What do you guys think about using alternative fuels? Worth it? Comment Below ⬇️

Yes you can, but not straight and without easy prep. This is how I do it: All of the used oils and hydraulic fluids I collect at home I catch as clean as possible in a catch can I keep sealed in double trash bags. When full, I pour the 15 qts into 5-qt oil jugs I save from new oil/fluid changes. I let the jugs sit for at least 90 days and then slowly pour off the top 4 quarts. The last quart has the settled solids or contamination in it. I mix 3 gal of the clean used oil with gasoline nearly 1:1 in 5 gallon fuel cans and shake for 1 minute, and put two 5-gallons cans into a 3/4 full tank of diesel. My 2005 Ram diesel has a 40 gallon tank. This makes a mix of about 15% used oils. It seems to run fine Winter and Summer. I do change my fuel filter a little sooner than typical, about every 10,000 miles, rather than 15,000. The dirty oil left in each jug i combine again and let settle another 90 days and repeat. The 2nd time I pour off the top and use the remainder as chain-lube and make two-cycle fuel for my chainsaw, and some start my wood boiler at night. It's a cheap and easy way to get rid of collected fluids, have a little free fuel, and not waste anything either. Peace

If I still had my 6.2, I'd be mixing used oil in it. but with my LML, I'm not risking it. baby's got over 530,000 miles on it and runs like a champ!

Ps I’ve been using my old KN95 Covid masks to filter the oil - the bands that go around your ears work to hold it in the end of a funnel. I put it in my garage by the door and pure in a little every time I walk by.

I have an older ford 1986 with 6.9 international diesel and I run just about any kind of free oil I can get in it. Sometimes I mix it with some gasoline and sometimes I mix it with diesel. I have never had any problems from doing this and I usually filter with an old t-shirt or whatever I have around.

Had a fuel delivery driver tell me one time that both of there on road and off road(heating oil) came from the same pump they had to mix die in with the off roadwhen they were filling their tanker

I have a 2001 vw golf diesel that I daily drive. I have used new transmission fluid that I had laying around to prime my fuel filter. Worked great. Also I do a 4:1 ratio of 2 stroke to diesel every other tank. The injection pump is so quiet after words.

I do a 50/50 mixture for my old machines with mechanic fuel systems. It seems to work well. I also just build a gravity feed oil filtration setup that will filter it through standard oil filters that way I know the oil is clean of debris before I reuse

I use used motor oil/waste oil in my 335d, I mix it 50/50 with regular diesel and its been fine for the past 2 years since I started

I have a 96 12 valve. I've been mixing wvo with diesel for 4 years now. Use a centerfuge to clean the wvo. Never had an issue and change the filter every 30k. I run up too 90% wvo in the summer. If you have issues with a coldstart. Just plug in the block heater for a couple hrs. Works like a charm.

One of my coworkers was a commercial generator tech and he filters and burns his oil changes in his 24 valve Cummins. He also told me there are diesel generators designed to only have the filters changed and it simply has a new oil replenishment tank that keeps the oil at level while it intentionally burns the spent oil.

It used to be very common to mix used oil, but I myself haven't seen it being done in years.

I own a 7.3 power stroke, 2000 to be exact, Got a plethora of gauges and fun toys in the cab to study this specifically including also being able to run on propane and waste oils, Waste oils are VERY dirty, Very dirty and I have a filtration system inline to filter the waste that comes from the fuel tank and then feeds to the motor, It uses two lift pumps (The main and a secondary) and a slightly higher boost setting for helping to burn off the crud, The MPG calculator says that you get about 2 miles to the gallon less depending on what kind of oil you use and how clean it is and constantly having to replace filters and then dealing with very early oil changes its nice. Just remember whatever is in that oil including fine particles of zinc, phosphorous and or wear metals from another motor is going right out of your injector and is sprayed all inside of the cylinder and can contaminate your oil quickly and completely destroy emissions systems.

