LPG is produced during the normal petrol chemical distilling process of crude oil and the letters LPG stand for Liquefied Petroleum Gas, so in other words - petrol gas - which is 100% octane as in 100% octane 5* petrol 97/98 4* and 97 super unleaded. Any car can run on high octane fuel without modification, problems arise from cars designed to run on high octane being asked to use regular unleaded, which is 94%. LPG is stored in a liquid form because being 250x more dense than as a gas it requires less space within the car. Many manufacturers, including Renault, Citroen and Vauxhall offer LP gas cars direct from the dealership as part of the range. Other manufacturers such as Ford, Range Rover and Chrysler may not have an LPG vehicle as part of the range but will allow conversions to be carried out after manufacture as long as they are LPGA approved.
Interestingly two of the largest nations for LPG use in vehicles are Italy and Japan, who are not oil producers. What are the Benefits.
| Compared to petrol | Compared to diesel |
75 % less carbon monoxide |
60% less carbon monoxide |
40% less oxides of nitrogen |
90% less oxides of nitrogen |
87% less ozone forming potential |
70% less ozone forming potential |
85% less hydro carbons |
90% less particulates |
10% less carbon dioxide |
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Worldwide millions of people have been benefiting from converting their car to run on LPG and now many car companies including Mitsubishi, Volkswagen and Smart are offering duel fuel models, which has proved very popular with fleet buyers looking to save on running costs. We are currently converting cars direct from the factory for Ford for the BP fleet. In Europe, countries like Italy having nearly 1.5m but also countries like Japan, where 90% of taxis use LPG and Australia where on bigger vehicles it is extremely popular and even in America, where petrol is currently 25% of the cost in the UK, in certain clean states such as California. But the main private users of LPG are people who appreciate smoother, quieter running, longer engine life, cheaper car insurance and half price fuel as well as knowing that you are doing your bit for the environment. To join this growing number click here for a quotation.
Whatever you are spending on petrol will be halved on gas if you take into consideration longer engine life and longer engine peak performance. Also bear in mind for the larger/luxury car sector LP gas is very much a selling point, but should you feel that you are unable to justify a premium at resale the conversion can be fully removed and the car left in near original form and the kit can be re-used on another vehicle, we can reprogram. Also, you might qualify for cheaper car insurance and with car taxation soon to be based on emissions you might qualify for cheaper road tax and congestion charging.
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Within reason, all petrol engine vehicles can be converted with age and mileage not being as important as condition. We regularly convert high mileage modern and classic cars with anything up to 200,000 miles. If we are happy to do the job you will be happy with the results.
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LPG has an excellent safety record when carried out by companies using LPGA standards and is industry recognized as being safer than petrol. This is due to the construction of the LPG tank being more robust and on our system having 3 fuel safety shut off solenoids and safety vent system which can open and close at a split second but will not be open unless the engine is running.
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Worldwide the number of cars is expanding at an alarming rate. In the Philippines alone we have 24 million. With LP gas being up to 75% cleaner on petrol and up to 90% cleaner on diesel everyone will benefit from the number that convert.
Ekogas LPG Conversion Services has many years of experience behind it and absolute confidence in its product so offers a genuine 24 month no quibble guarantee on all parts and labour. In order that you get the maximum benefit from your LP gas conversion it is essential that your engine is in tip top condition prior to any work being carried out, with modern engines capable of extremely high mileages.
It is important is that consumables - normal service items - have been recently replaced. These include air filter, spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor arm coil and if in any doubt HT leads. If it is necessary prior to conversion we will advise you, if you want to leave the fitting of these components to us there will be no charge for labour. We are fully used to dealing with people who have traveled long distances to get to us and will be happy to discuss any requirements that will be of a help to you while your car is with us.
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Hopefully after assessing the evidence you will have decided that the only sensible thing to do is to get your car converted to LPG. That’s the easy bit. Finding a good quality gas conversion company unfortunately isn’t always that easy. Almost all major purchases that you would have made would have been done with familiar brand names, whether this is car manufacture, TV or home appliance, the products you look at are manufactured by companies with reputations built on years of supplying product or service. Unfortunately the LPG market is relatively new to the Philippines so even the best of companies are not yet household names and some companies rely more on sales technique than technical ability. Our reputation gave us customers from around the globe , but if all this still hasn’t convinced you please give us a call for a no obligation informal chat where we will be happy to discuss any of your requirements.