Vegetable oil as a fuel, is it real? The answer to the question is ... Yes! In 1900, at the World's Fair, the Otto Company exhibited an engine they had built to run on pure peanut oil. Even Rudolf Diesel himself studied the use of vegetable oils as an alternative fuel in engines of his own design. But wait! Before you go to the local store and buy gallons by gallon and pour into the car, think twice, because it doesn't work quite easily. Vegetable oil is thicker than standard oil or gasoline, so it must be mixed or diluted with something that drains properly. The atomization process causes engine reliability, which causes combustion, and can lead to engine failure, which causes a number of things, such as eventually costing you hundreds of dollars to repair the engine or a new car due to engine damage. There are many companies on the market that have tried to solve the problem by blending it with diesel or kerosene. There are also companies that will be happy to sell yo