KME? Any good?

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BigM · #1 Post by **BigM** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 10:51 pm

Hiya.
Have just picked up a Grand Cherokee 4.7 (2000 yr) this weekend and want to get LPG on it A.S.A.P.
Have been ringing around and seem to get prices between £1500 and £2500.
One package is a small tank with the spare wheel hump pushed down a bit and the other is a larger tank and a false boot floor put on top.
I'm tempted by a sequential system made by KME (polish I think) as it seems to be good value for money.
Does anyone have any experience of how good this make is? And has anyone had any dealings with Gas Power Uk near Royston as they are the most local to me?
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers
Mark

assich · #2 Post by **assich** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:44 pm

I have an HL Propan kit which is almost identical to the KME one and uses same ecu, software etc. Kit has been very good and is well made. LPG kit MAGIC 2 6V complete Jet - http://www.hlpropan.cz/english/catalogue.htm versus
http://www.kme.com.pl/diego/EN_index.html. Mine had Magic Jets on it rather than Matrix. I understand the Magic Jets are the newer design and they also come as seperate jets. Only problem could be spares but given KME now have agents in the UK

p38arover · #3 Post by **p38arover** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 9:18 am

I have a KME sequential system on my P38A Rangie. It goes well and power is indistiguishable from petrol.

Fuel economy is a bit variable and I don't know if it is due to variability in fuel from different service stations.

billynoband · #4 Post by **billynoband** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 8:04 pm

Did you diy it?

p38arover · #5 Post by **p38arover** » Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:42 pm

billynoband wrote:Did you diy it?

No. It is illegal to DIY LPG in Australia. One has to be a trained automotive gas-fitter. This means doing a formal course in it. One also has to be a qualified mechanic.

These are laws set by the govt. not by the LPG association.

Installation must be done in accordance the relevant Australian/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ1425. See www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/downloads/vsi/vsi14.pdf

billynoband · #6 Post by **billynoband** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:12 pm

Crikey, are you allowed to do your own servicing.
Similar regs to visit the uk also perhaps. Mind you I am a qualified electrician but cannot do major work on my own house because I am not registered at present. Same for Corgi fitters too though, and nurses and doctors even consultants.
Could you imagine being a retired lpg fitter or mechanic and not allowed to fix your own car because you reached retirement age.

p38arover · #7 Post by **p38arover** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 3:31 pm

billynoband wrote:Crikey, are you allowed to do your own servicing.
Similar regs to visit the uk also perhaps. Mind you I am a qualified electrician but cannot do major work on my own house because I am not registered at present. Same for Corgi fitters too though, and nurses and doctors even consultants.
Could you imagine being a retired lpg fitter or mechanic and not allowed to fix your own car because you reached retirement age.

You can't service your own LPG system but you can service your car.

Re sparkies, you need to have, or work under, a contractor's licence to wire up a house.

Being retired wouldn't stop you working, you are still qualified.

I had to Google "Corgi fitter" - a corgi is a dog out here.

I suppose it's a bit like "Tannoy" - Public Address or PA here, "Hoover" - vacuum cleaner here, etc.