Auto-LPG Conversion Thread

[baiskee]

di kaya mababawasan din resale value ng oto?

[chuaed]

kita ko sa net may ibang optra owner na nagpakabit ng autogas.... galing naman nakaisip niyan, dual tank ginawa niya at nagkasya sa pinaglalagyan ng spare tire...

sayang iyun trunk space ko... (sob...)

[baiskee]

san na yung spare tire nya?

[chuaed]

di kaya mababawasan din resale value ng oto?

alam mo kahit hindi kinabitan ng autogas ang optra eh mababa na rin ang resale value, mga 2-3 months ago binebenta ko na iyun kotse ko sa halagang php. 450,000.00, may 21thousand kilometers city driving lang natakbo, parang bago (amoy bago pa rin), nakakabit pa ang plastic sa instrumentation pannel, clock, radio, automatic trans indicator, at visors, walang ka gasgas gasgas ang body as in parang kalalabas lang galing sa delearship dahil sobrang bihira ko lang gamitin as in natutulog lang sa garage ko, at may 1 year pa na warranty... iyun isang friend ko nag refer na may bibili at gusto makita iyun kotse ko, bait bait na dinala ko iyun kotse sa bahay nila na pagkalayo layo at matapos niya kilatisin biruin mo tinawaran ng php. 300,000.00!!! grabe kapal ng mukha, as in feeling niya porke, kesyo ganito gayan daw ang optra... S#%&t namp#$%& sa sobrang inis ko hindi ko na sila kinausap/pinansin at nilayasan ko nalang sila...

sorry folks halata na carry over ang inis ko dito...

no regrets for installing autogas in my car... for keeps na optra ko...

[jim]

palitan mo ng Toyota emblem yang optra mo tataas ang resale value nyan hehehehehe.

ok din yung dual tank setup yun nga lang yung spare tire mo ang mago-occupy ng space sa trunk.

[smalltimer]

sir chuaed, me effect ba yung reprogramming ng optra sa consumption mo in gas and lpg mode?

[chuaed]

palitan mo ng Toyota emblem yang optra mo tataas ang resale value nyan hehehehehe.

ok din yung dual tank setup yun nga lang yung spare tire mo ang mago-occupy ng space sa trunk.

bakit toyota pa... eh emblem nalang ng cadilac cts tulad nun gamit sa movie matrix reloaded, imagine niyo... iyun pwet... hindi si trinity, iyun kotse... (hehehe, LOL.. kidding lang) diba magkahawig sila. hmmm... pati kaha hawig din... hmmm pa mod kaya sa A-toys... pwede!!!

yeah okay iyun dual tank setup, hindi na kailangan ng spare tire, dahil may bagong klaseng tire iyun kahit flat pwede pa patakbuhin na hindi masisira...

[ravelcop]

sir chuaed,

update us on your fuel economy. diba you were having 6-7 km/L on petrol? how much po with LPG?

meron na po bang nagpakabit ng kit sa van like nissan vanette?

[ghosthunter]

sir chuaed,

update us on your fuel economy. diba you were having 6-7 km/L on petrol? how much po with LPG?

meron na po bang nagpakabit ng kit sa van like nissan vanette?

Basically all the kits are the same. They just differ in the size of the LPG tank and the rating of the LPG heater.

1.6L and below carb (P24K)
1.6L and below efi (P28k)
1.8L to 3.0L
above 3.0L

LPG tank sizes are 36L, 48L and 60L. They are roughly cylinderical with a height of 10.5 inches or 12 inches and roughly 31 inches in length.

You can mix and match which tank you want with your LPG kit, the price will not change. Example: the 36L tank to be fitted to a Honda CRV 2.0L or a 60L tank to be fitted in a Corolla XL 1.3L.

So to answer your question, yes, there is a kit for your Nissan Vanette. You will just have to decide if you can live with less space in the back where the LPG tank will be going.

[ghosthunter]

BTW, those tanks I mentioned are the tanks at NAIADSS... I am not sure what types of tanks are available from Petron.

[colt45]

hmm...mounting it on the roof might cause siginificant drag, lalo't kung nasa highway. also, the tubings/connectors are more exposed to the elements, baka mabilis masira

LPG is heavier than air, kaya when it leaks it will settle below which is dangerous. Unlike natural gas na lighter than air which makes it much safer than LPG. If only we could have refilling stations for natural gas.

