Hi everyone
Should I do it?
I’m worried it might be risky
I don’t know much about it
What do you all think?
I’m not sure if that’s even possible. You’d need special tanks installed, and they can’t be near the rear wheel well since that’s a crumple zone.
GregFord said:
I’m not sure if that’s even possible. You’d need special tanks installed, and they can’t be near the rear wheel well since that’s a crumple zone.
It is possible, but I’m not sure if it’s safe in a crash.
What is LPG?
Do you mean LPG? Also, which engine are we talking about?
Hollis said:
Do you mean LPG? Also, which engine are we talking about?
Yeah, LPG.
It’s the EcoBoost 1.0L
2015 model.
Hollis said:
Do you mean LPG? Also, which engine are we talking about?
Yeah, LPG.
It’s the EcoBoost 1.0L
2015 model.
Just so you know, Ford engines aren’t the best for LPG conversions. Many of them don’t have automatic valve regulation, so you’ll have to manually check the valves every 200,000 km max. But with LPG, you’d need to do it every 60,000 km because LPG is a dry fuel.
You’d also need a system that injects gasoline when the RPM goes above 3000. So while you’d save some money on fuel, it’s not as big of a difference as you might think. Normally, the car might use 6.5L of gasoline per 100 km, but with LPG it will take about 10L of LPG plus 1.5-2L of gasoline. Because of that, it’ll take much longer to make up for the cost of installing the system, compared to other cars.
Some people have used LPG and had no problems for 150,000 km, but the decision is really yours.
Sean said:
Hollis said:
Do you mean LPG? Also, which engine are we talking about?
Yeah, LPG.
It’s the EcoBoost 1.0L
2015 model.
Just so you know, Ford engines aren’t the best for LPG conversions. Many of them don’t have automatic valve regulation, so you’ll have to manually check the valves every 200,000 km max. But with LPG, you’d need to do it every 60,000 km because LPG is a dry fuel.
You’d also need a system that injects gasoline when the RPM goes above 3000. So while you’d save some money on fuel, it’s not as big of a difference as you might think. Normally, the car might use 6.5L of gasoline per 100 km, but with LPG it will take about 10L of LPG plus 1.5-2L of gasoline. Because of that, it’ll take much longer to make up for the cost of installing the system, compared to other cars.
Some people have used LPG and had no problems for 150,000 km, but the decision is really yours.
Thanks for the info.
Sean said:
Hollis said:
Do you mean LPG? Also, which engine are we talking about?
Yeah, LPG.
It’s the EcoBoost 1.0L
2015 model.
Just so you know, Ford engines aren’t the best for LPG conversions. Many of them don’t have automatic valve regulation, so you’ll have to manually check the valves every 200,000 km max. But with LPG, you’d need to do it every 60,000 km because LPG is a dry fuel.
You’d also need a system that injects gasoline when the RPM goes above 3000. So while you’d save some money on fuel, it’s not as big of a difference as you might think. Normally, the car might use 6.5L of gasoline per 100 km, but with LPG it will take about 10L of LPG plus 1.5-2L of gasoline. Because of that, it’ll take much longer to make up for the cost of installing the system, compared to other cars.
Some people have used LPG and had no problems for 150,000 km, but the decision is really yours.
I asked around and it costs €1.9K for the system, plus another €400 for an option to clean the valves or something.
What’s your take?
Hollis said:
Sean said:
Hollis said:
Do you mean LPG? Also, which engine are we talking about?
Yeah, LPG.
It’s the EcoBoost 1.0L
2015 model.
Just so you know, Ford engines aren’t the best for LPG conversions. Many of them don’t have automatic valve regulation, so you’ll have to manually check the valves every 200,000 km max. But with LPG, you’d need to do it every 60,000 km because LPG is a dry fuel.
You’d also need a system that injects gasoline when the RPM goes above 3000. So while you’d save some money on fuel, it’s not as big of a difference as you might think. Normally, the car might use 6.5L of gasoline per 100 km, but with LPG it will take about 10L of LPG plus 1.5-2L of gasoline. Because of that, it’ll take much longer to make up for the cost of installing the system, compared to other cars.
Some people have used LPG and had no problems for 150,000 km, but the decision is really yours.
I asked around and it costs €1.9K for the system, plus another €400 for an option to clean the valves or something.
What’s your take?
I can’t say without knowing how much you drive, the cost of fuel where you live, and how long you plan to keep the car. You’ll need to do the math yourself to see if it’s worth it.