Corn Oil

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Corn Oil

Post by BongoQueen » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:31 pm

Completely new to Bongo-ing and already realised I will need a big dose of veggie oil to realise my travel plans this summer! I have seen a 20 litre bottle of corn oil at my local asian supermarket for 13.99. Can you use corn oil? Every other type of oil is mentioned in the posts but I have not seel corn oil. Anybody?
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Titan1995 » Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:31 pm

I am sure that it will work....however, if the seals in the fuel pump are original expect some leakage soon after.
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by David Edwards » Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:37 pm

Corn oil is too thick, stick to Rapeseed oil, which at the moment is £9.95 for 10 litres at Farm Foods, obviously in cold weather use less oil to diesel and increase as weather gets warmer. Good luck.
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by francophile1947 » Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:42 pm

I found corn oil to be too thick, so had to use a lot less for starting - it's OK once the engine is hot, but I definitely preferred rapeseed oil.
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Titan1995 » Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:47 pm

My Bongo just loves rapeseed.
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by BongoQueen » Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:56 pm

Thanks chaps - thought it was too good to be true! KTC is 17.49 at costco for 20 litres so will pick up some of that.
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Dr Fingers » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:44 am

Just got 40 litres of Tesco 'vegetable' oil, but there's nothing on the bottle to say what this is made from, just 'calorific' info.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/ ... =272515844

No mention of E90 'anti foaming agent' either, which usually appears. It's quite a dark colour..could this be corn oil?

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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Driver+Passengers » Wed Mar 20, 2013 9:49 am

Dr Fingers wrote:Just got 40 litres of Tesco 'vegetable' oil, but there's nothing on the bottle to say what this is made from, just 'calorific' info.

http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/ ... =272515844

No mention of E90 'anti foaming agent' either, which usually appears. It's quite a dark colour..could this be corn oil?

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Looks like the stuff I saw in Tesco (indeed probably the 2for£10 that many folk are talking about at the minute). I remember seeing rapeseed written on there... Might be wrong.
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Dr Fingers » Wed Mar 20, 2013 10:25 am

Just checked..

arabic on the bottle :D

phoned Tesco, defo rapeseed. Not bad 10L for £10, plus delivery though..

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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Rebiam » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:25 am

Pah to delivery :D - do what I do - go and buy required quantity, park up in a suitably vacant part of the car park, add some of the oil then drive round to the pumps to top up and complete the job. I always carry I unload the remainder into the shed (raises a few eybrows with my holier-than-though,how-could-you-possibly-get-through-that-much-oil-you-must-fry-everything neighbour) and just take out what I need next time I fill up. I can even dispose if the empties in the recycling. :D
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Re: Corn Oil

Post by Dr Fingers » Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:36 pm

No choice re delivery..local Tesco doesn't stock it, it's on-line offer only round here..

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Re: Corn Oil

Post by rita » Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:23 pm

Asda rapeseed 3litre bottles £3.00.
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