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Email:
info@popdiesel.com
Phone: 505-999-1485
Toll free: 866-883-7645
513 Candelaria Road, N.E.
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
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What's the story behind vegetable oil as an engine fuel? |
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Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the highly efficient engine that bears his name, designed it to run on peanut oil to allow farmers to grow their own fuel. The modern diesel engine, including models with Hydraulic Electric Unit Injectors, is no different. It can still operate on fuel derived from plants and animal fat, though addition of an alternative fuel system, cleansing of the fuel, and the addition of anti-polymerization agents are necessary to ensure the engine’s longevity. |
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Is straight vegetable oil fuel the same as biodiesel? |
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No. Vegetable oil is nature’s fuel. It is a 100 percent renewable fuel for use in a diesel engine. Biodiesel derives from vegetable oil, but it takes a complicated and costly chemical process called “transesterfication” to arrive at the end product. Biodiesel does not require the installation of an alternative fuel system like straight vegetable oil does, but it has one significant drawback: in addition to higher cost, biodiesel will gel in colder temperatures, rendering your engine difficult to start. Unless it is heated, vegetable oil will also thicken in the cold: think of putting a bottle of vegetable oil in your fridge! The POP Diesel Fuel System™ is carefully designed and constructed to segregate the vegetable oil fuel from the petrodiesel in separate fuel tanks and lines, allowing you to start your engine as normal on 100 percent petrodiesel and then switch to the SVO once it has liquefied and engine operating temperature is high enough to ensure complete and efficient combustion. |
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Does straight vegetable oil affect my engine’s power? |
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No. Straight vegetable oil has roughly the same amount of energy as petrodiesel. |
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Will operating my engine on straight vegetable oil reduce fuel mileage? |
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You will not notice any difference in fuel mileage per gallon of fuel used. Remember that POP Diesel Fuel™, vegetable oil that is clean and safe for your engine, costs far less than the price of petrodiesel to operate your engine. POP Diesel Fuel™ will greatly reduce your per-mile expenditure on fuel. |
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Will operating my engine on straight vegetable oil reduce fuel mileage? |
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You will not notice any difference in fuel mileage per gallon of fuel used. Remember that POP Diesel Fuel™, vegetable oil that is clean and safe for your engine, costs far less than the price of petrodiesel to operate your engine. POP Diesel Fuel™ will greatly reduce your per-mile expenditure on fuel. |
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What is the POP Diesel Fuel System™? |
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The POP Diesel Fuel System™ enables a diesel engine to run on straight vegetable oil. The POP Diesel Fuel System™ contains only three moving parts. It does not modify or interfere with the engine or the original engine fuel system. The POP Diesel Fuel System™ uses a coolant and electric heating system controlled by an onboard computer that manages the petrodiesel and POP Diesel Fuel Systems™ to maximize performance and safeguard your engine’s longevity. |
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How does the POP Diesel Fuel System™ enable straight vegetable oil to power my engine? |
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Once the POP Diesel Fuel System™ has been added to your engine, you start and drive the vehicle normally. The POP Diesel Onboard Computer™ monitors coolant and fuel temperatures and when the engine reaches a safe operating temperature, usually after just a few minutes, the computer switches the POP Diesel Tri-Valve Manifold™ to allow the flow of fuel grade vegetable oil instead of petrodiesel to the engine. When you turn off the engine, the computer keeps the engine running and automatically switches back to petrodiesel to purge the engine’s fuel system of SVO and replace it with petrodiesel for your next start. Then the computer shuts off the engine. |
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How long does the engine take from a cold start to switch over from petrodiesel to SVO? |
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During most of the year, the POP Diesel Fuel System™ will enable the switch-over to take place after only a few minutes; in wintertime, the switch-over time will be slightly longer. Because of its custom engineering and unique features, the POP Diesel Fuel System™ has been proven to function effectively in temperatures below 0° F. |
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Do I have to do anything to operate the POP Diesel Fuel System™? |
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No. The POP Diesel Onboard Computer™ controls everything. No operator intervention is necessary. The computer keeps a log of your fuel use which is accessible, along with other data, via simple hook-up to a laptop computer. A keypad option enables real-time access to this data without need to resort to a laptop hook-up. |
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Does the POP Diesel Fuel System™ require any extra maintenance? |
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No. All you have to do is routinely change the vegetable oil fuel filter. There is no increase to your service intervals as long as you put clean, safe POP Diesel Fuel™ into your POP Diesel Fuel System™. |
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Will my engine performance diminish after it is fitted with a POP Diesel Fuel System™? |
