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Old 27th December 2007, 20:12   #1
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Question Filling diesel in a petrol engine

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I always had this question from the time i was in high school... Diesel and petrol are both flammable... though there is difference in viscosity and the chemical charecters etc...

The question i have is, what happens to the engine when you put diesel in a petrol engine and vice versa... I mean, will the car stall? will it refuse to start or will it go a good few thousand kms before it acts up... will petrol make a diesel engine "explode"??? Forgive my naivety but i wanted to get an answer to this question from the gurus... please oblige
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Please always search before opening new threads.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...etrol-car.html (Filled diesel in petrol car!!!)
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...l-mistake.html (Filled Diesel instead of petrol by mistake!?)

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