Yes it can if the fuel gets hot enough to ignite as in leaking on a header.
Petrol will catch fire first, petrol is highly flammable, diesel is not.
I think the cars that run on gas or diesel usually are susceptible to catch fire.
Yes
As low as 126 degrees Fahrenheit, diesel fuel could potentially catch on fire. This is known as the temperature of ignition.
Combustion of instantly compressed diesel vapour or gas
If it is leaking oil excessively you probably shouldn't. If the leaking oil was to reach the catalytic converter the oil could catch fire. Not to mention that everywhere you park you will leave a mess and you will be adding oil constantly to the engine.
The engine wont run because the octane count of diesel is lower compared to the octane count of gasoline. Diesel has a different method of combustion and the spark of spark plug is not enough to fire a diesel engine.
A fuel leak and a source of ignition such as faulty spark plug wires.
There is no firing order on a diesel engine as it has no spark plugs to fire. The valve timing controls the sequence at which the cylinders ignite the fuel.
White smoke in the exhaust is water leaking into a piston and turning into steam. You have a leak somewhere in your engine. Your engine may overheat because you are low on coolant. You have run it out through your exhaust pipe. Soon your engine will catch fire and burn up, but you will have saved money by not getting it fixed.
What is the proper name for the braided cable that runs between the fire wall and the back of the engine where the head is located on a 6.0 diesel It is a ground strap. it provides a ground between the engine and the body.
Diesel engines fire on compression rather than spark. This requires that a diesel engine be made much stronger than a petrol engine. All internal components are made to much stronger specifications. A petrol engine could not handle the higher compression and would self destruct.