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Andy Dingley
 
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Default Diesels and Renaults (Was: Solar space heating idea)

On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 14:43:54 +0100, "IMM" wrote:

Diesel are more complicated with a heavy bill if a
turbo packs up.


So is a turbocharged petrol engine.

Except that many diesels don't need wastegates, which removes most of
the failure-prone components from the turbo.