Telling apart a diesel powered car from petrol powered car is easy when you know exactly what to do. As an individual knowledgeable in things related to automobile, you should know this.

In this part of the world, petrol cars dominate diesel cars; be it as it may, no knowledge is a waste.

Below are the various 4 ways you can tell petrol cars apart from diesel cars.

1. The sound from the car:

Petrol powered cars produce smoother sound when compared to diesel cars. The sound from the diesel engine is somewhat unpleasant. Sounds more like a tractor. You will hear a rattling sound when a diesel car is idling and this becomes raspier when you start driving it.
Recent technologies in diesel engines have curbed this. Most recent diesel engines don’t make such noise.





2. The fuel cap label:

Diesel powered cars would usually come with a label reading ‘Diesel Fuel Only’ or ‘Diesel’ inside their fuel doors.
This alone will tell you it’s a diesel car. Cars that run on fuel do have ‘Gasoline Only’ written on their fuel door.






3. The model name:

There could be a clue in the model name of the car. It is yet another easy way to identify a diesel car. A diesel powered car is likely to come with the letter ‘D’ in its model name. For example, if you see a car that has BMW 320d or Lexus IS 220d, the ‘D’ tells you it is a diesel powered car.






4. Peep into the engine:

Diesel cars have no spark plugs. The pressure from compression of diesel and air is enough to give them the ignition that a spark plug would do for petrol engine.




Diesel Vs Petrol engine, which do you prefer?

https://autojosh.com/diesel-cars-and-petrol-cars-differences/

if nah "ghost driving. car" nkor.like d one we read about yesterday

diesel cars are more costly and complicated.

Cool and good Autojosh

Include tachometer arrangement as well

I was comparing both engines this morning as I woke up

Honestly is this necessary

Nice one from op

nice one.

You are a confirm engineer...autojosh

Eyes opener to the 'model name'

Great info....

yeyerolling:
Honestly is this necessary

yes.

I learnt diesel car maintenance can be difficult because they are not so common

yeyerolling:
Honestly is this necessary

Then roll your yeye butt/ass away from here
Yeyerolling

This is informative

Please see my signature

Preshy561:
diesel cars are more costly and complicated.

higher compression ratio means more power

Wow! Neva knew diesel engines don't use spark plugs.

Diesel engine automobiles are quite effective but I still prefer the latter.

who dey ride diedel cars
last last na mikano gen

I know

anoda:
higher compression ratio means more power

sure.

huzyboy:
I learnt diesel car maintenance can be difficult because they are not so common

exactly.

ipobarecriminals:
if nah "ghost driving. car" nkor.like d one we read about yesterday

Just see how Naija boys mob the car

Nice thread

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NO Spark Plugs , Did not know that

huzyboy:
I learnt diesel car maintenance can be difficult because they are not so common

Nop very easy n less problematic
You get more for your money mpg
Less money to maintain .
More powerful

erico2k2:

Nop very easy n less problematic
You get more for your money mpg
Less money to maintain .
More powerful

A typical diesel engine compared to its petrol counterpart equivalent is less powerful.This is because of the rpm due to longer stroke and higher compression it delivers compared to spark ignition engines, thus limiting the speed it cam be revved to.

But it is more torquey.

autotrader014:
Nice thread

Meanwhile we do upgrade of cars, incase you want to upgrade your Land Rover LR3 to LR4, Range Rover sports, Landcruiser jeeps, Lexus jeeps. It is our job.

Below is a pics of an upgraded Land Rover, before and after pics

Our office is at No 50 stadium road, Port Harcourt. No matter where you are, we can upgrade your car and give you a feeling of a new car.

Call or whatsapp 09056222781

Since when did retrofitting become known as upgrade? Does this job mean the car now performs like a LR4? Bloody con men that work on looks instead of performance. A simple VIN check will blow away the lie that this is an LR4. Con man

You didn't mention glow plugs.

airsaylongcon:


Since when did retrofitting become known as upgrade? Does this job mean the car now performs like a LR4? Bloody con men that work on looks instead of performance. A simple VIN check will blow away the lie that this is an LR4. Con man

Your level of stuupidity is quite alarming. If you dont know wat it means to upgrade a car pls keep quiet..
upgrading it doesnt mean the car vin automatically changes to LR4 or the car will function like LR4.. Ode. Try get sense

I would have preferred diesel if not for our mechanics.


Petrol anytime as long as i am still in Nigeria.

Inception:


A typical diesel engine compared to its petrol counterpart equivalent is less powerful.This is because of the rpm due to longer stroke and higher compression it delivers compared to spark ignition engines, thus limiting the speed it cam be revved to.

But it is more torquey.

Is torque not power ?
Is speed power ?
So how is a petrol engine powerful than a diesel if what I said was right ? Bear in mind I'm not talking speed cos these days on everyday vehicles speed is and dependant on driver .