Brett_jjj
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Interesting conclusion. We use diesel oil in every new engine we build at work (even new crate engines) because diesel oils aren't friction modified and we have it on tap. Some people say you shouldn't do it, but it's served us well and we've never had a drama with any of the engines we've built. So, i fail to see how it could damage an already running engine...
I came to this conclusion because Ive seen a couple of engines now that have had diesel oil accidently put in them and then theyve all self destructed in a very similar way.. One engine was a ford 250 6. Old mate thought he'd take some diesel oil from work and use that in his ute. The next day the engine was buggered, just a big mess of broken parts inside the engine. The other engine I looked at afterwards was a buick V6 that this guys missus put 1 1/2 litres of diesel oil in it to top it up, it blew up not long after, and all these engines looked the same inside, everything pretty much smashed to pieces, and definitley not from overrevving either in any of these cases.All these engines were running perfectly before the diesel oil was put into them.
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