O5 duramax . 1 litre of tyranny fluid per full tank . Cleans injectors and increases 100km to milage

Thanks for the great info. I havd an 07 Ford with the 6hoe an i started rebuilding fuel injectors for friends an family absolutely love it after doing my first set i convenienced myself to run 50 50 mix used oil/ filtered of course with diesel. My mileage has stayed the same power if there is a loss i cant tell with the tune. One thing i will say is its a hell of a lot quieter. I dont have any smoking issues or starting cold it actually starts easy an isnt chopy at all where as last yr she would cough an bang till it warmed up. Im looking forward to tearing my injectors down next weekend im going 30 nozzles. If i remember ill let ya know how the old ones look. I have 3 friends pumpin the black dtuff in their riggs an no troubles yet knock on wood!

6.5 hx40 4"exaust and 4" intake fass lift pump, turned up ip pump 92 chevy single cab short bed, i love this thing

Great video, I daily drive a 2009 Ford F350 with a swapped Detroit 4-53T in it and run a two tank veggie kit. Start and stop on diesel and run on wvo, works great. Same can't be said for engines with CP3 or CP4 pumps.:)

Its always a good day when truck master uploads

Back in 07 I use too get waste oil from restaurants and run it in my Benz . I ran 40% oil to diesel fuel worked great changed my fuel filter every fill up. I got a great deal on filters .

I use to add used ATF OIL about 1 gallon/ 100 gallons of diesel fuel and would clean out my fuel setem.

Years ago some semi trucks had onboard systems that would trickle the engine oil into the fuel tank. There was a make up oil tank that kept the engine full. The engine oil never needed changing, just periodic filter changes. On anything with a DPF, burning oil would be a bad idea. This would lead to excess ash accumulation in the DPF and premature replacement or cleaning.

Used oil filtered mixed with transmission fluid from a transmission flush works really well and it’s not as thick then and goes through the fuel system better

Been there done that. I filled about 4 liters of gas into my 2001 Jetta TDI. The tank was almost empty so I just filled the rest with diesel and didn't have any issue

I owned an older MB 300D whose owner's manual recommended the use of kerosene instead of diesel in the winter. I rented a moving truck a few years ago and had to refuel with kerosene at a NV rest stop (trip computer lied to me). It blew the carbon outa' that thing in an impressive cloud -- and ran like a top after that. It's my understanding that kerosene is #1 diesel -- simply more pure/refined than the typical #2. I wouldn't hesitate to use it.

I have a 7.3. I run jet fuel, used oil including hydraulic oil. Never misses a beat

I ran my T4000 Tilt Tray on Vege/Canola/Cottonseed oil from Hamburger Shops for many, many years from high turnover Shops that used to change their frying oil Weekly, then Fortnightly, during covid they swapped to Monthly due to supply issues, & it went from $5/20L drum of nice clean Oil, to unusable crud that was half full of Animal Fats. I ended up installing Water Screen Mesh pre Filters before the Pump as the last few batches I got stuffed 5 Fuel Filters in as many Kilometres!

My dad use to put home heating oil in his 83 6.2 square body. Idk how much i was just a kid when we had access to it. He also would put a gallon or 2 of fresh gas in the tank when the cold temps hit to help with moisture and gelling. Those Detroit could burn just about anything

I keep all my used oil from my wife’s CRV. 0W20 is like water. Its thin but I still do a 50/50 mix of oil and diesel and put it into anything IDI or DI.

I’ll never get rid of either of my diesel trucks. My 1999 F-350 SRW 4x4 crew cab long bed 7.3L is my daily with 150K on the odometer. And the other truck is a 2003 chevy 2500HD with the old LB7 duramax that used to be my daily. The chevy was getting rusty (since i live in illinois for now anyway) so i parked it and it will get a full rebuild. Once i’m out of illinois next year the ford will be parked inside with the chevy and will only come out on nice weather days. I bought the chevy with my dad on his birthday back in 2009 so it’s sentimental to me since he’s been dead for almost 7 years now. Both trucks are my babies and i will pass them down one day to my son.

I have a 1987 f250 with the 6.9L diesel. Love the truck. Hate the engine as it's very underpowered without a turbo. But it just runs and runs. I add 1oz of 2 stroke oil to every gallon of fuel for lube. Does make it much quieter. I would not put wmo in it without filtering it as you mentioned. The pump rebuilder won't accept a core if the sleeves are all scored up from dirt and whatever else is in the fuel.

