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Petrol will catch fire first, petrol is highly flammable, diesel is not.
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Is the Peugeot 106 fuel injected?
depends upon model, diesel yes, petrol, not always, If petrol, look for 2 black fuel lines on the left of engine, if they go to a large metal thing just after the air filter, it's not injected. otherwise it is
How will diesel effect a petrol engine?
It won't really hurt the engine.... unless you run it long term... Unfortunately you can't burn diesel well in a petrol engine.... It will smoke alot and miss and have weak power... best thing to do if it was accidental is to top it off with petrol... and when it is half tank... top it off again.... then change the fuel filter. Another idea is to add a double dose of octane booster.... it should help with the smoking and missing
How do I drain the fuel tank on my citroen Picasso HDI it's diesel and I've put 20 litres of petrol in it.?
the only safe way is to drop the tank. ( DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OR START THE ENGINE WITH PETROL IN THE FUEL LINES EVERY THING FROM THE TANK TO THE PUMP WILL NEED TO BE CLEANED. If you had he car towed back home without starting the engine then removing the tank and draining fuel should do. A lot depends on how much diesel was in the tank when you put the petrol in. How much petrol you put with the diesel before You realised the error and whether you got neat petrol up to the injectors. Its a common error running the engine for a few seconds wont matter to much but you don't want petrol in the injector pump at all. If you no very little about mechanics let a professional do it for you as mistakes can be catastrophic.
What damage could be done to a diesel engine if four liters of unleaded petrol was accidentally added to 40 liters of diesel?
Shouldn't cause any damage! Adding 10% of petrol to diesel fuel was standard practice in sub-zero winters in the days before "winter-grade" diesel. It helps prevent "waxing" where the diesel fuel will turn into something like a soft candle wax at low temperatures. You may notice a slight loss of power until the petrol is out of the system. 4 litres in 40 litres of diesel should not damage your engine, the one thing it will do is give you MORE power as it works a little like a bottle of injector cleaner that you may add to a tank of diesel from time to time. It will cause higher temperature explosions in your combustion chambers and a little more power.
What is better to use if you own a car gas or petrol?
I thought gasoline and petrol were the same thing.
Is petrol a noun?
yes it is because it is a thing
What are the basic different between the petrol and diesel engine?
Well gasoline engines have a spark plug that ignites the gasoline as it is injected into the engine. Diesel engines have no spark plugs because the high compression ignites the fuel as it is injected. Because it releases higher energy density, diesels get better fuel economy.The main difference between a diesel and a gasoline (petrol) engine are the way the fuel is ignited. In a gasoline engine, a fuel/air mixture is introduced into the cylinder either through a carburetor or fuel injection system, where it is then compressed and ignited with a spark. In a diesel engine, air is compressed in the cylinder which heats it to about 1000 degrees F (550 degrees C), then fuel is injected under high pressure and ignited by the superheated air. To accomplish this, diesel engines also have higher compression ratios than gasoline engines.
What are the raw materials that petrol is made of?
AnswerPetroleum is the same thing as petrol.
Give one difference between petrol and diesel?
Both are refined from the same thing, Crude Oil. The difference is that gasoline (petrol) and diesel have different boiling points. Hydrocarbon molecules of different lengths have different properties and behaviors. For example, a chain with just one carbon atom in it (CH4) is the lightest chain, known as methane. Methane is a gas so light that it floats like helium. As the chains get longer, they get heavier. The chains from C7H16 through C11H24 are blended together and used for gasoline. All of them vaporize at temperatures below the boiling point of water. That's why if you spill gasoline on the ground it evaporates very quickly. Diesel will take allot longer to evaporate. Next is kerosene, in the C12 to C15 range, followed by diesel fuel and heavier fuel oils (like heating oil for houses). As the chains get longer the boiling point goes up. So diesel has a higher boing point that petrol. Diesel must be compressed to a higher extent before is explodes. That is why a diesel engine has no spark plugs to ignite the fuel. The ignition is accomplished by compressing the fuel. All of these different substances come from crude oil. The only difference between petrol and diesel is the length of the carbon chains.
Was petrol once a living thing?
yes when it was under ground.
What do you call the thing which is used to pour petrol into the car?
Nozzle
Can you jump-start a flat battery on a petrol car from a diesel car?
You can jump start a gasoline powered car by using a diesel powered auto. The only thing that must be remembered, is that the batteries must be the same voltage(12 volt). And make sure that the jumpeer cables are connected to the right posts. Red to red & black to black. brewski
