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Originally Posted by topcat
I'm surprised no one has mentioned diluting petrol or diesel with methanol. Can it safely be done to a regular car, where does one get hold of methanol, is it cheaper than petrol?
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No, never ever put more than 1% or 2% methanol in a diesels fuel system and the only time you should be doing that is when you have fuel jelling problems from the cold.
Diesels can burn methanol in place of diesel fuel if you introduce the methanol into the engines intake air.
Water+Methanol injection is slowly becoming more popular over here, mostly to boost engine power. It can be used to reduce diesel consumption.
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