Full run to see how much you get compared to how much you put in. Thanks for watching, and I hope you enjoy it! Like and subscribe if you haven't already!
There's a lot of true in what you say near the end of the video. The cost to make this will be irrelevant when you can no longer buy diesel at the pump. This application will be great for the small time farmer or homesteader that wants to continue using his farm machinery when diesel is now longer available to the average Joe.
You have refined that down to a fine art mate. I am amazed at the result, it reminds me how petrol/gasoline looked like pre- 1980's. The viscosity looks thinner than diesel. Great job!.
@@s.hutton2100,absolutely, I will be coming up with a way to do this. I use waste motor oil to heat my shop and home,so why not harness the waste heat. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
In the distillate from the waste motor oil you get some acids like carboxylic acid which has strong Sulphur like odor... to neutralize acids and some polymers you need to add water sodium hydroxide (bake oven cleaner, drain cleaner) solution, after adding the solution you drain it from the bottom and heat the oil until it dewaters... it takes 20 min for me to dewater my oil at low heat
@@karlsoffroad8609 I don't have the exact numbers... but start small and then smell it... if the smell is still present then add more sodium hydroxide... i do 5 grams of sodium hydroxide with 100mil water for 1 liter of oil
wow, thats way too cool man! been waiting for another video :) this is something i might try this summer... have you run this in any vehicles? ive got a mechanical injection diesel engine that i put in my offroad truck for just this reason... it can literally run on anything
Is it possible that the steel wool burned up? awesome video. What about using an old refrigerator condenser as a condenser? That is awesome btw. using waste products to make diesel. I bet if you figure out a way to hook up the boiler to the hvac system of the house it will def be worth it.
Cool project I like stuff like this as its a fun thought experiment 'could I do this if there was an apocalypse' Right now your collecting probably a mix of 'fuels' as your condensing tower starts off cool (naptha etc) and then gradually warms up (diesel or heavier) the longer you use it. What you need to get consistent grade of fuel is a condensing tower that starts at its condensing temp, before you start evaporating your used oil. As well as maintains that temp throughout use. It starts to get complicated. But if you run this current mix of fuels you might get preignition etc in a diesel engine. But fine for a diesel heater. If you want to get super complicated then you could separate the grades out by having multiple drains at different heights (again heated/cooled to their exact condensation temperature.) and bubblers like real oil refineries condensing towers have. Also I was thinking if there would be a way to power this by solar. But not a lot of electrical means to heat up large bodies of oil. Nichrome wire running through the oil? or a small steel dish that you heat up inductively to cook the oil.
I think it would take quite a bit of solar to make the heat needed. I'm thinking a parabolic disc to heat it with the sun would work better? I bought a Chinese single cylinder diesel, so we'll find out soon! Lol
@@karlsoffroad8609 I think Induction cookers can get pretty damn hot. Just have to do smaller batches. You could just set a large steel saucepan on a single induction cooker with a lid and have your tower come out of the lid. Sweet. Look forward to seeing it
No,I'm using a waste oil burner. I have a bunch of different videos on how I build those as well. I have them in a playlist on my channel page.If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks for watching!
You have to treat it in some way or fashion there is no other choice it will be clogging lines injectors and filters and pumps it has suspended t a r s and bitumen and water and sulfur dioxide hence the horrible odor
yeah , I seized/gummed up a couple of injector pumps with what looked like dark brown/black tar or bitumen. What ways of treating it do you suggest ? 🙂would centrifuging it at 3000G work or redistilling it at just under 400c? 🙂
I was doing similar that [distilling at about 400c] running a couple of diesel cars on it but one batch was done too hot and I seized up a couple of injector pumps with tar :-( Any one have ideas about removing tar or not getting it - ie fractional distillation , or centrifuging it out etc - Thanks :]
I've been told to use sulfuric acid and baking soda? I've never done it. It should be in the comments section. If you have any success with the treatment, post a video! Thanks for watching!
I'll be doing a test run in the next video. I'll be ordering the engine this morning. I use it to light my burners, and I don't notice any difference between pump diesel and my homemade diesel other than the smell.
@@karlsoffroad8609 just water if you want cheap water and lye still very cheap high percentage ethanol with lye there are tons of different treatment procedures
Burn to burn? Wrong method that cannot be justified by free raw materials. After all, clean air is not endless either. There are cheap, excellent chemical cleaning methods with 85-95% efficiency! Moreover, some of them COMPLETELY retain the additives for motor oil - that is, the reconstituted oil can be used both as motor oil and as fuel. How farmers do it in Russia.
I would like to know how that process works. Please send a video link or a link to the process. I haven't come across that option yet,and it sounds much easier. Thanks for watching!
Well it's about time for another video. Lol. Great job I'm impressed. Keep it up look forward to your videos. God bless you and your family brother. 😊
Thanks, you as well!
There's a lot of true in what you say near the end of the video. The cost to make this will be irrelevant when you can no longer buy diesel at the pump. This application will be great for the small time farmer or homesteader that wants to continue using his farm machinery when diesel is now longer available to the average Joe.
I like to think I'll be ready. I'm not sure what will happen, so I'll plan for the worst and hope for the best! Thanks for watching!
You have refined that down to a fine art mate. I am amazed at the result, it reminds me how petrol/gasoline looked like pre- 1980's. The viscosity looks thinner than diesel. Great job!.
I'm curious to see how it runs in an engine. I'm just going to have to buy a cheap one on Ebay.
In winter you can heat the shed and make diesel to run a generator sounds good to me. Subscribed regards from Stephen in Melbourne Australia.
@@s.hutton2100,absolutely, I will be coming up with a way to do this. I use waste motor oil to heat my shop and home,so why not harness the waste heat. Thanks for watching and subscribing!
