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  • M5 shut after LPG Land Rover fire 30 Dec 2008 (Forum)
    for safety reasons because the vehicle was dual-fuelled, carrying petrol or diesel and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) fuel." I have not seen any other reports of other road closures for this reason. Will this lead to LPG conversions having warning stickers re LPG?
  • Astra LPG conversion 1 Aug 2006 (Forum)
    Hello Havs anyone had there Astra (or any other car) converted to LPG. If so, would should I look out for? I have a quote of about £1900 to do the work. This is reasonable? Thank in advance
  • LPG Problem - Rover 820 6 Jun 2003 (Forum)
    The LPG system on a friend's car decided to pack up at the weekend. The car is an "S" reg Rover 820 Auto, with (but don't quote me on this) a LaVorta? LPG conversion. The car was driven all the way from Oxfordshire to Dover and onto the Ferry to France with no problems whatsoever. However, upon
  • Is an LPG conversion worth it? 14 Feb 2013 (Ask HJ)
    What are the general pros and cons of factory fitted LPG systems. For instance, do you get good mpg; does the engine wear faster, is the service schedule...
  • Any - LPG or Diesel 30 Jan 2013 (Forum)
    (in theory) being approx 1K cheaper than the equivalent diesel, and get it converted to LPG. So my question is are those cars I mentioned actually suitable for LPG systems, as I heard not all
  • Vauxhall Astra est 1.6 2003 - ruff running when on lpg 24 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    this car runs brillent on petrol, when you switch to lpg,seems as it runs on 3 cylinders any help please
  • Hond Civic 2008 ivtec 17" alloys - Lpg conversion 3 Feb 2013 (Forum)
    Please could you advise on converting my Hond Civic 2008 ivtec 17" alloys from petrol to LPG. Thank you. Machno13
  • Discovery on LPG 30 Aug 2005 (Forum)
    I'm toying with the idea of buying a 5 yr old 70k Disco, 4.0l with LPG conversion. Anyone got any sound pointers/advice on such a vehicle? Any comments on general reliability and running costs would be gratefully appreciated. Cheers Mike
  • Jaguar to LPG? 3 Jun 2001 (Forum)
    I want to buy a Jaguar XJS and will only do this if |I can convert to LPG. the XJS has limited boot space but is there enough room for a tank? If I do this how much will it cost and is there any grant that will help towrds the cost of this? Gary
  • Vauxhall Astravan, LPG - MPG 1 Oct 2012 (Forum)
    I have an Astravan,Dualfuel powered (factory fitted) that I purchased new in 2000.  I have covered over 207,000 miles, mostly using LPG that I find quite a lot cheaper than using petrol.  I get about 32MPG (always have) using LPG but I read on here and other forums that people seem
  • LPG Golf GTI. How Far Can It Go? 22 Apr 2003 (Forum)
    Hi, thinking about getting a GOLF GTI 2.0 or 1.8 (125 bhp NO TURBO) I would intend to get it converted to LPG but have read that LPG cars can burn the valves on some cars unless hardened ones are fitted. Is the GOLF MK IV ok for conversion? I have not seen very many around. Does anyone have any
  • LPG Conversions 24 Apr 2002 (Forum)
    Andy following your post I have made some enquiries about LPG conversion for your Explorer. There is a company in GarstoN L\'pool who have been doing LPG conv for over 25 yrs called AutobuilderLPG. They are currently doing a lot of V8 work and seem to know what they are about, I have met
  • Converting a 4.7litre v8 Jeep to run on LPG? 24 Jul 2001 (Forum)
    Anyone know of a company that can do this without problems. Feedback I get fromAutogas is there is a problem with backfire on inj & engine warning lights come on on the lpg tested v8 jeep
  • Is LPG a reasonable alternative to diesel? 13 Jul 2013 (Ask HJ)
    Your colleague James Foxall's final quip the other week referred to several friends who were very pleased (financially) that they ran on LPG. I met a man...
  • Any - Is LPG still available in the UK. 22 Feb 2023 (Forum)
    There is a Dacia Sandero dual fuel model for sale locally. Is LPG Autogas still available in this country and is there a website listing forecourts that sell it? What is the current price per litre? A lot of info on the Internet is out of date.
  • Vauxhall Astra G Petrol (1998 - 2004) - 03 1.6 LPG problem. 28 Mar 2009 (Forum)
    car running ok on fuel when switch to lpg idles over at 450 rpm and unable to increase rpm any ideas?
  • Fitting LPG to Legacy/forester 29 May 2006 (Forum)
    Further to my previous post asking about mpg on legacy/foresters, mpg seems pretty poor.. has anyone any experience of fitting LPG to one of these vehicles ? Did a little research on the net and one or two people mention valve seat recession problems. Someone else saying there is some gadget
  • Zero HC and CO from LPG!!! 6 Jul 2001 (Forum)
    I just thought many of you avid HJ guys would like to know that after many sleepless nights by Guy and David Lacey, ably assisted by Dave Mahoney, the prize-winning* Golf GTI of mine has achieved near zero CO and HC readings running on LPG - at £14.00 Sterling for over 11 gallons!!!!!! Roll
  • Vauxhall Vectra C - FAULTY LPG 25 Jul 2010 (Forum)
    Hi all, a friend has a 2004 Vectra with factory fitted dual fuel. Does anyone know of a garage with the software to trace lpg faults?  local dealers don't want to know! We are in the south west. thanks.
  • Subaru Legacy and Outback Petrol (2004 - 2009) - LPG on Legacy 9 Jun 2009 (Forum)
    Hi, has anyone had a Legacy converted to run on LPG? Am interested in getting this done, so would like to hear anyones experirences, especially if its with the 3.0
 

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