What do you guys think about using alternative fuels? Worth it? Comment Below ⬇️

If I still had my 6.2, I'd be mixing used oil in it. but with my LML, I'm not risking it. baby's got over 530,000 miles on it and runs like a champ!

Yes you can, but not straight and without easy prep. This is how I do it: All of the used oils and hydraulic fluids I collect at home I catch as clean as possible in a catch can I keep sealed in double trash bags. When full, I pour the 15 qts into 5-qt oil jugs I save from new oil/fluid changes. I let the jugs sit for at least 90 days and then slowly pour off the top 4 quarts. The last quart has the settled solids or contamination in it. I mix 3 gal of the clean used oil with gasoline nearly 1:1 in 5 gallon fuel cans and shake for 1 minute, and put two 5-gallons cans into a 3/4 full tank of diesel. My 2005 Ram diesel has a 40 gallon tank. This makes a mix of about 15% used oils. It seems to run fine Winter and Summer. I do change my fuel filter a little sooner than typical, about every 10,000 miles, rather than 15,000. The dirty oil left in each jug i combine again and let settle another 90 days and repeat. The 2nd time I pour off the top and use the remainder as chain-lube and make two-cycle fuel for my chainsaw, and some start my wood boiler at night. It's a cheap and easy way to get rid of collected fluids, have a little free fuel, and not waste anything either. Peace

I have a 2001 vw golf diesel that I daily drive. I have used new transmission fluid that I had laying around to prime my fuel filter. Worked great. Also I do a 4:1 ratio of 2 stroke to diesel every other tank. The injection pump is so quiet after words.

I have an older ford 1986 with 6.9 international diesel and I run just about any kind of free oil I can get in it. Sometimes I mix it with some gasoline and sometimes I mix it with diesel. I have never had any problems from doing this and I usually filter with an old t-shirt or whatever I have around.

One of my coworkers was a commercial generator tech and he filters and burns his oil changes in his 24 valve Cummins. He also told me there are diesel generators designed to only have the filters changed and it simply has a new oil replenishment tank that keeps the oil at level while it intentionally burns the spent oil.

Ps I’ve been using my old KN95 Covid masks to filter the oil - the bands that go around your ears work to hold it in the end of a funnel. I put it in my garage by the door and pure in a little every time I walk by.

I have a 96 12 valve. I've been mixing wvo with diesel for 4 years now. Use a centerfuge to clean the wvo. Never had an issue and change the filter every 30k. I run up too 90% wvo in the summer. If you have issues with a coldstart. Just plug in the block heater for a couple hrs. Works like a charm.

I do a 50/50 mixture for my old machines with mechanic fuel systems. It seems to work well. I also just build a gravity feed oil filtration setup that will filter it through standard oil filters that way I know the oil is clean of debris before I reuse

I have a 7.3. I run jet fuel, used oil including hydraulic oil. Never misses a beat

Its always a good day when truck master uploads

Great video, I daily drive a 2009 Ford F350 with a swapped Detroit 4-53T in it and run a two tank veggie kit. Start and stop on diesel and run on wvo, works great. Same can't be said for engines with CP3 or CP4 pumps.:)

I use used motor oil/waste oil in my 335d, I mix it 50/50 with regular diesel and its been fine for the past 2 years since I started

It used to be very common to mix used oil, but I myself haven't seen it being done in years.

My dad use to put home heating oil in his 83 6.2 square body. Idk how much i was just a kid when we had access to it. He also would put a gallon or 2 of fresh gas in the tank when the cold temps hit to help with moisture and gelling. Those Detroit could burn just about anything

Back in 07 I use too get waste oil from restaurants and run it in my Benz . I ran 40% oil to diesel fuel worked great changed my fuel filter every fill up. I got a great deal on filters .

I owned an older MB 300D whose owner's manual recommended the use of kerosene instead of diesel in the winter. I rented a moving truck a few years ago and had to refuel with kerosene at a NV rest stop (trip computer lied to me). It blew the carbon outa' that thing in an impressive cloud -- and ran like a top after that. It's my understanding that kerosene is #1 diesel -- simply more pure/refined than the typical #2. I wouldn't hesitate to use it.

