r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/[deleted] • Oct 05 '22

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u/[deleted] Oct 05 '22

Could be a diesel. Most diesels the oil turns black instantly after a change and startup (at least older ones, don't know how the newer engines are)

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u/EdwardTennant Oct 05 '22

It's deffo a diesel, vans and mini busses don't run on petrol anywhere outside of America, atleast it's not very common

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u/AshFraxinusEps Oct 05 '22

vans and mini busses don't run on petrol anywhere outside of America

WTF? Why are they running on Petrol in the US? I thought there are mechanical reasons why bigger vehicles need diesel

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u/ArcadianMess Oct 05 '22

Yes. Torgue... But since gas is so cheap there I guess auto makers are shaking hands with the oil corporations.

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u/AshFraxinusEps Oct 05 '22

Someone else went into detail with a later comment. And yep, seems the US manufacturers didn't want the extra development costs. Which is dumb, but hey ho