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fkordalewski@hotmail.com
11/23/2009
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OIl Changes on Long Trips
I have heard that a lot of truckers and some boaters put their used engine oil into their diesel fuel tanks. It has some advantages as follows:
1. On a big trip, you wouldn't have to worry about getting rid of the oil at an authorized disposal site.
2. You would reduce excess weight.
3. You would be recyling.
4. You would improve your fuel efficiency, in terms of overal cost of fuel used.
5. Provided that your engines are in good working order, you would probably have to change your fuel filters a little more frequently, but fuel filters are a lot lighter than used engine oil and also much easier to handle.
Have you heard of this? Does it make sense to you and would you consider doing it? Does Bill from your GSSR crew burn his used engine oil in his fishing boat? I haven't made up my mind on whether or not to try it.
Thanks.
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fkordalewski@hotmail.com
2/1/2010
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| In the March 2010 issue of Passagemaker magazine, Steve D'Antonio addresses this issue. Although my question seems to have lost something in the translation, his response is quite clear. He does not recommend adding used engine oil to diesel fuel tanks. He suggests that most engine manufacturers advise against this practice and that you should keep your fuel tanks as clean as possible to avoid potential problems. | | |
fkordalewski@hotmail.com
11/25/2009
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| My compliments on your quick responses to e-mails.
Regarding re-cycling oil, I didn't go into details but my thinking was that if boat owners recyled their own used engine oil, we could eliminate the cost of the oil recycling truck travelling around picking up used oil, processing it and then delivering it. This is from an overall environmental point of view. It's similar to the giant recyling truck coming to my house to pick up plastic bottles and paper. I wonder if it makes environmental and economic sense.
I've heard of a couple of books (Freakonomics and Super Freakonomics) where economists look closely at the details of some of our beliefs and practices, and come to startling conclusions. I haven't read them yet, but they are on my list of books to read.
Thanks for the tip about the Nordhavn Dreamers group, I signed up.
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Williams, Ken
11/24/2009
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| Greetings!
I've heard about people burning the used oil, but have never done it. It just seems wrong to me. I'd worry that it would gum up the fuel filters, or worse.
From all I've heard my fears are completely unfounded. There are very smart people who do burn their oil.
I'll ask Bill what he does, and post his response here.
Are you a member of the Nordhavn Dreamers group? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nordhavndreamers - It would be a great place to post this, and Bob Senter from Lugger monitors the forum. He'd be the guy whose opinion I'd trust most on this topic. That said, even if Bob said I should burn the dirty oil, I still can't imagine myself doing it.
One side note on this topic...
Dirty oil actually does get recycled, whether I do it or not. A friend of a friend of mine has a huge business buying all the used oil from various sources. He cleans out the impurities, and then sells it at fuel stations that he owns. Personally, I'd rather all the crud winds up in his filters than mine.
-Ken W
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fkordalewski@hotmail.com
11/23/2009
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| I have heard that a lot of truckers and some boaters put their used engine oil into their diesel fuel tanks. It has some advantages as follows:
1. On a big trip, you wouldn't have to worry about getting rid of the oil at an authorized disposal site.
2. You would reduce excess weight.
3. You would be recyling.
4. You would improve your fuel efficiency, in terms of overal cost of fuel used.
5. Provided that your engines are in good working order, you would probably have to change your fuel filters a little more frequently, but fuel filters are a lot lighter than used engine oil and also much easier to handle.
Have you heard of this? Does it make sense to you and would you consider doing it? Does Bill from your GSSR crew burn his used engine oil in his fishing boat? I haven't made up my mind on whether or not to try it.
Thanks.
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