I use to add used ATF OIL about 1 gallon/ 100 gallons of diesel fuel and would clean out my fuel setem.

You can put anything in a 12v cummins .. I used to get waste cooking oil from the restaurant and strain the french fries out , truck would smell like Mcdonalds when it was running ..

I would recommend you use a centrifugal filtering after pre filtering your veg oil. One method I use is to let the oil settled out for a couple months. The layer can be pretty clean and clear. I never use old oil due to the ash (carbon) content.

Had a fuel delivery driver tell me one time that both of there on road and off road(heating oil) came from the same pump they had to mix die in with the off roadwhen they were filling their tanker

I had a dealership in Maine put Kerosene in my Duramax to break through fuel gelling. It actually worked really well.

O5 duramax . 1 litre of tyranny fluid per full tank . Cleans injectors and increases 100km to milage

I remember My grandpa changing his oil on his big rig when I was a kid and dumping the oil straight in the fuel tank

Been there done that. I filled about 4 liters of gas into my 2001 Jetta TDI. The tank was almost empty so I just filled the rest with diesel and didn't have any issue

I’ll never get rid of either of my diesel trucks. My 1999 F-350 SRW 4x4 crew cab long bed 7.3L is my daily with 150K on the odometer. And the other truck is a 2003 chevy 2500HD with the old LB7 duramax that used to be my daily. The chevy was getting rusty (since i live in illinois for now anyway) so i parked it and it will get a full rebuild. Once i’m out of illinois next year the ford will be parked inside with the chevy and will only come out on nice weather days. I bought the chevy with my dad on his birthday back in 2009 so it’s sentimental to me since he’s been dead for almost 7 years now. Both trucks are my babies and i will pass them down one day to my son.

I like this type of video style you have been posting recently

I've run a 95 powerstroke with a grease car kit and an 82 Mercedes off WVO for thousands and thousands and thousands of miles, the Mercedes was a single tank and in the winter 50% wvo 45% diesel and 5% unleaded gas

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I’ve put 18 gallons of gas in my diesel premium gas what I did was kept the truck on and opened the water separator valve and dumped out like five gallons put Lucas fuel treatment to add lubricant to fuel and filled up tank every time Ii had a chance till I felt comfortable letting it get bellow 3/4 made it home with a 19 k pound trailer 1600 miles away

I have 1985 Toyota hilux. Bought it for about 3k 13 years ago. Now everybody wants to buy it off me! I was really curious to see this video because I was suspicious if this would actually work. Now that I know, I still wouldn’t do it regularly but it gives me a lot of comfort that I have an alternative in a crisis situation. Not even talking apocalypse just a natural disaster with a 2 week clean up after would be tough without any transport.

I run my 6.9 on straight used oil. I swear it runs better than it did on diesel lol

I'll have my '86 K20 for 10 years this coming July, God willing. I dig the simplicity of the J-code 6.2 Diesel and don't want any other engine.

Years ago some semi trucks had onboard systems that would trickle the engine oil into the fuel tank. There was a make up oil tank that kept the engine full. The engine oil never needed changing, just periodic filter changes. On anything with a DPF, burning oil would be a bad idea. This would lead to excess ash accumulation in the DPF and premature replacement or cleaning.

I use ATF in my 16 Silverado HD. Since they took out the sulfur a diesel needs lubricant for the fuel related components. I have no problems

Used oil filtered mixed with transmission fluid from a transmission flush works really well and it’s not as thick then and goes through the fuel system better

When I used to do this I used to filter with centrifuge, then mix it 20% gas or lacquer. Use a fuel treatment every 5 or 10k miles. I did this for about 150k miles. It was a 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300d 2.5 5 cylinder.

6.5 hx40 4"exaust and 4" intake fass lift pump, turned up ip pump 92 chevy single cab short bed, i love this thing

My old 84 Mercedes suggested up to a 50% kerosene mix for below 30° usage. It was in the owners manual.

