Yes, Multi-Point Fuel Injection has been used for years on gasoline engines.
There is no difference. Petrol is just another name for gasoline. MPFI just means Multi-Point Fuel Injection. A petrol (gasoline) engine can be MPFI or it can have a carburetor. It can have many different ways to get gasoline (petrol) to the cylinders.
No. Spark plugs remain in Petrol engines. MPFI stands for Multi Point Fuel Injection, thus replacing the carburetor with injectors. Petrol engines need a source for ignition unlike Diesel engines, where the ignition happens due to compression.
Frederick William lanchester invented the earliest MPFI engine
Yes, you can use a fuel injector in a petrol engine.
Petrol in a diesel engine will destroy the engine.
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No. A petrol or gasoline engine will not run on diesel fuel.
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Many use standard petrol, some use high octane petrol.
Many petrol cars have fuel injectors.
Turbochargers are used on some petrol or gasoline engines.
Yes. The 2.8L MPFI and 3.1L MPFI will use the same motor mounts, sensors, harness, ECM, and fuel injectors. It is virtually a direct swap.