Uses for used motor oil

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave

Kerosene is pretty similar to diesel fuel. If guys can cut their diesel with used oil, maybe you could cut kerosene with it. I might actually use it in a heater like that. As I've already said, I value my fuel pump and injectors too much to put it in my truck.

I was actually going to tell him he already has an oil burner, just start it on kero and switch to a mix, the heater won't care, you will have more sulphur like the old high sulphur diesel however a little rock and soil can clean any sulphur out of exhaust and turn it into fertilizer.

Also If your truck was not an 07 you could add a little as top end lubricant (summer only) (1%ish or less) It would actually increase the lifespan of your motor as it did with my 82. This same concept works on cars as well, top end lube is not a bad thing for motor wear, especially on older cars, but a little goes a long way. Best to filter the stuff first though but if you take the time to filter it you might as well reuse the stuff.

The problem with new motors is that the pollution control turns high sulphur fuels into sulphuric acid which destroys your motor (not your injectors mind you) and pits the whole thing into a pile of crapola. Your injectors would still be just fine though the rest of your motor would have little compression and make a lot of noise.

Cheers
Ryan

[brucey]

Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave

Kerosene is pretty similar to diesel fuel. If guys can cut their diesel with used oil, maybe you could cut kerosene with it. I might actually use it in a heater like that. As I've already said, I value my fuel pump and injectors too much to put it in my truck.

So just do half and half with kerosene and diesel or what?

I have a crummy old kerosene heater out there that's basically a glorified candle. Would the wick be able to handle the oil alright?

[FPO]

Originally Posted by Cd

Why We Should Recycle Used Oil

"
Used oil does not readily dissolve in water and is slow to degrade in the environment. One pint of oil can produce an oil slick nearly one acre in size. Used oil from a single oil change (approximately 4 quarts of oil) can ruin 1 million gallons of water...a year's supply for 50 people. – City of Chicago Used Motor Oil Recycling


A quart of motor oil can contaminate up to 250,000 gallons of drinking water! – DPW Bureau of Sanitation

Recycling just two
gallons of used
oil can generate
enough electricity
to run the average
household for
nearly 24 hours.


Recycling all the
waste oil generated
in the United States
over a single year
would save half
the annual output of
the Alaska Pipeline

[Diesel_Dave]

Originally Posted by brucey

So just do half and half with kerosene and diesel or what?

I have a crummy old kerosene heater out there that's basically a glorified candle. Would the wick be able to handle the oil alright?

To be honest I don't really know. I'd look around at what the diesel cutters do. I think I remember it was more dillute than 50-50, but I'm not sure.

[rmay635703]

Originally Posted by brucey

So just do half and half with kerosene and diesel or what?

I have a crummy old kerosene heater out there that's basically a glorified candle. Would the wick be able to handle the oil alright?

Wax is heavier than diesel or motor oil and burns with a wick.

The differences from heavy oils to light is the ignition temperature and the A/F ratio,

If you can figure a way of starting on kerosene and then running on a diesel/oil mix you should be fine. From what I remember diesel and motor oil don't "wick" very well (aka you would run out of fuel)

But I guess what do you have to loose? A wick and the irritation of cleaning it out?

[duffremle]

Burning WMO in a kerosene heater sounds to me like a recipe for monoxide poisoning. Those things are designed to vent their fumes indoors without a whole lot of ventilation. They really need to burn super clean.

I've found that WMO mixed with wood shavings or sawdust makes a great firestarter. It greatly reduces the amount of ashes in your stove too since you're not burning any paper.

[ron]

recycle waste oil I dont think its as eco as you all think. in LA most of it use to go to bunker stores (fuel for ships) they burn the cheep s--- out at sea No Regs past the 2mile

[jakobnev]

Part of me is pondering on something like this:
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But with longer hoses and heated by basically a glorified candle outside the car. (i don't wan't to burn motor oil inside it)

I was thinking of warming the ventilation air before the defroster heater core, so it shortens engine warm up too.

[instarx]

Originally Posted by brucey

So just do half and half with kerosene and diesel or what?

I have a crummy old kerosene heater out there that's basically a glorified candle. Would the wick be able to handle the oil alright?

The waste-oil heaters being discussed here have a separate combustion chamber or flu pipe. Mixing waste oil with unvented kerosene heaters that simply use a wick to heat air in the room is a very bad idea. Every contaminate in the oil, from metals to arsenic, is going to be put into the air you are breathing.

The only thing that is even remotely safe to use in those heaters is K-1 kerosene.

[drmiller100]

I burn waste motor oil in my Ford 7.3 superduty. there are over 100 of us using my recipe all over the world.

Recipe:
40 gallons of used motor oil.
6 gallons Regular unleaded gas.
Mix.
Let it sit for 1 week, and most of the "soot" falls to the bottom.
Filter, leaving bottom 3 inches of barrel undisturbed.

Filter using 3 micron filters.

You can run it straight and it will start all winter just like Diesel.

Note: ATF and Hydraulic fluid requires 3 or 4 gallons gasoline per 40 gallons because it is thinner.

Also, I have used a piece fo steel brake line hooked to a 5 gallon bucket with a needle valve to drip it into a wood stove. Burns great.
Start the wood stove with a bit of kindling, throw a big log or two in once the fire is going well, then start dripping the oil on the logs.