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No. A POP Diesel Fuel System™ operating on POP Diesel Fuel™ retains the lifetime performance you expect from your vehicle’s original equipment. We have gone to great lengths to manufacture parts that are specifically designed for vegetable oil fuel. We have customers who have driven more than 100,000 miles on their POP Diesel Fuel System™ with complete satisfaction and without mishap. Use of POP Diesel Fuel™, the safest and cleanest on the market, is necessary to ensure maximum lifetime performance. |
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Is the POP Diesel Fuel System™ safe for my engine? |
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Yes. Many of the other kits available on the market use off-the-shelf parts that are thrown together haphazardly. Our system has been designed and engineered from start to finish specifically for the unique qualities of vegetable oil fuel. The POP Diesel Double Pass Filter™, POP Diesel Tri-Valve Manifold™, POP Diesel Inline Heater™, and POP Diesel Onboard Computer™ work together to monitor and control fuel temperature and monitor engine speed, coolant temperature, and fuel pressure to intelligently manage both your petrodiesel fuel system and your POP Diesel Fuel System™. No other kit is as thoughtfully conceived and comprehensively designed as the POP Diesel Fuel System™. |
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What is POP Diesel Fuel™? |
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POP Diesel Fuel™ is our proprietary, carbon neutral, alternative fuel. It is the only fuel that we recommend you use as a petrodiesel substitute in any engine fitted with a POP Diesel Fuel System™. POP Diesel Fuel™ derives from specially processed and treated 100 percent recycled waste vegetable oil. To begin with, we filter and de-water to meet the most exacting standards Then we mix in special additives to prevent the fuel from gumming and reacting with the metal parts in your fuel system. So far as we know, POP Diesel Fuel™ is the only alternative fuel derived from vegetable oil which, in combination with the POP Diesel Fuel System™, will protect your engine and ensure maximum performance throughout its life. |
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Where can I get the POP Diesel Fuel System™ and POP Diesel Fuel™? |
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A certified POP Diesel Fuel System Installer™ can install the POP Diesel Fuel System™ at our Albuquerque headquarters and at other locations around the country. You may purchase POP Diesel Fuel™ at one of the fueling stations around the country we are in the process of establishing. Or, we can deliver POP Diesel Fuel™ to you. |
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What if I run out of POP Diesel Fuel™ or can’t find any to fill my POP Diesel Tank™? |
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If you run out of POP Diesel Fuel™, your engine can continue to run on petrodiesel from the other fuel tank, no problem. If you activate an over-ride feature on the POP Diesel Onboard Computer™, you can even put petrodiesel in your POP Diesel Tank™ after it has run out of POP Diesel Fuel™. If you can’t find POP Diesel Fuel™ to fill your POP Diesel Tank™, you can also use other forms of straight vegetable oil. However, we advise against using any alternative fuel in your POP Diesel Fuel System™ other than POP Diesel Fuel™. Only POP Diesel Fuel™ is cleaned and treated to standards exceeding even those of petrodiesel and only POP Diesel Fuel™ contains special additives to prevent vegetable oil polymerization, which will shorten the life of your engine. |
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Can I operate the POP Diesel Fuel System™ with conventional biodiesel? |
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Yes — but why would you want to spend more money purchasing biodiesel and contributing its greenhouse gases to the atmosphere when you have a cleaner, greener, far less expensive alternative available, POP Diesel Fuel™? Like vegetable oil, blended biodiesel (i.e. B20, B50, denoted by its percentage of biodiesel in the blend) and pure biodiesel (B100) gel at warmer temperatures than straight petrodiesel. If you put biodiesel in the POP Diesel Fuel System™, the POP Diesel Fuel System™ will de-gel the biodiesel, allowing year-round use of biodiesel even in extreme cold weather. But as stated, if you do this, you are sacrificing the lower cost and more environmentally friendly alternative we recommend, POP Diesel Fuel™. |
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Is POP Diesel Fuel™ more expensive than petrodiesel? |
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No. POP Diesel Fuel™ can cost one-third less than petrodiesel, depending on market conditions. |
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How much does it cost to purchase the POP Diesel Fuel System™? |
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$3499.00 per engine, but this can vary slightly depending on the engine. This price inlcudes a 50 gallon auxiliary tank that meets U.S. Department of Transportation standards. Options inlcude a keypad control for the POP Diesel Onboard Computer™ and a silicon heat pad for the POP Diesel Double Pass Filter™ for extreme cold weather operations. We also offer combination diesel/POP Diesel Fuel™ that will fit in your vehicles original location. |
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Is installation extra? |
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Yes. However, if you are a fleet operator, we will train your mechanic to become a certified POP Diesel Fuel System Installer™ so that he can install the POP Diesel Fuel System™ on your vehicles and the vehicles of other fleets in your area. |
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How about if I am interested in sponsoring a POP Diesel Fuel Station™ in my area? |
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Our consultants will work with you to design and build a fuel station that meets your needs and any interest you may have in making POP Diesel Fuel™ available to other fleets in your area. Financial incentives are available. |
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