I AM considering fitting my Nissan Patrol 3.0-litre Turbo Diesel with a dual-fuel diesel/gas system, but I'm not sure if it's a safe option. What do you think?
IN THEORY they're a good idea, but the reality sometimes isn't that great. These systems substitute the cheaper LPG for some of the diesel, so they run on a mixture of diesel and LPG, and they develop more power as a result of that. The idea is that the driver is then able to use less throttle for the same performance and reduce the fuel consumption, but some owners tend to make full use of the extra performance and sometimes damage their engines. I wouldn't recommend it in this case, because the 3.0-litre Patrol has a propensity for holing pistons anyway, and adding the system might only make it worse.