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All normally aspirated petrol engines can be converted inc some
turbo or supercharged engines.
Our Approved OMVL installers around the UK will fit the best FES
autogas LPG kits with corresponding technologies for
different types of engine and vehicles, needless to say an old carburetor
mini would have a different system to that fitted on a new BMW, but
both would run just as well as each other.
They would next look at the best size of tank for you and location of filler
point. Because FES autogas installers work with classic and expensive vehicles on a
daily basis we understand that the filler needed to be sited in
a sensible position. They will try not to locate them to low down under
bumpers as this is very unpractical when going to fill up and your
wearing your best clothes! We've found on some vehicles the filler
can be mounted in the same place as you fillip with Petrol under
the flap. They can advise on size of tanks to fit most applications
but again They involve the owner in this part.
If your using the vehicle for specific things then there is no point
us suggesting a small tank if you do long journeys, or a big tank
if you only pop around town or carry loads. We supply a huge range
of tanks and offering next day delivery, I'm sure we can fine one to your liking.
When fitting the LPG system we find that we can, whenever possible,
run the pipes and cables where existing routes are. The only place
you'll see some noticeable changes are in the engine bay where the
gas line will go into its second safety shut off solenoid (first
one in tank) before reaching the vaporiser, which on some occasions
comes with a third shut of solenoid. These gas solenoids are fitted
so that the gas will be stopped if the engine stalls and has the
ignition turned off -making leaking gas a non occurrence.
When the engine is running and at the vapourisers the liquid becomes
a gas before traveling to the induction mixers or injectors - as
on earlier carburetor engines. For later generation vehicles, with
advanced injector systems we can supply a feed back systems and
the latest OMVL Piro or Dream 21 Gas injection system, that
uses the cars existing computerised ECU (engine control unit) which
interfaces with your car's existing sensors.
For instance, the TPS (throttle position sender) and the lambda
sensor (which normally adjust the petrol mixture) so that the engine
will run at optimum performance and efficiency.
We
don't supply DIY kits as FES autogas and OMVL only supply to the
trade but we can offer discounted training courses to DIY installers
to help them step on to becoming a fully authorised FES & OMVL
installer
Inside the vehicles interior is where you find the other noticeable
change, the gas/petrol changeover switch. This as it says is used
to choose which fuel you want to run on. They need to be sited so
that the driver can clear see them to switch between fuels but also
to see the LEDs which give tank amounts so you know when your running
low.
On carburetor cars you have a manual change over switch but on injection
cars you have a switch which allows the car to start on petrol but
after passing pre set revs changes the fuel to gas.
The tank gauge has 5 LEDs, 4 green and one red. Each of the 4 green
lights representing 25% capacity with the fifth red light warning
that gas is about to run out so tank needs refilling or you will
have to switch back to petrol.
Once fitted the LPG system will make no major difference to any
servicing requirements to your vehicle. Infact we can easily say
that the service intervals could be stretched. With running mainly
on gas the spark plugs and oil would last much longer in optimum
condition, although we do not recommend increasing service intervals
as many other important components such as brakes and air filter
would need servicing at normal factory set schedules.
More
questions? Simply contact us.
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