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Originally Posted by apstar
Diesel fuel is closer to oil than petrol,so it lubricates the engine,also diesel engines make their torque at much lower rpm than petrol engines so it should produce lower wear and tear on the engine envy BMW 3 Series diesels owners with 8 speed ZF auto which should bring rpm down lower JMHO
apstar
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Yes but they run twice the compression ratio of petrol motors to obtain the compression ignition. Mind you I feel that maintained properly you should see very high mileage out of them. Not sure what my bro in law is basing his information on.