In the distillate from the waste motor oil you get some acids like carboxylic acid which has strong Sulphur like odor... to neutralize acids and some polymers you need to add water sodium hydroxide (bake oven cleaner, drain cleaner) solution, after adding the solution you drain it from the bottom and heat the oil until it dewaters... it takes 20 min for me to dewater my oil at low heat
Thanks, I will treat one bucket and see how it goes! Definitely has a strong odor!
Quick question: How much per gallon is used?
@@karlsoffroad8609 I don't have the exact numbers... but start small and then smell it... if the smell is still present then add more sodium hydroxide... i do 5 grams of sodium hydroxide with 100mil water for 1 liter of oil
@@antoniosestar3671 ,thanks,I'll have to look into this. I appreciate the help!
What will happen if you burn waste motor oil distillate without chemical cleaning in an engine?
I go right from the oilpan to the fuel tank. Maybe 20%-50%. Even add some old 2 stroke mix gasoline to lighten it up on cold days. Love 12Vs
I've been looking for one,but they want more than new in my area!
Did you have to do anything different with the fuel pump or different filter?
wow, thats way too cool man! been waiting for another video :) this is something i might try this summer... have you run this in any vehicles? ive got a mechanical injection diesel engine that i put in my offroad truck for just this reason... it can literally run on anything
I haven't ran it yet,but I will be very soon. I'm going to get a Chinese diesel from Ebay.
Is it possible that the steel wool burned up? awesome video. What about using an old refrigerator condenser as a condenser? That is awesome btw. using waste products to make diesel. I bet if you figure out a way to hook up the boiler to the hvac system of the house it will def be worth it.
I heat all my buildings with the boiler. I'm pretty sure the steel wool burned up both times. That's why I didn't bother with it this run.
Cool project I like stuff like this as its a fun thought experiment 'could I do this if there was an apocalypse'
Right now your collecting probably a mix of 'fuels' as your condensing tower starts off cool (naptha etc) and then gradually warms up (diesel or heavier) the longer you use it. What you need to get consistent grade of fuel is a condensing tower that starts at its condensing temp, before you start evaporating your used oil. As well as maintains that temp throughout use. It starts to get complicated.
But if you run this current mix of fuels you might get preignition etc in a diesel engine. But fine for a diesel heater.
If you want to get super complicated then you could separate the grades out by having multiple drains at different heights (again heated/cooled to their exact condensation temperature.) and bubblers like real oil refineries condensing towers have.
Also I was thinking if there would be a way to power this by solar. But not a lot of electrical means to heat up large bodies of oil. Nichrome wire running through the oil? or a small steel dish that you heat up inductively to cook the oil.
I think it would take quite a bit of solar to make the heat needed. I'm thinking a parabolic disc to heat it with the sun would work better? I bought a Chinese single cylinder diesel, so we'll find out soon! Lol
@@karlsoffroad8609 I think Induction cookers can get pretty damn hot. Just have to do smaller batches. You could just set a large steel saucepan on a single induction cooker with a lid and have your tower come out of the lid.
Sweet. Look forward to seeing it
Hi from the uk
Are you using a propane burner? How much propane do you use to get a gallon of diesel.
Keep up the good work
No,I'm using a waste oil burner. I have a bunch of different videos on how I build those as well. I have them in a playlist on my channel page.If you have any more questions, please feel free to ask. Thanks for watching!
You have to treat it in some way or fashion there is no other choice it will be clogging lines injectors and filters and pumps it has suspended t a r s and bitumen and water and sulfur dioxide hence the horrible odor
It definitely gets stinky! I'll treat one bucket and not the other for an experiment. Any suggestions on cheap treatment?
yep , I seized up a couple of injector pumps with tar :-( so what ways can tar be separated from the distillate ? :]
yeah , I seized/gummed up a couple of injector pumps with what looked like dark brown/black tar or bitumen. What ways of treating it do you suggest ? 🙂would centrifuging it at 3000G work or redistilling it at just under 400c? 🙂
I was doing similar that [distilling at about 400c] running a couple of diesel cars on it but one batch was done too hot and I seized up a couple of injector pumps with tar :-( Any one have ideas about removing tar or not getting it - ie fractional distillation , or centrifuging it out etc - Thanks :]
I've been told to use sulfuric acid and baking soda? I've never done it. It should be in the comments section. If you have any success with the treatment, post a video! Thanks for watching!
Does it catches fire in the open do a test run
I'll be doing a test run in the next video. I'll be ordering the engine this morning. I use it to light my burners, and I don't notice any difference between pump diesel and my homemade diesel other than the smell.
@@karlsoffroad8609 do upload the video I have a plan for it mate
@ZarawarKhan-gs8hr ,I'm ordering a motor right now. I just can't decide if I want an electric start or not!
@@karlsoffroad8609 I think electric should work
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It's going to oxidized get darker in color and start to stink real bad
Any suggestions on a cheap DIY treatment?
@@karlsoffroad8609 just water if you want cheap water and lye still very cheap high percentage ethanol with lye there are tons of different treatment procedures
yep if the winds blowing the wrong way our neighbors half a kilometer away smell it real strong :-(
@@mathuranathadas108 ,it didn't smell bad when I ran it in my small diesel engine. I was pleasantly surprised.
@@mathuranathadas108 you got that right I make a bunch of this stuff and the smell is horrid
Burn to burn? Wrong method that cannot be justified by free raw materials.
After all, clean air is not endless either. There are cheap, excellent chemical cleaning methods with 85-95% efficiency! Moreover, some of them COMPLETELY retain the additives for motor oil - that is, the reconstituted oil can be used both as motor oil and as fuel. How farmers do it in Russia.
I would like to know how that process works. Please send a video link or a link to the process. I haven't come across that option yet,and it sounds much easier. Thanks for watching!