Wrong fuel. Petrol in Diesel
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Drain the petrol, bung a new diesel Filter on if you're feeling flush, if not, don't bother, stick some fresh diesel in it and run it - it'll sound like a bag of s
t for about 30seconds but soon as the diesel starts to circulate it'll be fine - honestly if it's worth 500quid who cares? Just do this and hope for the best - I've done this to few older cars where the owners have done the same thing and they always bounce back
t for about 30seconds but soon as the diesel starts to circulate it'll be fine - honestly if it's worth 500quid who cares? Just do this and hope for the best - I've done this to few older cars where the owners have done the same thing and they always bounce back I'd go with "just try it" too. In the case of PD pumps where they need lubrication the usual recommendation is to put in some lubricating oil with the diesel (available at dealers, natch) to lube the pump when you restart and prevent damage. Whether this is *really* necessary you'll never know but it seems a reasonable precation.
TheAngryDog said:
Christ. It's hard to get it this wrong with so many clues!
Just habit and absent mindedness in my case; I need to fill something up almost every day and the vast majority of times it's petrol (my bike needs filling daily to be able to get to work and back). The GFs Volvo drinks fuel and is (as all womens cars are) permanently empty so if I use it I have to fill it. My cars are diesel. I'd estimate maybe four out of five fillups are petrol. Do that for a couple of decades and if you're absent minded (I am!) then it can happen.
I ALMOST did this for the first time about a month ago. After a long day driving I got out and without thinking placed the petrol nozzle into the car. However, the nozzle would not fit and I suddenly realised what I was doing.
I assumed all nozzles and fillers were different sizes for petrol and diesel to prevent such accidents? Maybe I was just clumsy and that saved me or are some pumps different?
I assumed all nozzles and fillers were different sizes for petrol and diesel to prevent such accidents? Maybe I was just clumsy and that saved me or are some pumps different?
Hi guys, I know it's mentioned a few times that a modern diesal would suffer if you fill the tank with diesal to flush out the petrol. I have a Vauxhall Insignia 2010. Do you think this is old enough to simply just fill the tank. Or does it have a newer more pressurised system that I should just have it drained?
Many thanks
Many thanks
Brazilguy67 said:
Hi guys, I know it's mentioned a few times that a modern diesal would suffer if you fill the tank with diesal to flush out the petrol. I have a Vauxhall Insignia 2010. Do you think this is old enough to simply just fill the tank. Or does it have a newer more pressurised system that I should just have it drained?
Many thanks
That age is new enough to be a high pressure injection system - 2000 bar (about 29,000psi) - the engine in your car is essentially a Fiat product, GM co-developed it.Many thanks
maxdb said:
It's beyond me how people manage to do it. Surely the colour of the nozzles are a give away..
Premium unleaded and premium diesel are often the same colour.I filled my MX5 to the brim with BP Ultimate diesel once, both nozzles were blue (and as it was an import it didn't have a smaller opening for the nozzle before anyone says)
To be honest, I once started filling my E320 CDI with petrol. No idea why I guess I just went into auto pilot having owned petrols for 15 years. I got about 4-5 litres in and smelt the fumes and panicked.
Luckily being an 85 litre tank, which was over half full when I started. I brimmed the tank with the right fuel and it didn't cause a problem. I'm guessing a 5% mixure of petrol in diesel doesn't have much of an impact.
OP - Get your mate to buy the car off you for £500 and he can then do what he wants with it! haha
Luckily being an 85 litre tank, which was over half full when I started. I brimmed the tank with the right fuel and it didn't cause a problem. I'm guessing a 5% mixure of petrol in diesel doesn't have much of an impact.
OP - Get your mate to buy the car off you for £500 and he can then do what he wants with it! haha
I put £10's worth in my A6 Avant 1.9TDi some years ago. Realised what'd done, changed pumps and filled it to the brim with diesel.
Apart from not starting great - I had to press the accelerator to start it - it ran fine. When it was empty I filled it with diesel again and it had no problems whatsoever.
Apart from not starting great - I had to press the accelerator to start it - it ran fine. When it was empty I filled it with diesel again and it had no problems whatsoever.
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