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TDIClub member fesses up about ruining Jetta by using VegOil

"Many people disappear when they screw up. I wish to 'man up' before this community with my story." This is how TDIClub forum member DuluthRooster starts a post explaining how he ran a Jetta Wagon on waste vegetable oil for about 50,000 miles but then, sadly, had a terribly negative experience and ended up replacing the engine. He details the damage done to his engine by using VegOil that probably had too much water in it also probably also wasn't filtered enough and the steps that he needed to take to figure out what was wrong and how to fix ... Read more →

New York Times drives into SVO diesel story Sebastian Blanco

TDIClub member fesses up about ruining Jetta by using VegOil 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

New York Times drives into SVO diesel story 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Here's something I didn't know about converting a diesel engine to run on straight vegetable oil: the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is a violation of the Clean Air Act, so violators could be hit with a fine of $2750. Finding this out is why New York Times reporters get paid more than ...

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