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Diesel - because the combustion is better, you get more energy per pint of fuel. But if you want more "Bang for the bucks", a petrol engine will give you a more rapid acceleration. The diesel engine has another property: it will operate well with a wider span of rpm: e.g. it can give you 75% efficiency at 2000rpm, and keep on going to almost 5000rpm. If you drive a car with a manual gear, you do not need to change gear so often. In a boat, you have to change propeller, which is cumbersome, but here the diesel has even a bigger benefit, since it will work good at slow speed - say 5 knots, and equally at 25 knots. Usage of turbocharged and advanced injection makes the modern diesel engines almost as fast as petrol, and what remains then is the sound. To get the same sound as a angry petrol engine. So, if you want to impress the girls, I would say that the petrol engine is better.
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Which is rated better diesel or petrol engine?
Each engine is rated better for different things. A petrol engine generally has a higher horsepower than a diesel engine, so acceleration and speed is often better on a petrol engine. Diesel engines tend to rate better with torque, so they are better at pulling heavy loads, which is why diesel engines are used in trucks and locomotives.
What happen when petrol fuel is use in diesel engine?
Petrol in a diesel engine will destroy the 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 engine be converted to a diesel engine?
No, you cannot convert a petrol to burn diesel.
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.
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.
Is it possible to use diesel in petrol engine?
No. A petrol or gasoline engine will not run on diesel fuel.
Why cant petrol be used in diesel engine?
Because one has a petrol engine and the other has a diesel engine. Petrol/gasoline does not ignite the same way as diesel. It also does not have the lubrication qualities that diesel has. Gas in a diesel engine will damage the fuel system if the diesel very quickly.
Who is better gasoline engine or diesel engine?
diesel. Diesel engines tend to have better efficiency especially at less than full load. Gasoline/Petrol and LPG engines tend to have better power weight ratios.
Why compression ratio of petrol enine is 8 where as diesel engine is 22?
because a diesel engine ignites its fuel with pressure, and not with a spark like a petrol engine. that is why a petrol engine does not need as high a compression ratio as a diesel engine
What happens when you put petrol in a Volvo diesel engine?
What happens is you must remove the petrol immediately. Petrol or gasoline will destroy a diesel engine.
What is better for the environment petrol or diesel?
Diesel