I had 1981 Mazda pickup with a 8 football bed. It had a 4 cylinder diesel. When I got it,it had just turned 100,000 miles over the ten years that I owned it I put another 200,000 miles on it. It broke my heart when the engine die it gave up the ghost. I looked for two years too find another engine for it. I looked overseas in Germany where it was made but couldn't find anything. At that time all the diesel engines that you could buy were V8's. To this day I miss that truck 😞😞😞

More videos like this my friend been following you since your first videos about the LBZ when it was black

Thanks for the great info. I havd an 07 Ford with the 6hoe an i started rebuilding fuel injectors for friends an family absolutely love it after doing my first set i convenienced myself to run 50 50 mix used oil/ filtered of course with diesel. My mileage has stayed the same power if there is a loss i cant tell with the tune. One thing i will say is its a hell of a lot quieter. I dont have any smoking issues or starting cold it actually starts easy an isnt chopy at all where as last yr she would cough an bang till it warmed up. Im looking forward to tearing my injectors down next weekend im going 30 nozzles. If i remember ill let ya know how the old ones look. I have 3 friends pumpin the black dtuff in their riggs an no troubles yet knock on wood!

I bought a 98 12v for this reason I've been running. Wmo for 3 years now it saves almost 40 to 60$. At every fill up gives me no problem

I own a 7.3 power stroke, 2000 to be exact, Got a plethora of gauges and fun toys in the cab to study this specifically including also being able to run on propane and waste oils, Waste oils are VERY dirty, Very dirty and I have a filtration system inline to filter the waste that comes from the fuel tank and then feeds to the motor, It uses two lift pumps (The main and a secondary) and a slightly higher boost setting for helping to burn off the crud, The MPG calculator says that you get about 2 miles to the gallon less depending on what kind of oil you use and how clean it is and constantly having to replace filters and then dealing with very early oil changes its nice. Just remember whatever is in that oil including fine particles of zinc, phosphorous and or wear metals from another motor is going right out of your injector and is sprayed all inside of the cylinder and can contaminate your oil quickly and completely destroy emissions systems.

I used motor oil for fuel in my 1986 Chevy K5 blazer with the Detroit 6.2l diesel

Kerosene is commonly used as a anti gel in trucking for winter. It has a shorter burn there for it kills torque.

Old school truckers would put new ATF and 2 stroke oil. Still do that from time to time. Like a gallon for every 50 plus gallons. It really does quiet the injectors. Wouldn’t recommend on anything with emissions in place.

I ran my T4000 Tilt Tray on Vege/Canola/Cottonseed oil from Hamburger Shops for many, many years from high turnover Shops that used to change their frying oil Weekly, then Fortnightly, during covid they swapped to Monthly due to supply issues, & it went from $5/20L drum of nice clean Oil, to unusable crud that was half full of Animal Fats. I ended up installing Water Screen Mesh pre Filters before the Pump as the last few batches I got stuffed 5 Fuel Filters in as many Kilometres!

in Virginia, kerosene costs way more than diesel! in non-electronic diesel engines (ie farm equipment) maybe a gallon of kerosene to 8-10 gallons diesel because at 10F or colder, fuel treatment is almost not enough! on a 1975 Ford 5000 tractor, dad happened to put 5 gallons gas to top off the fuel tank he then put 5 quarts transmission fluid in the tank and run the tractor a few hours with no problems and added more fuel to the tank later to top off again. for the 2008 LMM and 2008 Cummins, when only local driving i get fuel at the Exxon (at I-85) in South Hill, VA. to date NO fueling issues with this diesel fuel. every Love's i see has biodiesel, i don't use that!

Wife ran my 06 lbz 20 miles after filling it up. With gas. She shut it off and it would not start back. Had to drain everything and it’s been fine that was over 220k miles ago. Nothing has been replaced.

I have a 2004 ram 2500 with the 24v. I was the oil King on a destroyer when I was in the Navy, so fuel treatment and testing was my life for 5 years. So I bought the truck new with 7 miles on it. I have burned pretty much anything flammable and liquid. Kero, wvo, new vo, mgo (marine grade oil- like 32w hydraulic oil) wmo, mineral oil, etc. Only had to swap injectors at 257k miles. Bosch dealer called me a lier because those early High Output injectors always failed at less than 150k, according to him. I have all the fuel test equipment so I blend to get in the viscosity and Flashpoint ranges specified by Cummins. 498,000 miles as of right now. The rest of the truck is falling apart but the keys to the drive train will be in my will.

