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Can you use diesel instead of petrol?

Updated: 11/18/2022
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yes, but first you would have to get a set of glow plugs, raise the compression to about 30-1, remove your catalytic converter, remove your spark plugs, change your fuel injectors to direct injection, and in most cases, reinforce the block. so yes, but no

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Can you use diesel engine instead of petrol engine with using injector instead of spark plug?

No!


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 is diesel is not used in petrol engines?

Because diesel is ignited of heat and high high compresion not a spark on lower compresion petrol engine. If you use diesel in a petrol you will end up with your engine knocking and pre-detonation followed by your engine blowing up pretty bad.


Why petrol csnnot be used in diese engine?

The diesel engine is designed to use diesel, which reaches combustion at high (relatively to petrol) pressure and temperature. If petrol is injected into a diesel engine, then combustion will take place in a, very different than it was designed, way, which will eventually destroy the engine. But there are engines that have been designed to burn diesel or petrol. They call them bifuel engines. Old farmer tractors used to have this kind of engines.


Is it possible to use petrol and diesel as fuel in same 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.

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Can you use diesel engine instead of petrol engine with using injector instead of spark plug?

No!


Why cant you use water instead of petrol and diesel?

Water doesn't combust.


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 happens if you accidentally put in petrol instead of diesel?

If you put petrol in a diesel vehicle do not start the engine. Petrol will do serious damage to a diesel engine. You must drain all the petrol out and flush the fuel lines.


What can be used instead of petrol or diesel?

silly perter


What can you use instead of petrol in your cars in the future?

diesel Ethanol Natural Gas Propane Battery power


Can a petrol engine use diesel?

NO! It will not run on diesel.


Can you use diesel in petrol engine?

NO! It will not run on diesel.


How do you remove petrol from a diesel tank?

its simple just vaccum all diesel and then use petrol


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 you use petrol or diesel instead of oils in your kitchen?

You could use them in your cooker (to heat it) but you must not EAT petrochemical oils, they are poisonous.