Originally Posted By: landtoy80
I was basing the use of veggie oil of some studies over the years using veggie (canola oil).
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Colorado Springs, Colo., Firm's Vegetable-Based Engine Oil Wins Award.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
February 12, 2004 | Copyright
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By Paul Beebe, The Gazette, Colorado Springs, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Feb. 12--A vegetable-based engine oil invented by a Colorado Springs firm has been named one of the best technologies for 2004 by a venture capital association and a group funded by Congress to commercialize federal research.
Agro Management Group has figured out how to change oil squeezed from canola seed into an engine lubricant that puts out cleaner tailpipe emissions, cuts engine wear and isn't toxic like petroleum oil.
"We discovered that we were reducing hydrocarbons by 28 percent to 30 percent and carbon monoxide by 30 percent to 45 percent," Jim Lambert, Agro's chief executive officer, said Wednesday. …
The problems with veggie oil were hot and cold temps over time and getting past the oil companies.
Now looking at it, I see no word of reducing NOx, just other emissions. Its been 3 years and a ton of more miles on the motor so I hope I just have a problem with NOx and not the other emissions.
I will just try with regular oil and if I have to I will try
http://www.fhsoils.com/motor_faq.html and see if that helps.
Unless the engine in question is consuming mass quantities of sump oil, there is very little effect on tailpipe emissions. The quote you posted doesn't make any sense.
It is similar to claims of "40% less friction, 20% better fuel mileage!" There isn't near the pollutants available from the engine oil to reduce, in the first place.