My 156 jtd 16v (140 hp) have so far done 280.000 km/174.00 miles with only a new EGR valve and a new rubberpipe from intercooler to turbo. Its still going strong ...
ALFA is an acronym (=Anonima Lombarda Fabrica Automobili), an early Milanese auto factory; Romeo is the last name of a machine manufacturer who bought ALFA ca. WW I.
If I am not mistaken there were only 85 Alfa Romeo 164Q sold in 1995, the last year they were sold in the US.
The Italian sports car whose two-part name has Romeo as the last part is Alfa Romeo.
2003 was the last year for the 7.3 Diesel. Best diesel engine ford ever put out.
On average, a diesel engine can last between 250,000 to 500,000 kilometers. However, with proper maintenance and care, some diesel engines have been known to exceed 1,000,000 kilometers of use.
If properly maintained a diesel will last much longer.
Around 750000 miles duramax is the best diesel and will last.
The year 1995 was the final year Chevy offered a diesel engine in the SurburbanThis is not true i have a 1999 2500 Chevy suburban diesel engine and believe that was the last year they offered it.
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In a gasoline engine, it is a fuel-air mixture that is drawn in during the intake stroke, unless the engine is fuel injected. In a fuel injected or a diesel engine, it is air, because the fuel (gasoline or diesel) is injected at the "last moment" before ignition.
Any diesel fuel is unleaded. There are summer and winter diesel in some countries. Diesel on cars work till 400000 - 500000km if the owner takes care. On ships it may last 50 years. If you are asking about a diesel engine running on unleaded gasoline (petrol) it will only run for a manner of minutes, if at all.
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