Never believe a salesman.Call the RCRA Hotline for more information. Better safe than sorry.
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/usedoil/usedoil.htm Burners of used oil that meets a certain set of quality standards called the used oil specifications are not regulated under the used oil management standards, as long as the used oil is burned in appropriate boilers, furnaces, or incinerators. Call the RCRA Hotline for more information. Know and understand your state regulations governing the management of used oil they might be stricter than EPA's. Contact your state or local environmental agency to determine your best course of action. --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "j_schearer2000" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kirk, I have read just the opposite about burning used oil. I have > spoken to reps that sell waste oil furnaces, and they have told me > that the EPA actually recommends burning the used oil on site if > someone has a business that generates substantial amounts. The > mechanic that changes the oil in my vehicle gives all his used oil to > another local heavy equipment garage and they burn used oil all > winter for a huge savings in fuel costs. Even if metal gets suspended > in the oil, the current used oil furnaces are designed to burn this. > Jonathan. > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, "kirkmcloren" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I have heard that metal gets suspended in the oil. That is why EPA > > doesn't want salvaged lubricating oil burned in engines or stoves. > An > > electrostatic filter might remove it, be worth trying. Used > > lubricating oil looks like it has quite a potential for pollution. > > > > Kirk > > > > > > > > > > --- In biofuel@yahoogroups.com, Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >James Slayden wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hrmm, I don't seem to get around to it until ~8,000 miles or > > so. Seems > > > > > fine so far and I have 90K on my engine. > > > > > > > > > > James Slayden > > > > > > > > >I have changed the oil in my 1991 chevrolet corsica every three > > thousand > > > >miles since new. Currently the car has > > > >306,000 miles and still runs like new. > > > >Dave > > > > > > Thanks for all the replies, folks, but has anyone read the thing? > > > > > > > >To download the latest version, please go to > > > > > > > > > >http://TheMotorOilSite.com and register for an account. > > > > > > I don't think there's any particular hassle or peril in > > registering. > > > (Just kill the cookies afterwards, as ever.) > > > > > > I guess regular 3,000-mile oil changes surely won't do the motor > > any > > > harm. Kirk, your friend's 60,000 miles (without checks?) probably > > got > > > her the predictable results. I think you have a good point about > > the > > > additives expiring. Which additives, I wonder? > > > > > > Robert, thanks for the info about the RR Merlins (5,000 hp!!!) > and > > > the 12-cyl Jags. You also say the computers and stronger sparks > > (for > > > spark-ignition) are kinder to the engines, but newer engines run > > > hotter than the old-fangled ones of 25 years ago or so did. "As > > > demands of fuel economy and federal emission standards began to > > > affect auto manufacturers, they had to make smaller, harder- > working > > > engines that operated at higher temperatures than the older > > engines, > > > especially with the introduction of catalytic-converter systems > in > > > the mid-1970s. Subsequently, motor oil sometimes flashed in the > > > crankcases of vehicles, and in the early 1980s, an anti- flashing > > > agent was added to motor oils for safety reasons. This raised the > > > oil's combustion temperature significantly." (Not from the Motor > > Oil > > > Bible.) Is that right? If so I don't know how relevant the > example > > of > > > the 12-cyl Jags might be. > > > > > > Seems to me it'd be worthwhile trying to get a handle on this. > The > > > Motor Oil Bible author sees a large-scale and widespread waste of > > > fossil fuel in the 3,000-mile requirement. If that's the case, it > > > perhaps behooves us to take it onboard and act accordingly. Cheap > > and > > > available oil analysis would make life easier, but changing the > oil > > > according to the analysis would perhaps save a lot of oil (as per > > > James's 8,000 miles), even if oil changes are cheaper. Quite a > lot > > of > > > people are prepared to pay more for biodiesel for similar reasons. > > > > > > Sean Ihndris posted this at the vegoil-diesel list the other day: > > > > > > >My interest in vegi-fuel led me to serch for vegi motor oil, > this > > is > > > >what I found: > > > > > > > > www.sterlinggrade.com > > > > > > > > www.renewablelube.com > > > > > > > >Seancrete. > > > > > > Any reports on these oils? > > > > > > If it were feasible to change oil every 25,000 miles or whatever > > and > > > use this stuff, that would be progress, IMHO. > > > > > > Best > > > > > > Keith ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. 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