Does diesel burn cleaner than regular gas?

Question

In a car that is

Answer 1

Oh god No! LOL That's why it's always been so cheap. The industry didn't have to worry about all that nasty crap in it.

Have you looked at the diesel pumps at any gas station? They are pretty nasty. Some places even have plastic gloves available at the pump for you to use while pumping diesel.

But all of that is going to change soon. The Govt has told companies in some states (and maybe all of U.S. by now) to clean the sulfur out of that crap! So the price will be going up soon and it will be a bit cleaner. I don't think it will be as clean as unleaded, but cleaner than it is now.

Answer 2

Is Diesel Cleaner Than Gas

Answer 3

It can. If the engine is tuned properly, the diesel can be more efficent than a gasoline counterpart. Since the diesel does not rely on spark, the compression causes more complete combustion. If the catalytic converter is working properly, and clean fuel is used, a diesel can be just as clean, if not cleaner, than a gas motor. I have seen the emissions test ratings on 2 diesel mercedes benz 300s from 1983 and 1985, and they operate cleaner than cars from the same year range, and they are just as clean as some new cars.

Answer 4

If properly adjusted a diesel engine is twice as efficient as a gasoline engine. They both put out CO2, CO , H2O, partially burned hydrocarbons, soot, Nitrogen oxides and remains of all the additives. But if diesel is twice as efficient at burning the fuel, then less pollutants are released per gallon burned. Diesels that have visable soot look like they are polluting more than the invisable pollutants.

Answer 5

No diesel fuel wont damage your car, the worse that can happen is your spark plugs will oil up & your car will not run. If you've filled up twice since you put the diesel in it's safe to say theres none left in your system, I assume because you said you found out later that your car didn't stop running & didn't blow large amounts of smoke, that there wasn't really that much in there anyway. I would just take the spark plugs out & clean them & change the fuel filter. If that doesn't work I'd say some thing else is wrong with your car.

Answer 6

The biggest downside to driving a diesel car has to do with emissions. Diesel cars may be cleaner than they used to be but they're still dirtier than gasoline cars, and a whole lot dirtier than a hybrid. And there's still a bit of a smell.

"What you see and smell out of the tailpipe is typically worse than with a gasoline engine,"
Diesel cars spit out more particulates -- tiny particles of soot -- and more oxides of nitrogen (NOx), which contribute to local smog.

But because of their excellent fuel economy, diesel cars also burn less fuel and emit less carbon dioxide (CO2) than gasoline cars.

"There's a trade-off. You emit a little more particulate and oxides of nitrogen, NOx, but a lot less C02," Webster says. "Burning less fuel is better in the long run, but some people are worried about NOx and particulates contributing to smog."

Answer 7

if you burn gasoline, you will se black smoke coming from fire. and its the same with diesel. the difference is, the some from burning diesel is darker, and fire lasts longer and it emits more heat. so i would say gasoline burns cleaner than diesel, but in reality neither is clean since they both release lots of CO2 and other harmful gasses when burning

Answer 8

No sir but it last longer than regualr gas