Of current times, vehicle owners are trying to save money and look after the environment at the same time. As a part-time grey-haired nomad, Martin Corbett, Managing Director of Brisbane Car Brokers, thought he’d put pen to paper to let everybody know about a system he has personally investigated and recommended to his clients on several occasions.

• Diesel/LPG Conversion.

Injecting LPG into a diesel engine has been a practised idea since Adam was a boy. The main problem was that this delivery system was as old as the hills. But, as history has shown us progressively, technology has advanced significantly.

There are at least two systems Martin knows of that work fantastically. The first one incorporates a venturi, which is plumbed into the air intake line just before the turbo. The LPG is fed via a gas converter and througha computer-controlled stepper motor.

The second is a more up-to-date system that utilises sequential vapour injection, again computer-controlled. Both of the mentioned systems work on approximately 1/3 LPG mixed with 2/3 diesel.

By utilising these systems, the subsequent advantage for the environment is as follows; LPG injected into a diesel engine means that 95-98% diesel is burned and converted to energy, as compared to only a 70-80% conversion on a standard diesel engine. This near-total burn increases the power of the engine and improves the fuel consumption by at least 1/3. It also keeps the oil cleaner and omits less soot over time.

If you would like more information, check out www.dieselgasaustralia.com.au . This handy website explains the above-mentioned technologies, giving details and examples. Alternatively, Brisbane Car Brokers have previously used and highly recommend that you contact 1st Stop Mechanical & LPG in Darra, for all of your LPG enquiries and diversions.