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Re: A question about mistaking !!
Posted by Richard Miller (more from Richard Miller) on Mon, 23 Jun 2003 10:06:42
In Reply to: A question about mistaking !!, Serge [Profile/Gallery]
, Mon, 23 Jun 2003 09:57:23
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First to qualify my answers, I am not an engine expert but I have put diesel in a gasoline engine before. The engine ran terrible for a short period of time until I was able to switch tanks and get back to gasoline. Diesel has a very low octane rating and caused massive pre-ignition firing. I would image that running any length of time would do serious damage to the engine.
As to gasoline in a diesel engine, I am not sure. If it ran at all, I would guess the damage would be minimal. Diesels rely on compression to ignite the fuel and gasoline is engineered to not fire on compression. The main worry for your friend's Mercedes would be that the oil got diluted by unburned gasoline. I would suggest an immediate oil change and a careful watching of the oil pressure.
Richard
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