I had a 6.5 diesel Tahoe with the veggie kit on it worked great and smells awesome from experience

I’ve put 18 gallons of gas in my diesel premium gas what I did was kept the truck on and opened the water separator valve and dumped out like five gallons put Lucas fuel treatment to add lubricant to fuel and filled up tank every time Ii had a chance till I felt comfortable letting it get bellow 3/4 made it home with a 19 k pound trailer 1600 miles away

I towed 8 humvees in 4 months that the driver filled with unleaded. We drained the tank and dumped 25 gallons of gas/diesel mix among 15 lhs with over 100 gallons in the tank prior to the contaminated mix. It’s not a bad idea to add 1-2 quarts of used atf or oil to your tank especially in winter for added lubricants with the post 2007 fuel especially on mechanical injection engines

More videos like this my friend been following you since your first videos about the LBZ when it was black

I like this type of video style you have been posting recently

Common practice in winter was thin out diesel fuel with kerosine. With oil and such the viscosity through the filters and injectors is what will kill the engine. You should really talk about jp8 and maybe would be a fun experiment.

I would recommend you use a centrifugal filtering after pre filtering your veg oil. One method I use is to let the oil settled out for a couple months. The layer can be pretty clean and clear. I never use old oil due to the ash (carbon) content.

Yes we were on vacation pulling the camper and I accidentally pumped three gallons of gas into my 06 Duramax LBZ because BP had a green handle on the gas nozzle. I called my diesel mech friend and he said fill it up the rest of the way with diesel and add a quart of trans fluid in it and run with it. No issues at all.

I had 1981 Mazda pickup with a 8 football bed. It had a 4 cylinder diesel. When I got it,it had just turned 100,000 miles over the ten years that I owned it I put another 200,000 miles on it. It broke my heart when the engine die it gave up the ghost. I looked for two years too find another engine for it. I looked overseas in Germany where it was made but couldn't find anything. At that time all the diesel engines that you could buy were V8's. To this day I miss that truck 😞😞😞

My old 84 Mercedes suggested up to a 50% kerosene mix for below 30° usage. It was in the owners manual.

I had a dealership in Maine put Kerosene in my Duramax to break through fuel gelling. It actually worked really well.

I've been running it in my 01 f450 7.3 service truck. Filter it cut it 50/50 with diesel works just fine. I have 8 reman injectors waiting on the shelf. Seems to run alot smoother and gets a bit better economy zf6 and 488 gears every little bit helps..

Study the Cummins multi fuel engine. I have for 20years. Funny thing they was working on this in 1964

You can put anything in a 12v cummins .. I used to get waste cooking oil from the restaurant and strain the french fries out , truck would smell like Mcdonalds when it was running ..

Love my little diesel car. I've ran a lot of different blends of stuff in it. The best tinkering can be done on a diesel lol.

Well said brother 👍👍

I'll have my '86 K20 for 10 years this coming July, God willing. I dig the simplicity of the J-code 6.2 Diesel and don't want any other engine.

My 2000 Ford excursion with 468k has been eating it's used engine most of its life, I filter it just after draining and put the 4 gallons in before I top off my 44 gallon tank, no issues yet, still running on all original fuel system, only thing I've done as a precaution is o rings and injector cups at 300k

Dam bro I have a 96 12v Cummins ext cab 8ft bed 4x4 I really want to restore runs great because I do my own work and looks great just a paint job needed and chassis paint mine is 2 tone blue and grey Love the blue truck you did

I have a 99 f350 7.3 dually I’ll never get rid of it’s a clean Florida truck and it doesn’t see Wisconsin winter

You can also use Number 2 (No.2) fuel oil. (Home Heating Oil) or Kerosene.

I worked with an old timer in the diesel shop when I just started wrenching he said they used to dump the waste oil from the the semi truck into the fuel tank to get rid of it trucks nowadays are way to fragile to do it but the older ones loved the stuff

I inherited my dad's 93 6.5 and would dump some in from time to time about a half gallon of used oil into it. Had no issues, but no way would I put any into my LMM. After I got my LMM the 6.5 just set and it was still in immaculate condition and a friend ask if was for sale and I sold it. Hindsight 20/20 I wish I didn't, but oh well 😕.