[ravelcop]

thanks ghost

my fellow cebuano tsikoteers, anyone of you who knows kung meron bang gumagawa nito sa cebu? please post some contact infos. thanks

[chuaed]

sir chuaed,

update us on your fuel economy. diba you were having 6-7 km/L on petrol? how much po with LPG?

meron na po bang nagpakabit ng kit sa van like nissan vanette?

siguro sa weekends maubos ko na iyun lpg at makapag bigay na ako ng update regarding sa fuel consumption sa optra ko... ginawa ko kasi sagad na empty saka ko siya full tank at set to zero ang kilometers reading, sa almost half way na ang consumption ko... check niyo nalang mga pictures upload ko receipts, pictures ng gauges at kayo na mag approximate sa fuel consumption...

reading taken today june 15, 2006 at 1:56AM

btw, start ko palagi ng engine set ko sa petrol then after couple of minutes switch ko sa gas... sometimes pag mainit pa ang engine, gas nalang kasi sometimes hard start pag gas...

[userfriendly]

btw, start ko palagi ng engine set ko sa petrol then after couple of minutes switch ko sa gas... sometimes pag mainit pa ang engine, gas nalang kasi sometimes hard start pag gas...

What do you mean by this? Do you mean that it is hard to start the engine with lpg when the engine is cold but starts normally with lpg if the engine is already warm? Does the engine shudder when you switch from gas to lpg and vice versa?

Do you need to inform/register with LTO that you converted to dual fuel? Will the conversion affect your insurance policy? How do you maintain the LPG system?

I am seriousl considering converting, kaya daming tanong. Thanks in advance.

[userfriendly]

Akala ko may cut off valve sa tangke para limit ang lpg to 80% full. Yung balance na 20% para sa expansion. Bakit yung gauge mo ay nasa 88? Tsaka, di ba 60 liter tank ka? So kung may cut off valve paano ka naka karga ng 53 liters ng lpg? Sorry, gusto ko lang kasing maintindihan ng husto ito.

[usong725]

hindi ata 88 un sir....parang 56 lng ata....Thanks

[chuaed]

sir chuaed,

update us on your fuel economy. diba you were having 6-7 km/L on petrol? how much po with LPG?

meron na po bang nagpakabit ng kit sa van like nissan vanette?

my fuel consumption... kayo na po mag compute...

btw zero na ang reading sa autogas gauge pero hataw pa ang car malayo pa mararating hanggan sa pumupugak-pugak at tumirik sa gitna ng daan sa buendia saka ko nakunan ng picture bago switch ko sa petrol para may maipost ako dito...

[batang_raon14]

hmm... if I computed correctly, thats about 6.14km/liter? A bit low for city driving... I'm currently scoring 10 km/liter on average na eh. Parang ang laki ata ng kaltas sa mileage for the lower price? Parang pareho lang din ata gastos? Paenlighten naman mga mathematicians jan. :D

[chuaed]

hmm... if I computed correctly, thats about 6.14km/liter? A bit low for city driving... I'm currently scoring 10 km/liter on average na eh. Parang ang laki ata ng kaltas sa mileage for the lower price? Parang pareho lang din ata gastos? Paenlighten naman mga mathematicians jan. :D

really? chevyrolet optra 1.6LS automatic ang gamit ko car eh... sa petrol sometimes umaabot ako hanggan 8.+km/liter lang city driving magaan na iyun paa ko doon at max speed takbo ko is around 60 kph at walang traffic, pag nagmamadali, traffic at stressful ang driving condition consumption ko is 6-7+ km/liter lang... whats your secret papano mo naabot ng 10 km/liter? share mo naman... thanks

sa tingin ko hindi naman ako nakatipid when it comes to fuel mileage, nakatipid lang ako sa cost ng fuel in a way siguro okay na rin iyun...

btw sa ngayon uubusin ko muna iyun petrol ko dahil naka full tank siya, baka tumaas ang mileage pag empty ang petrol at gas lang ang gagamitin ko pag hindi balik ko ulit car ko sa chevrolet nort edsa para re-programming ng ecu.

[chuaed]

siyanga pala mga fellow tsikoter, ako palang ba nagpakabit ng autogas? sana naman may iba rin diyan at post kayo para may comparison...