What diesel engine is made of
A combustion engine with compression ignition.
- Piston — has part. Pistons move in the cylinders.
- Cylinder — has part. Cylinders.
- Crankshaft — has part. A crankshaft.
- High pressure fuel pump — has part. It delivers fuel to the injectors.
- Fuel injector — has part. It injects fuel into hot compressed air.
- Turbocharger — has part. Modern diesels are turbocharged.
- Fuel injection — uses. A diesel is a fuel-injection engine.
- Biofuel — uses. A diesel also runs on vegetable oil.
- Cast iron — is made of. The cylinder block is cast iron.
- Steel — is made of. The crankshaft and connecting rods are steel.