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Old Jul 11, 2012 | 05:29 PM
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Not a chance. 0.45 litres is roughly 0.1 gallons. The average 1.8-2.2 litre diesel uses 0.1 gallons per hour at idle. Using an hours worth of fuel in 2 crank revolutions is daft.

Also (geek warning, sorry I have powertrain development qualifications) a 1600cc Sigma petrol (1.6 zetec s, focus, mondeo etc) has a compressed chamber volume of about 35cc. 450cc of petrol in 2 revs (1 engine cycle) is 112.5cc of fuel per cylinder, it would lock solid. And diesels have compressed volumes of as low as 10cc in some cases. Sorry nerd off over.

Long story short, duff statistic mate
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