I use ATF in my 16 Silverado HD. Since they took out the sulfur a diesel needs lubricant for the fuel related components. I have no problems

I have a 95 powerstroke that I run frier oil and used motor oil in now for years and it is a night and day difference in knock and I get better fuel mileage especially with the frier oil it works great

I run it in my 97 7.3 powerstroke with no issues I also run the used cooking oil mixed 50/50 with diesel

Been running all kinds of used oil through my 99 vp44 Cummins for the past 10k miles. 15w40, 0w20, 10w30, ATF, and many other used automotive oils. Truck runs great. Little bit of haze until it starts warming up. All I do is run it through a paint strainer before it enters the truck and then the onboard fuel water separators do the rest I change my filters every oil change so I don't worry much about anything happening. Truck has 340k miles on it and the injection pump has around 180k miles on it so if the pump fails I won't blame it on the oils I've been running.

Finally great news for me after looking for over a year I finally bought my first Duramax I'm so excited bro!! I got a 07 Silverado crew cab completely stock. 0 rust it's been in socal since new it's got130,000 on her I'm stoked thank you for all the videos you provided I used every test you have provided and it passed all of them great channel

I have 1985 Toyota hilux. Bought it for about 3k 13 years ago. Now everybody wants to buy it off me! I was really curious to see this video because I was suspicious if this would actually work. Now that I know, I still wouldn’t do it regularly but it gives me a lot of comfort that I have an alternative in a crisis situation. Not even talking apocalypse just a natural disaster with a 2 week clean up after would be tough without any transport.

I got an 04 Duramax and every oil change I filter and dump my old oil right back into fuel tank! And I always got extra being a mechanic and working at caterpillar I dump oil into it quite often aand transmission fluid, electrical transformer oil and gum out or Lucas injector cleaner and seems to have more power and I change my fuel filter and transmission screw on filter every oil change!

I used motor oil for fuel in my 1986 Chevy K5 blazer with the Detroit 6.2l diesel

I've tried diesel wmo mix with no issues, straight new atf to clean fuel system with no issues. Thats in a 12h-t toyota. I'll never get rid of it because its EMP proof and can run on anything, could probably rig up a hand crank starter to it. I'd like to invest in a centrifuge and start stockpiling my own fuels.

I've got a 1996 12 valve cummins with a little over 1.2 million miles on it. The engine has never been apart other than to reseal and kdp. Tappet cover etc. I've ran 100% WMO for almost 100,000 miles with no issues whatsoever. I do have an airdog 150 that I change the filters on every 3000-5000 miles but that's only around 30$-40$, I make up that with one tank of fuel! In the colder months I mix 1:10 WMO:GASOLINE. NOTE: I do run higher EGT's with WMO. I'm co servative with the throttle and keep them below 1800°F. I need more air ie: a larger turbo. Other than higher EGT Temps and more regular fuel filter changes I have no issues at all. I live in S.E. Texas where Temps hardly ever get below freezing.

My 06 6.0 takes 15qts of oil to change. Let used oil sit for a week and all junk in it will settle to the bottom of container. I mix about 3gals of oil with 5gals of diesel and pout into 30gal auxiliary tank. I keep adding diesel to auxiliary tank and pump into truck tank as needed.

I had several gal. Of 2 stroke oil that was new and I put a pint per fill up until it was gone, did not have any problems.2011 Duramax. Heard it was probably good for the CP 4 pump.

im running used motoroil cut with medical grade alcohol that i got for free for several thousand miles now, 1979 international S2200 Semi Tractor W/ Cummins ntc855 big cam 2, 2000 International 4900 w/DT466E, and 1981 Cadillac Eldorado w/ dx block 5.7 olds diesel. The S2200 i did not have to do much of anything to make it work, the 4900 i had to add a stronger transfer pump, and the Eldorado i added a couple of transfer pumps as well as a 3 micron cat filter to get it to work right.

