Auto-LPG Conversion Thread

[ghosthunter]

bat ganun halos lahat ng taxi na nakLPG.. amoy na amoy yung Gas..,, minsan sabi sabi ng driver nlalagyan lang daw ng "used Clothes" sa may makina para pumasok sa aircon...

if its the LPG smell outside the taxi, it means the LPG kit needs calibration or the air filter is dirty.

if its the LPG smell inside the taxi, it means there might be a leak at the tank side of the LPG system and the taxi driver did not put the LPG gauge cover on the LPG meter.

[ssalonga]

I ride a lot of taxis and seldom find one where gas leak is a problem.....but I guess the lpg odor inside an old taxicab may be due to open holes in the firewall. An old diesel taxi would stink up the interior with diesel fumes too, for the same reason.

Possible leak from fittings and hose joints in the front end may be due to inferior installation methods by some taxi companies that have self-installed their kits. There is a safe way to install and attach hoses; and the placement of the regulator and vapor lock to avoid stress on joints from vibration and engine movement requires good engineering practice!

The new cabs of BASIC never have this problem!

steve

[dencio1976]

i really havent had complaints about smells ng lpg sa taxi namin. just that i find na iba talaga ang amoy ng exhaust fumes niya compared to a gasoline powered car or a diesel powered one. pero ok lang naman.

with regard to O2 sensors, (for close loop), na sa preference naman yun ng user whether to have there a/f mix lean or rich. all the O2 sensor does is to pick up unburned oxygen(poisonous to us) and give a signal feedback to the ECU. feasible din ang DIY nito as long as you know how the ecu gets the signal and convert/relay to a adaptor/adjuster device of the a/f mix.

malaking bagay din ang O2 sensor sa engine. less periodical maintainance. still a preference though dahil added cost nga ito. pero IMO, ok ito.