Is 92 Octane Gasoline or Diesel?
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92 octane belongs to gasoline because diesel does not have a 92 octane rating. Gasoline is used for gasoline engines, while diesel is used for diesel engines. The two cannot be mixed, as doing so may damage the vehicle's engine. Gasoline: It has a high octane number and excellent anti-knock properties, making it suitable for high-compression ratio carburetor-type gasoline engines. Automotive gasoline is classified into 92, 95, and 98 octane grades based on the engine's compression ratio. 92 octane gasoline is suitable for engines with a compression ratio ranging from 8.6 to 9.9, 95 octane gasoline is suitable for engines with a compression ratio between 10.0 and 11.5, and 98 octane gasoline is suitable for engines with even higher compression ratios. Diesel: It is a light petroleum product and a complex mixture of hydrocarbons, serving as fuel for diesel engines. Diesel is primarily produced through processes such as crude oil distillation, catalytic cracking, thermal cracking, hydrocracking, and petroleum coking, and is then blended into diesel fractions. It is graded based on the freezing point: light diesel has six grades (5, 0, -10, -20, -35, -50), while heavy diesel has three grades (10, 20, 30).