Petrol V Diesel

[Need_a_V8]

Originally Posted by vztrt

Tier 3 Diesels should emit very little particulates, hence why we now have low sulpher diesel.

Diesels today are have to emit 50 per cent less oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and 90 per cent less fine particulate matter (PM) than they did in 1995.

Plus, a decade ago diesel fuel itself was allowed up to 1000PPM of sulfur. Today, diesel is limited to only 50ppm of sulfur. As of next year, it will be limited to 10ppm (1/100th the amount of sulfur compared to over a decade ago!!!).

[buggerlugs]

Still 37 cents difference today and the price hasn't gone down like it was supposed to...............

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by mik

it would be interesting to do a comparo diesel versus petrol, same weight and gearing etc ,etc servicing costs, personally i dont like small diesels ,apart from the noise diesels make, the charecteristics of the engine are an aquired taste i reckon , do we have any Diesel mechanics on here? big diesels are prone too electrolysis problems they run additives in the coolant to combat this, my own experience with this was even with the additives the bores became porouse and needed replacement (sleeves very costly), do these little diesels suffer from this problem? i reckon they would, if new block or sleeves is needed , this should be factored into servicing cost`s, engine braking is pretty cool though, probably saves a bit on brake wear if driven well.

You post re characteristics is spot in..... if were living in the eighty's, have you driven a new common rail T/D ?

As far as engine problems go, it's common knowledge diesels get around double the engine life of petrol engines.

[old_mate]

i bought a 02 Turbo Diesel hilux about this time last year. I'm dead set spewing diesel went up about 30c/l since then, however my fuel economy over the year has worked out to just on 10L/100k's. Not bad for a older technology motor

[GK351]

Originally Posted by old_mate

i bought a 02 Turbo Diesel hilux about this time last year. I'm dead set spewing diesel went up about 30c/l since then, however my fuel economy over the year has worked out to just on 10L/100k's. Not bad for a older technology motor

Doing a comparison with my 3.4L petrol 4x4 and your 3.0L TD
Fairly same ute, weight.

My Petrol hilux gets me 18L per 100km.
your Diesel gets you 10L per 100km.

Your still on top even though diesel is 20-30c more a L.

[Martyvan]

Originally Posted by GK5766

Doing a comparison with my 3.4L petrol 4x4 and your 3.0L TD
Fairly same ute, weight.

My Petrol hilux gets me 18L per 100km.
your Diesel gets you 10L per 100km.

Your still on top even though diesel is 20-30c more a L.

The bigger the car, the disparity between diesel and petrol continually gets wider......

Interesting to note that though, real world consumption figures..... !

Diesel can often match or better their Australian standards tested consumption, Petrol will often never get near it.....

[old_mate]

far out, i never knew the 3.4 was that bad! thank stars i didn't purchase one. Would get places faster than the diesel though, can't imagine what the old non turbo 2.8 or 3L diesels would have been like.

Anyone know what figures the modern big trucks get roughly?

[mik]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

You post re characteristics is spot in..... if were living in the eighty's, have you driven a new common rail T/D ?

As far as engine problems go, it's common knowledge diesels get around double the engine life of petrol engines.

i did a year at budget commercials about 2002 there was`nt much i did`nt drive including they`re car fleet ,most diesels they had were naturally aspirated though, depressingling slow :(, as far as longevity goes for little diesels i`m still a sceptic as to cost of small diesel ownership with servicing and repairs , well for long term anyway, you may be right if you went toe to toe cost wise with an lpg falcon 6 against a diesel equivelent for example for 600000 k`s there probably would`nt be much in it, i think i`d rather live with lpg engine though.
just a bit of trivia an 8v92 (an 11 litre 2 stroke)detroit diesel piston weighs 10 lb`s .....is that not incredible?