I run a 94 Peterbilt with a 3406c full mechanical cat. As winter sets in fuels get thinner equals poorer fuel economy. For every 1000 litres or one fill of fuel I’ll add 80 litres of used oil. That’s almost 10% in summer I’ll run closer to 20% just cuz everything runs thinner an easier. Instead of straining it I’ll put it in barrels so it settles metals an crud an water. Then I’ll put a tap on it an tilt it over so 3/4 of it gets drained. Other 1/4 goes into my pit door boiler then I’ll put it onto a stand tank beside my diesel tank an it’s conveniently beside my fuel source. I’ll run a tank of black diesel then run a clean tank with injector cleaner then back to black. I only change a primary fuel filter every 60,000 k

I have a 99 f350 7.3 dually I’ll never get rid of it’s a clean Florida truck and it doesn’t see Wisconsin winter

I inherited my dad's 93 6.5 and would dump some in from time to time about a half gallon of used oil into it. Had no issues, but no way would I put any into my LMM. After I got my LMM the 6.5 just set and it was still in immaculate condition and a friend ask if was for sale and I sold it. Hindsight 20/20 I wish I didn't, but oh well 😕.

Well said brother 👍👍

I've got a 1996 12 valve cummins with a little over 1.2 million miles on it. The engine has never been apart other than to reseal and kdp. Tappet cover etc. I've ran 100% WMO for almost 100,000 miles with no issues whatsoever. I do have an airdog 150 that I change the filters on every 3000-5000 miles but that's only around 30$-40$, I make up that with one tank of fuel! In the colder months I mix 1:10 WMO:GASOLINE. NOTE: I do run higher EGT's with WMO. I'm co servative with the throttle and keep them below 1800°F. I need more air ie: a larger turbo. Other than higher EGT Temps and more regular fuel filter changes I have no issues at all. I live in S.E. Texas where Temps hardly ever get below freezing.

I towed 8 humvees in 4 months that the driver filled with unleaded. We drained the tank and dumped 25 gallons of gas/diesel mix among 15 lhs with over 100 gallons in the tank prior to the contaminated mix. It’s not a bad idea to add 1-2 quarts of used atf or oil to your tank especially in winter for added lubricants with the post 2007 fuel especially on mechanical injection engines

I have a 1987 f250 with the 6.9L diesel. Love the truck. Hate the engine as it's very underpowered without a turbo. But it just runs and runs. I add 1oz of 2 stroke oil to every gallon of fuel for lube. Does make it much quieter. I would not put wmo in it without filtering it as you mentioned. The pump rebuilder won't accept a core if the sleeves are all scored up from dirt and whatever else is in the fuel.

Common practice in winter was thin out diesel fuel with kerosine. With oil and such the viscosity through the filters and injectors is what will kill the engine. You should really talk about jp8 and maybe would be a fun experiment.

Love my little diesel car. I've ran a lot of different blends of stuff in it. The best tinkering can be done on a diesel lol.

I had an old 85 choo choo custom Chevy with a 6-2 diesel in it. I used to work at an automotive shop I used to run that truck on 50/50 Diesel and used motor oil we just change oil in the shop I would run it through filter dump it right into the tank in Winter I would split it with kerosene! That truck ran for years I never had a problem. There was a junkyard out in north central Illinois that had one of them old 62's and a half ton Chevy they ran that thing nonstop for 3 years only shut it off to check the oil and change filters that thing literally would run a month or two at a time Day and night that thing just cackled in the yard they filled that thing with motor oil trans fluid gear lube they didn't care whatever come out of the Boneyard when in the tank with a little bit of red dye diesel

I used to dispose of my oil change oil at 1 quart per tankful of diesel in my old 6.5 with no issues whatsoever. But with my LB7, after a few thousand $ in fuel system rebuild Iam reluctant to try it.

I don't have a diesel vehicle, but stumbled on a video of a guy using used motor oil as fuel, really has me thinking of maybe buying a diesel...

I worked with an old timer in the diesel shop when I just started wrenching he said they used to dump the waste oil from the the semi truck into the fuel tank to get rid of it trucks nowadays are way to fragile to do it but the older ones loved the stuff

I've tried diesel wmo mix with no issues, straight new atf to clean fuel system with no issues. Thats in a 12h-t toyota. I'll never get rid of it because its EMP proof and can run on anything, could probably rig up a hand crank starter to it. I'd like to invest in a centrifuge and start stockpiling my own fuels.

