Hello, As fuel prices this morning reached almost 2$ per liter I'm considering to convert my Prii to autogas. As it is not typical vehicle I have done some investigation, not every company is ready to do such conversion. Anyway I'm not sure about valve lubrication. In many places I have been told that any Japanese car when converted to LPG needs extra valve lubrication. On other hand I have heard from some technicians that it is "bull poo" it's mainly because they are interested in selling as much stuff as they can. Maybe there are someone who can explain a bit more about stuff. My concerns are about: -) is extra lubrication needed or not? -) if yes dose it "eat" oil? if yes: a) how much and what is cost expectation for it? b) how about catalyst, as I know it is not acceptable at all to have oil on it. c) burning oil is not environment friendly -) how dose conversion impact life expectancy of engine? If someone has already converted maybe it is possible to get some data about economy and costs. Maybe there is something else to consider? Thanks and Cheers!
There are some posts on here about Europeans who have converted their Prius to LPG. They might be the best people to ask. I don't think the Americans bother with lpg as their fuel is so cheap already. Here's the post; http://priuschat.com/forums/gen-ii-...oyota-prius-2nd-gen-converted-lpg-hybrid.html Keep us all updated as to how you get on.
Thank you for pointing to that thread, somehow didn't found it before, strange. But anyway my question is not only about LPG so perhaps I can be justified :doh:
I'll try and answer these. Extra cylinder lubrication? Not heard of that this side of 1986. If you add that stuff to the petrol you'll ruin the catalyst and cause the car to play up. I think cars run a little hot when using lpg but some of my taxi colleagues have used it for years in many different cars with few issues. Most taxis in Australia run on lpg with no problems either. Lpg is much easier to run than a modern diesel which has problems with the particle filters.
