • @Morsificator
      @Morsificator 2 года назад

      I'm exaggerating here, but the difference between burning LPG and burning hidrogen is like the difference between burning coal and burning petrol.

  • @ericoler1
    @ericoler1 5 лет назад

    I’ve got friends that removed their old log because it was so bad

  • @itaiitay2472
    @itaiitay2472 5 лет назад

    tell me the ear im begging you !

  • @paulanderson79
    @paulanderson79 5 лет назад +3

    What an irritating piece of footage.

  • @dracoseason3784
    @dracoseason3784 5 лет назад

    A gallon of Lp only has a quarter of the power of gas

    • @samkirk3662
      @samkirk3662 5 лет назад +1

      LPG octane rating is 100. How can it have less power?

    • @51WCDodge
      @51WCDodge 5 лет назад

      @Desmond Bagley In UK there is a lot less Goverment Tax on LPG, so it's a balancing act. Trouble is LPG fill ups are still few and far bettween. I have a Disco 2 V8 on LPG, mainly because I have station within 3 miles were I can get it. Engine does run well on it though.

    • @mrFalconlem
      @mrFalconlem 5 лет назад

      All convenience stores in the USA have propane canisters.

    • @timcooke7105
      @timcooke7105 4 года назад +1

      Sam Kirk , octane isn’t a measure of caloric value, as you seem to think.

    • @ellenorbjornsdottir1166
      @ellenorbjornsdottir1166 4 года назад +1

      LPG has 80% the BTUs of petrol