I've got a 94 hmmwv with the 6.2 I don't plan on getting rid of it unless the right price comes by

I've run a 95 powerstroke with a grease car kit and an 82 Mercedes off WVO for thousands and thousands and thousands of miles, the Mercedes was a single tank and in the winter 50% wvo 45% diesel and 5% unleaded gas

My old idi 6.9 loved used oil 🔥

I once used to drive old ford IDI internationals that I put everything in the tank, and I mean everything, and it worked. 6.9idi and 7.3idi 1985 to 1988 I think. Sold to my older brother. Now I Drive a 1997 F350 with a 7.3L Powerstroke. I don't think I could ever sell it, and If I did it would have to be a fortune. The 1997 year powerstroke is my favorite truck on this planet. The truck is so nice I'm too scared to experiment on like I did on the old IDIs.

I remember My grandpa changing his oil on his big rig when I was a kid and dumping the oil straight in the fuel tank

I've a 4 stroke 17 hp tucmseh lawn mower I recently put 50/50% mix gas an used motor oil in an it ran just like a two stroke or small diesel engine 😊😊😊😊😊 an I've more torque outta of it then gas alone I'm happy with the results 👍👍👍👍👍👍

I run ALL my used oil through my 99 7.3. Including my class eight and gassers. It runs perfectly fine even with 100 percent used oil. Yea the fuel filters get dirty faster is all.

I did this with my older fiat in Italy. I would put a bit of gas in with the diesel so it would start easier. It was a 73 so I didn't care but it worked.

Kerosene is commonly used as a anti gel in trucking for winter. It has a shorter burn there for it kills torque.

I've added 2 stroke oil to my LLY for about 160k miles... has to be "TCW-3" add about an oz. per gallon or less... adds lubricity and heat, excellent anti gel in winter... my truck: full delete, 245k miles only replaced water pump and battery's....Oil changes every 10K miles... Military used to run up to 10% UMO on diesel engines, that 5.9 cummins is perfect for it, hot shot driver on YT did it for MANY A THOUSANDS MILES TOWING...

Old 79 Volkswagen rabbit right in the manual states up to 10% gasoline mixture in winter is acceptable and I used to do it and she always started

I don't know about the new ones but semi guys certainly do this. Some change the oil and throw the old stuff right in the fuel

with the gas /diesel mix can be a problem if they dont stay mixed, the detenotion on pure gas is hard on head gaskets and head studs . I have heard of cold starts where they spray in gas on start up but that was -40 and lower. easier and safer is wd40 on cold starts

I have an 85 M1028 CUCV with the 6.2l an an 02 F350 with the 7.3l and I'm never getting rid of them. Also starting my biodiesel plant soon.

I used to dispose of my oil change oil at 1 quart per tankful of diesel in my old 6.5 with no issues whatsoever. But with my LB7, after a few thousand $ in fuel system rebuild Iam reluctant to try it.

my buddy runs straight oil in his 12 valve. pretty cool

Ahhhh my multifuel 2 1/2 ton. Runs on anything but avgas. I’ll never sell it.

Newer diesels no motor oil just ATF. My old 97 6.5 I tried the motor oil thing and it destroyed my Injection pump with 50/50 ratio. I then swapped it out and converted it to a mech pump from a 93 I believe and never had a issue after that. It did smoke lots but worked.

We bought a house with a full tank of home heating fuel still in the basement and instead of paying to have it “properly disposed of “ I mixed it about 30% with regular diesel in a 2005 4300 international. I noticed the temperature range was slightly higher than normal, about 205/210 rather than the normal 200 degrees. I also filtered the fuel as it came out of the mixing tank with a make shift in-line oil water separator and a secondary fuel filter too since I had no idea how old or what else was in the 500 gallon tank of heating fuel. I had no real problems other than the temperature and I saved about 2000 in fuel cost! Idk about adding old oil to it though I’d be worried about clogging up components. I’ve always heard old diesel’s oil has a lot of junk in it you wouldn’t want in your engine again.

