In Ludwigsfelde looking consumer private alternatives to increasingly expensive diesel fuel
Ludwigsfelde - super beyond the 1.60 euro mark, a liter of diesel more than 1.50 € costs - many drivers is the refueling and more difficult, not all accept the price increases at the pump, just go Sun And an end of the price rises for fuel and heating oil is not in sight, analysts expect a repeated doubling in the next few years.
The MAZ observed on two occasions, in light of what happened: Someone in Ludwigsfelde continues with a shopping cart full of cooking oil bottles on the supermarket parking lot. A woman saw it and nudged her husband: "Look, a chip shops owners. Why not buy because of the wholesale "However, far from it - the oil was not boiled or fried, both times on the buyer screwed the gas cap on the car and poured cooking oil into the bottle to bottle.
The MAZ presented this situation to last for the accompanying photo. And learned much about the topic of "Riding with cooking oil car". Some spectators said the shooting ". That's how you do it with these fuel prices," Others were shocked, "You can not just food. . .
Yes. Car driver. And do it. They "feed" the diesel engines in their old cars like golf 3 or Bullis with salad oil, rapeseed oil or sunflower oil. It is the liter for various providers for 99 cents to 1.20 euros - all cheaper than the diesel at the pump.
automotive experts in the region consistently warn against the salad oil refueling - without the conversion to vegetable oil operation'm nothing. Known the warning from the car manufacturer Mercedes is from such experiments. Hans-Joachim Dombrowski, manager of the company based in Ludwigsfelde Endres said: "Those who do it runs the risk that the vehicle will stop after a short time. The cooking oil is too thick and moves not through the filter. The whole fuel system is so designed to mineral fuels "
Even Sven Ruprecht, the service manager at the dealership Hübner, warns:". Salad oil is more aggressive than diesel. In order to solve constituents from the fuel tank and lines. This damages the engine also because the lack of cooking oil lubrication effect. "
Since biodiesel is highly taxed, Questions at Dekra in Brandenburg Park Genshagen to increase conversions to vegetable oil. That is according to the amount for 65 to 85 cents per liter. Dekra expert Andreas Knaak holds the conversion depending on the age of the car would be useful. The edible oil filling however, lead to engine collapse: "During the cold start burning the oil is not completely run down on the cylinder and mixes with the engine oil. Since cured from it, is the oil channels and are the vehicle stops. "
At the Tax Office in Luckenwalde wanted the deck to know if this type is illegal and would probably fill up prosecuted as fraud. But do not be a tax office in charge, they said, why would you not comment.
Even the Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG) in Cologne, controls the random on highways, if instead of diesel trucks with the much cheaper Heating oil go - nil. "You should maybe ask the Federal Ministry of Transport." (From Jutta Abromeit)
