I wonder if anybody has knowledge on using LPG on a 850 wagon. Is it possible?

 

I'm sure it is possible to do and you'll probaply haveto go to a LPG specialist for a proper conversion.

If your 850 is turbo I would suggest you make sure the LPG person is fully aware of that and the fuel demands of turbocharged cars
-Mike

 

Thanks MikeySq. You see I live in Peru where gas is ridiculously expensive ($5 a gln) and you really feel it in your pocket. However am in love with Volvos and am tryin to make it easier on my pocket. I have been warned abt computer sensors and I wouldnt like to ruin something which would end up being much more expensive. Here nobody can be called an specialist although they all brag.

 

If I were you I would research this for sure and maybe on UK based sites, it's a popular conversion over there, I believe they get a tax break to run LPG.

I don't know about this being bad on computer sensors but I'm not that experienced but propane is much cleaner burning than gasoline so O2 sensors and the sort ya think would be better off.

Use the web and do a bunch of research with it. make sure you research turbo aplications because of boost and fuel curve relations

-Mike

 

Be very careful if you do decide to switch to LPG. The conversion must be done by someone who is fully qualified in fitting automotive LPG systems.

My son bought a vehicle which had been converted to LPG. He had major problems with the gas igniting in the exhaust when he took his foot off the accelerator. On one occasion the explosion was so bad it blew the exhaust pipe off the manifold.

The conversion had been done by a so-called 'expert', who tried several times to correct the problem and failed. We took it to another fitting station and they immediately condemned the whole thing saying it was potentially lethal. Fortunately, they were able to sort out the problems and my son now drives a relatively cheap to run vehicle. The original conversion company has had its license to do conversions revoked.

The company which sorted out the problems told us that just about any petrol or diesel powered vehicle can be converted to run on LPG.

To start off your research their address is http://www.autogas2000.co.uk/

I cannot stress enough that you must have the work done properly.

 

Really appreciate your coments. I'll be extra careful with anything I do . I might even have the conversion kit shipped to me from UK to begin with.

 

Hi Bill,

I agree with you whole heartedly on this issue.

I have harboured the thought from time to time about converting my 850 T5 wagon but, apart from the the uncertainty how some sensors would react re: their input to their relevant control modules I am influenced by a very nasty experience with a Cressida I had modified to run on LPG (by what I thought was a reputable firm) a few years back.

I drove around in it for a while, and everything seemed O.K.

One day while in Melbourne visiting our daughter, by sheer coincidence, my son-in-law who is in the motor repair industry, happened to look under the bonnet.

To cut a long story short, he informed me the installation was quite dangerous and would result in amongst other things, at least the sump being blown off if the car inadvertently backfired.

Up till that time I had just been extremely lucky, driving around completely ignorant of any potential hazard.

My son-in-law arranged to have the car immediately transported to an LPG work associate who ascertained the car was virtually a mobile, gas time-bomb.

Extensive alterations had to be done to bring the vehicle up to compliance and the garage, who installed the LPG in the first place, lost their licence as authorised LPG installers as a direct result.