LPG conversion

[Russell Wheeler]

Just filled the car with Super unleaded (1.65 a litre) - as E10 seems to give poor economy. Can't continue with fuel prices so high, and I have an LPG kit removed from my previous Volvo, that I took out 12 months ago. Anyone with any experience fitting them -  Is there a service mode to make the ICE run all the time ?

[Herbie]

22 minutes ago, Russell Wheeler said:

Just filled the car with Super unleaded (1.65 a litre) - as E10 seems to give poor economy. Can't continue with fuel prices so high, and I have an LPG kit removed from my previous Volvo, that I took out 12 months ago. Anyone with any experience fitting them -  Is there a service mode to make the ICE run all the time ?

You won't get the ICE to run all the time but probably still worth doing the conversion given the price of petrol.

[Spock66]

Surely you would want to remain as a Hybrid as that would improve running costs even more.

[Russell Wheeler]

3 hours ago, Spock66 said:

Surely you would want to remain as a Hybrid as that would improve running costs even more.

It will, the LPG only comes on when the petrol injectors are fired. I just wanted the engine to run when I wanted, to setup the LPG. I think if I deplete the Battery and then set the internal temperature to very hot, it will just about give time to calibrate the lpg. Looks like you can on a prius http://carspecmn.com/putting-your-toyota-prius-into-maintenance-mode-getting-the-engine-to-stay-running/

 

[welland]

Is anybody already running their rh400h on lpg?

[Herbie]

24 minutes ago, welland said:

Is anybody already running their rh400h on lpg?

I don't know if anyone on here has done it but there are a few up and down the country.

[welland]

I looked into an lpg conversion on a previous car well over 10 years ago.  I was very happy with the idea in principle (still am), but the economics don't work out for me in the long run.  I've just checked availability of lpg fuel near me on https://www.autogas.app/ and the nearest place to buy it is 15 miles away.  Over 10 years ago, there were several places nearer to me than that.

So on convenience, it is also not practical in my area, and with the closure of some lpg outlets, I wonder if this is indicative of a declining market?

[Spock66]

I seem to remember there were government grants for LPG conversion around 20-years ago, but LPG seems to have been killed with the push for diesel and now the push to electric.