Jaguar XF (2008 - ) - 'Heavy' oil'?

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Wed 20 May 2009 10:14
'Heavy' oil'? - RickyBoy
Morning all...

Was on the DVLA/Vehicle enquiry pages earlier making a basic check on a Jag XF that is being offered for sale privately.

Fuel type was listed as 'heavy oil'! That's just fancy dan speak these days for diesel right?

Best...

RB
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Wed 20 May 2009 10:23
'Heavy' oil'? - doctorchris
Ricky, you're right on the button there.
Don't know what a car running on light oil might use, though.

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Edited by Dynamic Dave on 20/05/2009 at 15:27

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Wed 20 May 2009 10:32
'Heavy' oil'? - ifithelps
The term 'heavy oil' was used for fuel on the registration document for my old diesel Focus.

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Wed 20 May 2009 10:34
'Heavy' oil'? - daveyjp
It's been heavy oil for as a long as I can remember - nothing to do with DVLA fancy dan speak, more to do with classification of vehicles.

Some diesels can also run on recyled veggie oil - so to put "diesel" would be incorrect.
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Wed 20 May 2009 10:39
'Heavy' oil'? - RickyBoy
Cheers all. Having never ever owned a diesel the 'term' was unfamiliar to me.

Every day's a school-day...
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