People always ask how i use straight waste oil. Its simple, Ive been using used oils from cars trucks in my 98 12valve for years. The trick is the 98 12v only has a steel suction pipe and screen in the tank no electric pumps. Also lift pump and injection pump are mechanical. Alot of ppl use older Mercedes diesels for the reason of mechanical injection. I think ive had only 1 bad tankful ever. And i learned to not cut oils with gas. 🤣🤙 so far 35k+ miles no issues whatso ever.🤞

I had a 6.5 diesel Tahoe with the veggie kit on it worked great and smells awesome from experience

I run ALL my used oil through my 99 7.3. Including my class eight and gassers. It runs perfectly fine even with 100 percent used oil. Yea the fuel filters get dirty faster is all.

I’ve got an 03 gmc LB7. Never getting rid of it. Just changed the injectors at 268,000 miles, runs well, no rust, regular cab long bed… No reason to spend 100,000 dollars on a new truck these days! It’s ridiculous.

I run it in my 97 7.3 powerstroke with no issues I also run the used cooking oil mixed 50/50 with diesel

Ahhhh my multifuel 2 1/2 ton. Runs on anything but avgas. I’ll never sell it.

Study the Cummins multi fuel engine. I have for 20years. Funny thing they was working on this in 1964

Finally great news for me after looking for over a year I finally bought my first Duramax I'm so excited bro!! I got a 07 Silverado crew cab completely stock. 0 rust it's been in socal since new it's got130,000 on her I'm stoked thank you for all the videos you provided I used every test you have provided and it passed all of them great channel

Military motor transport and heavy equipment vehicles. All had the ability to used "mixed" or "alternative " fuel... for the same reasons you spoke of. Farm equipment over the years would often be run with mixed fuel. Although it's never "ideal "... it's sometimes necessary. The nature / character of diesel alone often requires it. Just as you showed the various grades of diesel fuel. Winter fuel and summer fuel depending on the location. The trend of converting used cooking oil was very popular. However it just faded when fuel prices dropped and "regular" diesel fuel was "affordable " again. So follow the path of least resistance and return to pump. Until once again the cost of fuel has risen. So again the search for alternative means... The problem is and you are right. The more refined our modern vehicles have become. The less tolerate they are. Huge example is the exhaust system that everyone hates. It may work to achieve one thing at the cost of what in the long run ? Burn a odd mix of fuel and run it through that and yeah $$$$... As always Truckmaster, good video. Very good topic of discussion and knowledge. As always looking forward to seeing what's next. Hopefully we will see great things in the WIFEMAX build and the conversion short wheel base 2wd build...EVERYTHING... But most importantly it's the holiday season. Family is first and foremost. In the military you were taught "mission first". Sadly many of us Veterans lived by that rule and family got pushed to second... Then when you leave the military. That same mentality exists. To all Veterans...Family and mission are joined and subsequently. They both come first. Happy Holidays...MERRY CHRISTMAS... To the Truckmaster family.

I’ve accidentally ran 90% used oil in my 12 valve; smoked and bucked for a couple miles until it mixed!! 1500 gallons of oil run through with no problems, just a few extra filter changes 👏

Yes we were on vacation pulling the camper and I accidentally pumped three gallons of gas into my 06 Duramax LBZ because BP had a green handle on the gas nozzle. I called my diesel mech friend and he said fill it up the rest of the way with diesel and add a quart of trans fluid in it and run with it. No issues at all.

Nice video man

When i first met my wife we stopped at a gas station on way home and i went in to pay and let her pump the gas, when I was walking back out I noticed she was pumping it weird so i yelled at her and asked what she was doing, she yelled back " i have to pump it very slowly, the nozzle here at this station is too big for your gas hole" I was like fml she had pumped a gallon of diesel into my car and we was the middle of nowhere, so i filled the tank up with high octane and filled it completely, car died on me like 2-3 times but it made it home

In the International Tractor on the ranch I would 👍🤠🏁

In my 2003 6.6 lb7 I’ve put 5 gallons of used motor oil in with 15 gallons of diesel i mixed it up well and it ran like normal just smoked a little more

Absolutely love your content. Another good channel on this very subject is CUTTERUP ROB. He has a lengthy series on black diesel. Again Absolutely love your channel.

