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There is not a whole lot of difference if you are using the oil in an older diesel engine. The diesel oil of today has special additives to combat the soot buildup in the oil from the EGR. The diesel oil will get dirty a lot sooner on the late model engines. A 15w40 for a gas engine can be used in a diesel.
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Can you use diesel oil in gasoline engine?
NO, do not use diesel oil and a gasoline engine.
Is it possible to run diesel engine by gasoline oil. if possible then afterward what will happen?
No, putting gasoline in a diesel will destroy the diesel engine.
Is Diesel engine oil bad for a petrol car?
Yes, never put oil formulated for a diesel in a gasoline engine.
Can you mix diesel oil with non diesel oil?
I am not sure what you are asking but putting oil for diesel engines in a gasoline engine with some oil in it would not be good, or vise versa
What do you think may happen to my diesel engine after i accidentally changed its oil with a gasoline engine oil?
More than likely no damage was done. Drain out all the oil and fill it with the correct weight diesel oil.
Can you use in the car engine gasoline engine the sunflower oil as fuel?
No. Now in a diesel engine that's different. A diesel engine can be coaxed to run on many diffeent types of oil included the old oil from your takeaway food place.
Can you put diesel oil in a petrol car?
NO!!! It's not the same kind of engine. A diesel engine has glow plugs, a gasoline engine has spark plugs. A diesel engine ignite the fuel by compression, the gasoline engine ignite it with spark plugs.Some people add a SMALL amount of gasoline to their diesel fuel in the winter when the temperature falls below -20 deg celsius (5 deg below zero F), to prevent the diesel from turning waxy.
Before starting any diesel or gasoline marine engine what must be checked first?
the oil
Will diesel oil damage oil rings and seals on a petrol motor?
You mean "motor oil for diesel engines," rather than "diesel oil the fuel." And the answer is simple: No. It will not. All the popular and not-so-popular brands of diesel engine oil sold in the US carry two ratings: a "diesel engine rating" and a "gasoline engine rating." They do this because most trucking companies also own some gasoline engine vehicles, like pickup trucks for driving to the truck dealership on parts runs, and an oil rated for both gas and diesel engines allows them to put the same oil in all their vehicles.
What type of oil do i use for a 1977 vw bus?
The type of oil used for a 1977 VW bus is going to depend on whether this engine takes gasoline or diesel. The gasoline engine can use a 10-30, 10-40, or 5-30 weight oil depending on temperature. The warmer the temperature the higher the weight. The diesel engine has the oil already in the fuel.
Can you use gasoline engine oil in a diesel engine?
No, absolutely not. Diesel engines run at a much higher compression than gasoline engines. A typical gasoline engine has a compression ration of 10:1 while the typical diesel compression ratio is 20:1 or higher. The diesel burns fuel through compression and the gasoline burns by ignition. You must use an oil with an API rating of C (Compression) in a diesel. Gasoline engines use API rating S (Spark). Use exactly the proper weight and API rating as listed in your owner's manual. Use a gasoline motor oil and you will destroy that diesel engine. -IMPROVED - I totally agree with Almostevil. I own a diesel and this is what I use. So, I didn't "improve" his answer but do back it up!
What happens if you mix diesel oil and motor oil?
not much. it would change the viscosity of the oil. the diesel oil is much thicker than regular engine oil.
