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I picked up my courtesy car which I've had for a week now. Needed to put fuel in for the first time since I have had it. I asked before I left with the car is it petrol the lady replied yes it is. So I put petrol in I drove 1 minute down the road and the car wasn't running smoothly. When the Rac came he told me it was diseal but he could only tell by opening the bonnet it was not labelled when you opend the cap. Who is a fault here I had to pay £250 for someone to come and flush it out.
If I were you OP I’d just take the £250 on the chin and keep quiet about it.
Some people get very very funny about misfuellingvand think you need to replace the entire fuel injection system which can cost thousands and will also cancel the warranty. Your courtesy car people might be the same.
Personally I’d keep very quiet about it and just chalk it up to experience.
Do not say anything.
Some people get very very funny about misfuellingvand think you need to replace the entire fuel injection system which can cost thousands and will also cancel the warranty. Your courtesy car people might be the same.
Personally I’d keep very quiet about it and just chalk it up to experience.
Do not say anything.
Summerdru said:
I picked up my courtesy car which I've had for a week now. Needed to put fuel in for the first time since I have had it. I asked before I left with the car is it petrol the lady replied yes it is. So I put petrol in I drove 1 minute down the road and the car wasn't running smoothly. When the Rac came he told me it was diseal but he could only tell by opening the bonnet it was not labelled when you opend the cap. Who is a fault here I had to pay £250 for someone to come and flush it out.
No glowplug warning light on the dash or warning by the fuel cap?. Jackanory post quoted before the flounce...Dog Star said:
If I were you OP I’d just take the £250 on the chin and keep quiet about it.
Some people get very very funny about misfuellingvand think you need to replace the entire fuel injection system which can cost thousands and will also cancel the warranty. Your courtesy car people might be the same.
Personally I’d keep very quiet about it and just chalk it up to experience.
Do not say anything.
Guy at work filled his high-end diesel (I forget what make) with petrol a decade back on a delivery trip.Some people get very very funny about misfuellingvand think you need to replace the entire fuel injection system which can cost thousands and will also cancel the warranty. Your courtesy car people might be the same.
Personally I’d keep very quiet about it and just chalk it up to experience.
Do not say anything.
Cost thousands, as apparently the un-lubricated fuel pump filled the injection system with metal filings before it stopped running (fully loaded and towing at highway speeds).
New fuel pump, lines, and injectors.
I mean there must have been signs, I'd be shocked if you can say nothing told you at all. That said a courtesy might just be a stock car, rather than labelled up like a rental so I guess it could be easier to make this mistake.
However if you'd only put in say 1/4 or 1/2 a tank and not had it drained, I'd of brimmed it with diesel, kept quiet and just got on with it, no one would have been any the wiser.
I suppose it's too late if you had it drained, so just suck it up and don't tell them.
However if you'd only put in say 1/4 or 1/2 a tank and not had it drained, I'd of brimmed it with diesel, kept quiet and just got on with it, no one would have been any the wiser.
I suppose it's too late if you had it drained, so just suck it up and don't tell them.
AW111 said:
I assume the future version of this tale is "I charged my DC car on AC and now it won't start".
Mis-fueling not exactly unheard of, a regular occurrence at any filling station. I suspect rentals, fleet, courtesy cars and new owners probably the biggest culprits here.I even managed to accidentally put a litre of diesel in my triumph stag - just brimmed the tank with petrol and no problems.
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