Well, it all depends. For the majority of car owners today, perhaps not, with every car having a different set of electronics controlling engine management, fuel injection etc. Each vehicle should be properly assessed and a system designed and fitted to suit. Even a ftill time installer will take years of experience to be able to deal with the range of vehicles out there. Technical developments in both vehicles and the lpg equipment itself ,as well as changes to current regulations must all be taken into account.

However we all know that the Land Rover and Classic RangeRover (and 'the early Discovery) are a rather special case. The whole vehicle was made in a way that makes addition and alteration relatively easy. Access to all parts is good, with a consistent design over many years.Owner re-builds and maintenance are the norm.

It is therefore possible to define just what is needed for the LR & RR and specify just where everything should go and which components to use. It has even been possible to have special components made to optimise the system offered for those vehicles to give class leading results. But why DIY? Would it be better if a trained installer put the system in? I do not think so.One of the huge advantages of fitting by the vehicle owner is that when finished they will know a lot about their system, including how to set it up and adjust it,safety procedures,and how it all works. The average skilled garage will not yet have this type of experience, so the owner benefits by being self-sufficient.

What about the pipe connections ? There are only four high pressure connections, and three of them are compression fittings which are easy to do and test, and one is like a brake pipe flared joint.There are screwed connections on the filler pipe and the rest are hose and jubilee clips. If you can do up a brake line, you can do these!

The Dutch firm IWEMA have huge experience of LPG and work to the highest E. U. safety standards.Components and tanks are E.marked and tested to European Regulation 67.All our tanks are supplied with valves fitted and tested.Some components are specially made for the Rover engines. We only sell complete kits to make sure that every safety item is included. Automatic solenoid controlled shut-off valves at the tank and under the bonnet ensure that the tank is sealed unless ignition is on. Even then it will shut off if the engine is not started within about 5 seconds if the engine stops it will automatically shut again. I'm afraid we have seen systems from so called professionals with manual valves on the tanks! Not so safe. Our fitting instructions run to 28 illustrated pages and include a copy of current regulations.All the technical decisions and component choices have been made by specialists not only in Ipg but in these particular vehicles. Both Iwema and I run Series LandRovers and RangeRovers on lpg.At the moment I stick to the carb. engines, because that is what I know best.

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