Wrong fuel. Petrol in Diesel

[anonymous-user]

MY Friend borrowed my car and even thou telling him 3 times diesel he put petrol in and has driven it. It was pretty much empty so petrol will be in the engine etc.

Now there are loads of 'fuel doctor' people, so any recmomnedations and the car is worth about 500 quid so will it be recoverable?

car is a 2.2 hdi 406 2002

[anonymous-user]

it is just to get it going really i can sort out the filter changes later. is it worth to get the tank and injectors drainged or just write it off.

[anonymous-user]

the thing is it will be 150 - 200 quid to sort and in reality is it worth it, from what i gather i could do it myself.

[anonymous-user]

Friend Paid £150 (includes 20 quid worth of diesel) and car now running, so hopefully all not too bad.

I really don't undersatnd how people can switch off and put the wrong fuel in. (Knowing my luck i proably end up daoing it now)

[anonymous-user]

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?