If you are the owner of a car and drive it around the city every day, you are probably tired of spending a huge amount of money in order to feed your iron friend. But what then? Everything is very simple - to install gas-balloon equipment, such as methane, in the car. Feedback from motorists about this alternative type of fuel will help us find out all the pros and cons of such a HBO.
What changes in the design of the machine after the installation of such equipment?
After installing the HBO, your car remains the same as it was before. The only innovations you will notice in the design of the fuel line, where specialists install a special solenoid valve to switch the gas supply to gas or vice versa. Also in your trunk (if it is a passenger car) a red metal balloon will appear. And if such a HBO is mounted on a GAZelle or ZIL, then the container will be located between the frame and the booth. This will slightly increase the load on the supporting structures, therefore it is not necessary to install 10-15 cylinders in trucks, as this is an extra 1000-1500 kilograms of weight.
As you know, an alternative type of fuel always has advantages over the classic one. So, let's look at the advantages of methane gas:
- Reviews say that when the engine runs on natural gas , the service life of the cylinder-piston group significantly increases (by about 30 percent).
- The oil change resource also increases, since this type of fuel does not form carbon deposits, like gasoline.
- Environmental friendliness is another indisputable plus that methane gas owns. Expert reviews say that when the ICE runs on this fuel, the octane number increases to 100, you will not have any problems with the traffic police about the environmental friendliness of your iron friend. emissions into the atmosphere are minimal.
- The price of fuel. Everything is clear here and it is probably not difficult to calculate how much you will spend on the purchase of 7-ruble methane and 30-ruble gasoline. Savings are evident.
- Power reserve. This characteristic means the operation of the car without refueling for a long time. And if the car already has 2 tanks, then without an extra stop to buy fuel, it can travel 2 times more. Those motorists who love to travel, have already appreciated this and have seen the usefulness of installing HBO "methane" on a car.
Reviews, of course, contain not only positive, but also negative points. Fortunately, there are very few of them, but nevertheless we note them:
- Significant loss of engine power. After the installation of HBO, the car spends 25-30 percent of its capacity, this is especially noticeable on freight lawns, ZILs and GAZelles.
- The huge weight of cylinders filled with methane gas. Driver reviews say that when each tank is installed, the car loses up to 110 kilograms of its load capacity, which is why you should not install them in large quantities.
- A small number of gas stations. Despite the low cost of methane, it is not possible to meet gas stations in Russia at every corner, as is the case with gasoline, so in order to refuel, you need to look for a gas station well.