Just gotta get the water out and the fine particulates...50% diesel / 50% wmo. Many new systems have optical sensors to test for farm fuel so mixing in wmo it may not work for newer injection system

Well since I gotta do work on my lly maybe I'll give it a shot on that

Wife ran my 06 lbz 20 miles after filling it up. With gas. She shut it off and it would not start back. Had to drain everything and it’s been fine that was over 220k miles ago. Nothing has been replaced.

I use transmission fluid into my diesel tank I use half a quart per fill up n I get better fuel economy smoother engine run n lubes up positions

I have a 1994 K 3500 Chevy with a 6.5 turbo diesel and nv4500 trans. Years ago, it was converted to a manual pump, and all of the electronic injection was removed. It is down right now waiting on a transmission rebuild, but I have no intention of getting rid of it. I also own a 2005 Dodge k3500 with the 24 valve Cummins. I'm happy with the engine, but not too impressed with the rest of the truck. Previously, I had a 1995 3500 HD with a 6.5 turbo diesel and the factory stanadyne electronic injection. It had a dirt dump body, and I towed a trailer with a bobcat all the time. It gave me about 100 thousand miles of good service, and then electronic injection became a nightmare. Multiple replacements of the injection pump and the PMD modules, including relocation kits and heat sinks, never seemed to correct the problem for very long. A friend of mine had a '94 k3500 with the electronic injection, and he spent years sorting it out. When he was done, he ended up with a very reliable truck, which has now given him excellent service.I always loved diesels because they were simple - I want nothing to do with the new computer controlled electronic diesels of today!

Im in new zealand I have run nissan td42 on waste oil diesel mix fitered down to 2 micron for the past 8 years never had a problem

I have a 06 lbz stock truck sorry this is off subject but needing some advice have you ever had one to make aloud bypass sound and the transmission stop changing gears until it's shut off a started again and I've also had some grinding noise around the drivers side floor board when I try to get done on it and it doesn't seem to be slipping again it's not all the time just new to the diesel world and would love to fix the problem before it gets worse or tears up I love this truck

In my 2003 6.6 lb7 I’ve put 5 gallons of used motor oil in with 15 gallons of diesel i mixed it up well and it ran like normal just smoked a little more

I think using something as cheap as potatoes to make vodka, and mix it with some oil (Marine etc) could be a good alternative. However to run gas through diesel engine, probably would need to do a few things: add Marine 2 stroke oil to gasoline to compensate for lack of lubrication; add some kerosene/paraffin to lower the octane; modify the electronics (custom microchip - to hack the rate).

Diesels after 94 should never go alternate fuels unless the fuel has been refined from the waste oil or made Bio-Diesel. Can a truck after 94-03 run alternate fuels such as engine oil, Kerocene or other oils… yes but an electronically injected diesel won’t take too kindly to it. If prolonged use of engine oil is used in any Diesel one can have excess IP wear, piston rings can get sticky, more carbon in the combustion chamber, & clogging fuel filters faster. If you’re trying to save money on running oil cuz ur broke & out of money DO NOT attempt, the oil must be filtered to a minimum of 2 microns before going into the truck. There are micro particles in the waste oil you can’t see with the naked eye that are harmful. I don’t care if your 5.9 had been doing it for years. If you go hard core 75% engine oil to gas it’ll do it, but it’s not worth it until diesel gets to $10 a gallon.

We had a machine that would suck crankcase oil out filter it and blend with fuel from tanks than return to tanks. Worked great until we got emission trucks and had to quit using it. We were recycling our engine oil and getting 10 gallons of fuel each change and no waste to dispose of.

Always install additional filters to diesels just in case you get a bad fill from a garage. Converting vege oil to diesel requires caustic soda and ethanol, mix well, and let it settle. The fastest way to clean dirty vegetable oil is to add corn starch, heat it, mix well, and let it settle.

In the International Tractor on the ranch I would 👍🤠🏁

Hey truck master I will to meet you some time I'm from California and I am in Michigan all this weekend I'm a big FAN and also I been doing work on my duramax's (3) according at what u do on yours like right now I'm driving my 09 LMM from California all the way up here whit a gooseneck 35 hook up with on it

Filter it first. I did in my cab over K-100 Cummins. New engines, perhaps not. I put heating oil in an emergency, and it ran great, no negative effects.