(Fun fact: putting gasoline in a diesel engine is way worse than putting diesel in a gas engine. In the latter case, it won’t run until you replace the fuel with the correct stuff. In the former case, it pretty quickly destroys the engine.)
Yeah, the fuel injection on modem diesels requires very high pressure and the pumps that form that pressure rewire very tight tolerances/clearances and rely on the fuel as lubricant. Without it, they grind themselves up, ruining both themselves and the injectors downstream with a shower of metal particles.
The entire fuel system has to be replaced.
Thanks for letting me know, 8 didn’t actually know that. I don’t think I’ll ever own a Diesel vehicle but I’ll keep it in mind that it’s not so simple as emptying the tank lol
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(Fun fact: putting gasoline in a diesel engine is way worse than putting diesel in a gas engine. In the latter case, it won’t run until you replace the fuel with the correct stuff. In the former case, it pretty quickly destroys the engine.)
Yeah, the fuel injection on modem diesels requires very high pressure and the pumps that form that pressure rewire very tight tolerances/clearances and rely on the fuel as lubricant. Without it, they grind themselves up, ruining both themselves and the injectors downstream with a shower of metal particles.
The entire fuel system has to be replaced.
If I’m not mistaken, it’ll kill old diesel engines, too.
Thanks for letting me know, 8 didn’t actually know that. I don’t think I’ll ever own a Diesel vehicle but I’ll keep it in mind that it’s not so simple as emptying the tank lol