jump start a petrol with a diesel

[sontino]

want to jump start my mates car with my mums diesel, is it doable quick response please!

 

[sontino]

help help help help help help

 

[davebem]

What do you want to know?

 

[sontino]

Well i heard that it is dangerous to jump start a petrol car using a diesel car. Is this true?

 

[sontino]

sum1 help or i will be late for football lol

 

[Peperami]

Lol, the fuel wont have anything to do with it!

All you're doing is using the charge from her battery, how could that be dangerous?

 

[Ulle]

I cant see why it could be dangerous because it is a diesel? A battery is a battery ... Remember to have the diesel car running so the generator produces current.

 

[sontino]

lol i know th fuel wont ave anything to do with it, i have read that diesel batteries supply higher voltage or supply at higheer amps which can burn out the starter motor of the car being charged? or something, or explode the battery of the car being charged? im not sure tbh, just things i have read just now on google.

 

[Reyes]

erm

 

[Henry]

it'll be fine. just make sure you're using half decent jump leads - some of the thinner ones are dangerous.

 

[sean182cup]

good quility jump leads and connect the two posotivs first then the two earths of both cars last stops any surges. then start the running car up the start the flat battery car

 

[mattjk]

If your in doubt about jump starting a vehicle all you need to do is ensure that the battery voltages are the same if so then its fine.

 

[Riggs.182]

dont do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You cant, remember my dad saying you cant, not sure why but dont!!!!!

 

[Fred@BTM]

there both 12V, its fine

 

[Bluebeard]

It will be absolutely fine.

 

[sontino]

i did it and it worked!? took a while to back the e class round my semi-circle drive as the battery was in the boot but did it. thanks for help i feel like a fool for worrying.:rasp: