So can the everyday diesel engines of today run on vegetable oil.... The answer is yes! So why don't we? The first deterrent is that the US government has a strict law against it. Why? Well in the US the government taxes the fuel used in cars and does not tax food, so it would be bad for business. There is a big and healthy fine if you are caught trying to do so. This is why all the myth busters and testers out there perform there tests with used vegetable oil or fryer grease they obtain legally from a restaurant.
The fuel mileage is the same for both fuels and no modification needs to be done to the engine for it to run on the vegetable oil. This engine was designed from day one by Rudolf Diesel to run on vegetable oil. More..
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