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Just hooking up a veggie oil system to my Hilux 2003. This could be a dumb question butI have seen systems that just loop the return line back into the feed line. Can anyone tell me do you have to install a return line for the veggie oil along with solenoid valves switching it on/off so you are not contaminating the different fuels? I was under the impression that the return line relieved excess pressure from the injector pump and looping it would lead to damage? Any clues? thanks.
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Re: Injector pump return line
Hi yendor,
Have fun with your first conversion, If I was you, I would keep both systems separate, so yes one return for the Veg and one return for Dino. There will be some minor cross contamination but that's almost impossible to avoid. you can loop the veg return back into the Veg fuel line, just keep in the air after filter changes in mind, it might take a while to get that out if your loop is too long. I have learned that too short is not the best either
. good luck, you'll work it out!
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Re: Injector pump return line
Yes you need two separate systems but you can loop them. I have run looped diesel and looped veggie for the last 10 years or so. See here how I deal with air in the system. http://www.biofuelsforum.com/threads...g-issues/page2Johnnojack
4WD Isuzu Jackaroo 3.1 200000km on WVO,(2020) 2 tank home built system 6 solenoids FPHE, heated filter fuel line and tank pickup for thicker oil. Mk. 9 version now and no changes planned as trouble free.
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Re: Injector pump return line
All my engines that have return lines are looped, and they are not separate. I plumb them in just before the throw away filter, that way when switching to bd/dino, it flushes the filter of veg oil. On my truck it is a little different, the return line goes back to just before the veggie tank as it is all metal until that point and was ion a hurry to do the conversion when i got it. When on dino, the return does go into the veggie tank so it gets a bit of dino or bd into it. The BD tank never gets contaminated with veggie. Have thought of changing it, but no problems so far so have left it and it's been over a year like that.Comment
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Re: Injector pump return line
Thanks for that, it means that i will have to buy 2 more solenoid valves and run a return line to the veggie oil tank but i am not keen on putting the injector pump under any unnecessary pressure. I took the return line off and ran it into a container and it seems to pump over a litre a minute at idle so i was worried about that pressure being looped back on itself.Originally posted by Bueff View PostHi yendor,
Have fun with your first conversion, If I was you, I would keep both systems separate, so yes one return for the Veg and one return for Dino. There will be some minor cross contamination but that's almost impossible to avoid. you can loop the veg return back into the Veg fuel line, just keep in the air after filter changes in mind, it might take a while to get that out if your loop is too long. I have learned that too short is not the best either. good luck, you'll work it out!
Thanks for all the help.
Yendor.Comment
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Re: Injector pump return line
Your testwas about FLOW, not PRESSURE.I took the return line off and ran it into a container and it seems to pump over a litre a minute at idle so i was worried about that pressure being looped back on itself.
The injector pump is not under any pressure from looping the return line!
There may be a fuel lift pump (usually for inline IPs) or not, This does not impact on the above statement.
Fuel goes into the IP and a variable portion (dependent on throttle setting) is sent to the injectors. The remaining fuel is passed to the return line.
If the return line is connected to the fuel line going into the IP, then that fuel becomes part of the fuel going into the IP.
If the IP has a fuel lift pump, then I recommend that the return line be looped before the fuel lift pump (tank side of lift pump). This is to prevent leakage from any injector return line hoses (eg on Mercedes diesel engines)Life is a journey, with problems to solve, lessons to learn, but most of all, experiences to enjoy.
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Re: Injector pump return line
Save yourself the trouble of installing another fuel one back to vege tank. Exactly as Tony says above.Johnnojack
4WD Isuzu Jackaroo 3.1 200000km on WVO,(2020) 2 tank home built system 6 solenoids FPHE, heated filter fuel line and tank pickup for thicker oil. Mk. 9 version now and no changes planned as trouble free.
Mercedes W201 190D 1986 model: 2 tank system, bigger fuel line from tank, no heat exchanger, electric pump for diesel 22000km so far sigpicComment
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