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Remove spark plugs and put diesel in tank?

If I remove the spark plugs from a petrol engine and fill the car with diesel fuel will it run?

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  • 11 months ago

    NO the compression ratio on a petrol engine is lower than a diesel.

  • Anonymous
    12 months ago

    No need to remove the spark plugs.  The car will die soon enough.  Diesel needs more than a spark to ignite it.  So you got nothing.  Try it in your lawnmower as they are cheaper to fix.  If you are adding diesel to gasoline that is in the tank, it will mix and you will notice the increased SMOKEPOWER of the exhaust as your car sputters along.   Yeah, pssing in the tank is not as damaging as diesel(pss does not mix with petrol-as it is basically water.)

  • 12 months ago

    No. Not a good idea.

  • Jay P
    Lv 7
    12 months ago

    With the spark plugs removed, there will be zero compression.  No reciprocating internal combustion engine runs ( even if you're using the correct fuel ) without first compressing the fuel/air mixture.

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  • Anonymous
    12 months ago

    Yes - car makers add all the extra parts to drive the cost up and make repairs more complicated.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    12 months ago

    The starter motor will turn it over until the battery dies. The diesel will spurt out of the spark plug holes and make a mess of your engine bay and whatever is underneath.

    You will then have an expensive garage bill to get the engine running again on petrol.

  • 12 months ago

    Yes it will still run and function normally 

  • Anonymous
    12 months ago

    Simple answer is no.  Car will crank and that will be it.

  • Anonymous
    12 months ago

    No, and you'll ruin the upholstery.

  • Joe
    Lv 7
    12 months ago

    No.

    A diesel engine needs to have higher compression than any gasoline engine.

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