Hot Wiring a Diesel Engine

Did you know that a diesel engine is the easiest vehicle to hot wire? any diesel engine, whether it is on a tractor or a diesel Mercedes can be hotwired with just a screw driver or tire iron in a matter of seconds. Anyone with the most basic mechanical skill can be a master with just a little practice.

There are times when a repossession agent needs to be able to hot wire the collateral they are trying to repossess. Most newer gasoline powered vehicles have high security keys with transponders that virtually eliminate the possibility of hot wiring the vehicle.

Vehicles with diesel engines are much easier to hot wire than any gasoline powered vehicle. The reason for this is that diesels do not have spark plugs. Hot wiring a diesel will only get the engine running for you. Hot wiring a vehicle will not release any steering locks or transmission locks that are engaged.

Step one is to locate the starter, it can be found near the back of the engine, on the lower half. You will have to crawl under the vehicle to locate it. If you don't know what a starter looks like you will have to get someone with experience to help you.

On the side of the starter is a device called the solenoid. The solenoid is round like the starter, but it is about half to a third smaller than the starter itself. The starter will have one large electric terminal the solenoid will have two large terminals.