Welcome to VEGGIEGARAGE.COM. This is the website for Alternative Auto Care in Mesa, Az. The shop opened in March of 2007. Our specialty and passion is converting Diesel cars and truck to run off of recycled veggie oil, WVO, most commonly used in restaurant deep fryers.

Alternative Auto Care is a small shop where all clients receive some of the most personalized Veggie Installs available. It is Managed by Dave Roberson, an auto tech with over 30 years of Dealership and Independent shop experience.

Just about any Diesel engine can run off of used veggie oil! First you must filter the oil and also make sure it is water free. You will need a 2 tank system. Your stock Diesel tank remains untouched and is still used for Diesel fuel or Bio Diesel. You need to install a second fuel tank for the veggie oil that has a heater in the tank or heated fuel pick up in the tank. You also need a heated veggie fuel filter, switching valves for switching the fuel supply and return to tank back and forth from Diesel to Veggie and back and should have a final heat exchanger for the veggie oil before it enters the injection pump. Some cars and trucks will also need a separate fuel pump for the veggie oil. The fuel heaters are usually heated with engine coolant plumbed into the car or trucks heater hose circuit. The veggie oil needs to be heated up to flow and well as diesel fuel. It also needs to be heated to burn as well as diesel. If you do NOT heat your veggie oil first and only use it when the engine is warmed up your engine WILL NOT last as long. With clean hot veggie it should last LONGER.

After your vehicle is converted to run on veggie oil you start it as you always have, on diesel fuel, or Bio Diesel. After a few miles, when the engine is at operating temp, you can press the switch to run on veggie oil and drive on as normal. The only difference is you will not be burning 4 dollar a gallon diesel fuel. 30 seconds or so before you shut off the engine you just switch back to Diesel. You do this to “purge” the injector pump and injectors and fuel lines of veggie oil and replace it with Diesel fuel before the engine cools. In a very simple form, that’s all there is to it!

There are many veggie conversion kits on the market at the present time. Call me for a recommendation before you buy.

Alternative Auto Care would love to install your kit from any of the major manufactures or we can design one just for your needs.

At Alternative Auto Care I can also update or repair your existing veggie system. How about new Bio Diesel rated fuel hoses or rewiring properly with relays and fuses? How would you like to have a veggie temperature and veggie fuel pressure gauges installed? You will never have to guess about when to switch over to veggie or when to change the veggie fuel filter. Your gauges will keep you informed.

Check out my install pages to see photos of my work. We have fittings, hoses, fuel pumps and more available at the shop just call and ask for Dave.

Call any time to arrange a one hour personal one on one consultation about converting your car or truck to run on Veggie Oil today!!

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