I have an 85 M1028 CUCV with the 6.2l an an 02 F350 with the 7.3l and I'm never getting rid of them. Also starting my biodiesel plant soon.

Steve Miller was using old oil on his previous truck. It was a Cummins 12 valve, he had no issues with it running on it. Your Dodge will run on it as long as you filter the used oil before putting it in your tank. Also the 7.3 Power Stroke will run on used oil I've heard.

I suppose you can do that in an emergency but only if you plan to Scuttle the engine. I would imagine all those metal filings in there would clog up and ruin a injector pump pretty quickly.

My 06 6.0 takes 15qts of oil to change. Let used oil sit for a week and all junk in it will settle to the bottom of container. I mix about 3gals of oil with 5gals of diesel and pout into 30gal auxiliary tank. I keep adding diesel to auxiliary tank and pump into truck tank as needed.

Winter blend diesel is usually kerosene mixed in. It lowers gelling point because kerosene doesn't contain paraffin.

I've been running it in my 01 f450 7.3 service truck. Filter it cut it 50/50 with diesel works just fine. I have 8 reman injectors waiting on the shelf. Seems to run alot smoother and gets a bit better economy zf6 and 488 gears every little bit helps..

Always install additional filters to diesels just in case you get a bad fill from a garage. Converting vege oil to diesel requires caustic soda and ethanol, mix well, and let it settle. The fastest way to clean dirty vegetable oil is to add corn starch, heat it, mix well, and let it settle.

Yes u can I do it all the time in my 7.3idi

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Diesels after 94 should never go alternate fuels unless the fuel has been refined from the waste oil or made Bio-Diesel. Can a truck after 94-03 run alternate fuels such as engine oil, Kerocene or other oils… yes but an electronically injected diesel won’t take too kindly to it. If prolonged use of engine oil is used in any Diesel one can have excess IP wear, piston rings can get sticky, more carbon in the combustion chamber, & clogging fuel filters faster. If you’re trying to save money on running oil cuz ur broke & out of money DO NOT attempt, the oil must be filtered to a minimum of 2 microns before going into the truck. There are micro particles in the waste oil you can’t see with the naked eye that are harmful. I don’t care if your 5.9 had been doing it for years. If you go hard core 75% engine oil to gas it’ll do it, but it’s not worth it until diesel gets to $10 a gallon.

One thing is that you need to keep your cetane over 30 for a good burn. The main disadvantage of using other fuels is that they typically don't burn well.

I have a 06 lbz stock truck sorry this is off subject but needing some advice have you ever had one to make aloud bypass sound and the transmission stop changing gears until it's shut off a started again and I've also had some grinding noise around the drivers side floor board when I try to get done on it and it doesn't seem to be slipping again it's not all the time just new to the diesel world and would love to fix the problem before it gets worse or tears up I love this truck

If you mix little bits portions with your fuel yes you can but it fouls the injectors then you need to run injector cleaner

You can also use Number 2 (No.2) fuel oil. (Home Heating Oil) or Kerosene.

2002 ..7.3 now has 324000 miles running on 30percent used oil and 70percent diesel mixed and filtered to 9 microns ... Over 150000 miles since started using this fuel ..also I might add 24 plus mpg. Might also mention I live in cold climate...

I really want a person to make a video testing random flammable fluids with a diesel. I'm sure some of them work concerningly well.

with the gas /diesel mix can be a problem if they dont stay mixed, the detenotion on pure gas is hard on head gaskets and head studs . I have heard of cold starts where they spray in gas on start up but that was -40 and lower. easier and safer is wd40 on cold starts

"Hey man man I think your head gasket is blown, you have exhaust haze, your burning oil!" Yeah kinda!

New trucks with High pressure Fuel systems, No. On the old IDIs GM, dodge etc Sure no problems. An engine rebuild and/or replacement right now alone is probably worth more than the entire truck. P.s 8:00 that be the Getting to be Scarce and Ultra Desirable 1982 only coarse thread red block 6.2. I got a few of those and they're at this point of becoming $1500 - 3000 engs.