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Can you use diesel in petrol engine?

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NO! It will not run on diesel.

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Why not use petrol in diesel engine?

If you use Petrol or Gasoline in a Diesel engine you will destroy that engine. That is why you do not use it.


What happen when petrol fuel is use in diesel engine?

Petrol in a diesel engine will destroy the engine.


Is it possible to use diesel in petrol engine?

No. A petrol or gasoline engine will not run on diesel fuel.


Can a petrol engine use diesel?

NO! It will not run on diesel.


Why you cannot use diesel in petrol engine?

A gasoline engine will not run on diesel and a diesel engine will be destroyed if you run it on gasoline. Click the link.


What happens when you use petrol in diesel engine?

Your car breaks down and you cant move at all until you find a garage then it costs a fortune! Running petrol in a diesel engine will destroy that diesel engine.


Is petrol is used in diesel cars?

No, diesel engine require diesel fuel. Put petrol in a diesel engine and you will destroy it.


Can a petrol electric fuel be used for diesel?

I don't know what a 'petrol electric fuel' might be. You certainly can't use petrol in a diesel engine.


Can a petrol engine be converted to a diesel engine?

No, you cannot convert a petrol to burn diesel.


Is it possible to use petrol in diesel and diesel in petrol engine?

No pressure requirements for diesel much greater.There were some farm tractors built in the 1940's that started on gasoline (petrol), and switched to diesel when the engine was warmed up. So it is possible.


Can you make a diesel engine which works on the basic principle of petrol engine or you can say it uses diesel as a fuel but works on the principle of petrol engine?

No, a diesel is a compression firing engine and a petrol is a spark firing engine. Diesel fuel will not burn in a petrol engine with spark plugs.


Why cant you use petrol and diesel together?

A Petrol engine use petrol that it ignites to cause an explosion in the cylinders, where the diesel engine works by compressing the mix of diesel and air, expose this to heat to make it explode but over a longer time. So a diesel engine has no spark plugs. The diesel needs pressure and heat, while petrol is explosive, will explode. So the two cannot be used together.