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Old 11-19-2010, 03:10 AM
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Like I said "you still need electrical ignition for a Diesel" Therefore the immobilizer would interrupt the starter motor circuit.

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Originally Posted by JCL View Post
Diesels are compression-ignition engines, not spark-ignition engines.

The immobilizer would interrupt the starter motor circuit, thus preventing the engine turning over and thus compression-ignition, or they could block fuel flow, but there is no spark-ignition system to immobilize.
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