Jet Fuel In Cars: A High-Octane Experiment

Jet fuel can be used in cars, but only in diesel engines. Kerosene jet fuel and diesel are similar enough to allow for cross-functionality and would provide similar performance. However, jet fuel in a gasoline engine car will not work and will not even start.

Jet fuel in a gasoline engine car will not work

The difference between gasoline and jet fuel is the hydrocarbon molecules and the additives contained in the fuel. Both are derived from crude oil, and both run their respective engines on combustion.

Jet A or A-1 fuel, being cleaner and a bit more refined, lacks the lubricating properties of diesel. Even though many people say it would be no problem to use Jet A or A-1 fuel in a diesel engine, I think it is just hearsay on their part.

Jet engines work fundamentally different than piston engines, so their fuel requirements are wildly different. Plus, hard-to-ignite diesel is a much better choice for busy airports, where you don't want puddles of highly flammable liquids all over the place.

Jet fuel in a diesel engine car will work fine for a while

Jet fuel can be used in cars, but only in diesel engines. Kerosene jet fuel and diesel are similar enough to allow for cross-functionality and would provide similar performance. Although, I wouldn’t recommend running a jet on diesel.

Jet fuel in a gasoline engine car will not work. It won't even start. Jet fuel in a diesel engine car will work fine for a while, then your internal engine parts will start to wear out, especially the fuel pump, which gets its lubrication from the diesel fuel itself. Jet A or A-1 fuel, being cleaner and a bit more refined, lacks the lubricating properties of diesel. Even though many people say it would be no problem to use Jet A or A-1 fuel in a diesel engine, I think it is just hearsay on their part.

The difference between gasoline and jet fuel is the hydrocarbon molecules and the additives contained in the fuel. Both are derived from crude oil, and both run their respective engines on combustion. Jet engines work fundamentally different than piston engines, so their fuel requirements are wildly different. Plus, hard-to-ignite diesel is a much better choice for busy airports, where you don't want puddles of highly flammable liquids all over the place.

Some preliminary reading indicates that airplane fuel is just high octane gasoline - if you put it in your car, everything would work normally. The high octane wouldn't translate into more power either unless you had a high-compression engine designed for it; in a normal car, it would just be a m.

Jet fuel can only be used in diesel engines

The difference between gasoline and jet fuel is the hydrocarbon molecules and the additives contained in the fuel. Jet fuel in a gasoline engine car will not work. It won't even start. Jet fuel in a diesel engine car will work fine for a while, then your internal engine parts will start to wear out, especially the fuel pump, which gets its lubrication from the diesel fuel itself.

Jet A or A-1 fuel, being cleaner and a bit more refined, lacks the lubricating properties of diesel. Even though many people say it would be no problem to use Jet A or A-1 fuel in a diesel engine, I think it is just hearsay on their part.

Jet engines work fundamentally different than piston engines, so their fuel requirements are wildly different. Jet A in your gas-powered car, for example, is like putting diesel in your gas car. It won't destroy your engine (like the other way around could) but it will mean you'll have to drain the tank and clean fuel components and generally do a lot of things that are the exact opposite of going superfast.

Airplane fuel is just high octane gasoline - if you put it in your car, everything would work normally. The high octane wouldn't translate into more power either unless you had a high-compression engine designed for it; in a normal car, it would just be a m.

Jet A or A-1 fuel lacks the lubricating properties of diesel

Jet fuel can be used in cars, but only in diesel engines. Kerosene jet fuel and diesel are similar enough to allow for cross-functionality and would provide similar performance. Although, I wouldn’t recommend running a jet on diesel.

Jet A or A-1 fuel, being cleaner and a bit more refined, lacks the lubricating properties of diesel. Even though many people say it would be no problem to use Jet A or A-1 fuel in a diesel engine, I think it is just hearsay on their part.

Jet fuel in a gasoline engine car will not work. It won't even start. Jet fuel in a diesel engine car will work fine for a while, then your internal engine parts will start to wear out, especially the fuel pump, which gets its lubrication from the diesel fuel itself.

Jet engines work fundamentally different than piston engines, so their fuel requirements are wildly different. Plus, hard-to-ignite diesel is a much better choice for busy airports, where you don't want puddles of highly flammable liquids all over the place.

The high octane of jet fuel wouldn't translate into more power unless you had a high-compression engine designed for it; in a normal car, it would just be a m.

Jet fuel is just high octane gasoline

Jet fuel can be used in cars, but only in diesel engines. Kerosene jet fuel and diesel are similar enough to allow for cross-functionality and would provide similar performance. Although, I wouldn’t recommend running a jet on diesel. Besides this being a cool theoretical use, Toyota used jet fuel in the Toyota Hilux on their arctic truck in 2012, according to Wired. According to the report, the diesel engine could work without standard gas.

The difference between gasoline and jet fuel is the hydrocarbon molecules and the additives contained in the fuel. Both are derived from crude oil, and both run their respective engines on combustion.

Jet fuel in a gasoline engine car will not work. It won't even start. Jet fuel in a diesel engine car will work fine for a while, then your internal engine parts will start to wear out, especially the fuel pump, which gets its lubrication from the diesel fuel itself. Jet A or A-1 fuel, being cleaner and a bit more refined, lacks the lubricating properties of diesel. Even though many people say it would be no problem to use Jet A or A-1 fuel in a diesel engine, I think it is just hearsay on their part.

Jet engines work fundamentally different than piston engines, so their fuel requirements are wildly different. Plus, hard-to-ignite diesel is a much better choice for busy airports, where you don't want puddles of highly flammable liquids all over the place.

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