Unleaded BP Ultimate Petrol in a Diesel Car

chunkytfg

Just thank your lucky stars you didnt fuill up with BP ultimate 102 as not only would it have cost you 5K for the new engine it will cost you £2.50 a litre for the fuel!!!

CarProblems_2

Thanks Vikingero - I agree - it's a shocking amount - I feel a bit 'held to ransom' because with a flush out they say that if it doesn't work, and it might not, I will then be fully liable for anything after that in the engine and a new engine is 12K...omg....
I think I am going to take my insurance company on and get advice - I am fully insured (for pretty much everything in my life and have never claimed anything!) to make sure I don't end up in a situation like this. I accepted the clause not appreciating what this meant and I think my insurer excluded it specifically because they DID know what it entailed
Do you think I have any come back?
Conor - ranting on a friendly advice forum? This link is especially for you!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/coping_angermanagement1.shtml

hewhoisnotintheknow

did you not notice the price per litre on the screen, smaller nozzle and cleaner pump?


no comeback, you should choose your policy with more care

Take it to an independant garage

bargepole

daveyjp wrote: »

I stopped using BP stations at least 5 years ago for this exact reason. For reasons they won't explain they colour their pumps almost the same.

BP Ultimate Diesel is colour coded dark blue.



BP Ultimate Unleaded is colour coded light blue.



Should be easy enough to tell the difference, unless you have trouble knowing whether Oxford or Cambridge are winning the varsity match ...

Conor_3

CarProblems wrote: »

Thanks Vikingero - I agree - it's a shocking amount - I feel a bit 'held to ransom' because with a flush out they say that if it doesn't work, and it might not, I will then be fully liable for anything after that in the engine and a new engine is 12K...omg....

You won't end up paying for a new engine. The engine itself will be absolutely fine. The problem is with the ancilliaries - basically everything in the fuel system from where the pipe from the tank goes into the fuel filter plus any emissions reducing equipment on the exhaust side such as a catalyst or particle filter. Not everything will be affected. It'll mainly be stuff which has seals that petrol degrades or that rely on the lubricants in diesel to lubricate moving parts however unless you fully tanked up with petrol, i.e there was no diesel at all, it's quite unlikely you'll have done any long term damage. So to tell you you may need a new engine is scaremongering.

Conor - ranting on a friendly advice forum? This link is especially for you!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/conditions/mental_health/coping_angermanagement1.shtml

Well you wanted me and 1000's like me to go fight a war for you so you could have cheap petrol but didn't want to pay the taxes to pay for our re-adjustment so you have to suffer the consequences of that. Get used to it, there's 10,000's more coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq who are going to be even worse.

Conor_3

bargepole wrote: »

BP Ultimate Diesel is colour coded dark blue.



BP Ultimate Unleaded is colour coded light blue.



Should be easy enough to tell the difference, unless you have trouble knowing whether Oxford or Cambridge are winning the varsity match ...

And the tell tale words "Diesel" and "Unleaded" is a bit of a giveaway as well. It's hardly like they're poorly labelled.

I wonder if the OP complains because Walkers Cheese & Onion crisps are in blue bags, Tesco own brand in green and Seabrooks in a White with yellow and blue writing bag. Or does he read what it says on the packet?

thetope

well i can sympathise... i filled my last car up with petrol, although thankfully i did notice the smell just as i clicked over £35... was able to siphon it off before i turned on the engine and did not have any lasting problems. sometimes your head's just in another place!

Can't give you any advice on what to do, but you shold be able to get the work done by an independent garage, provided they use genuine parts manufactured for your car, so you don't have to go to an expensive main dealer for the work to keep your warranty valid. perhaps get a few quotes from some other places? what car do you have?

Conor_3

thetope wrote: »

well i can sympathise... i filled my last car up with petrol, although thankfully i did notice the smell just as i clicked over £35... was able to siphon it off before i turned on the engine and did not have any lasting problems. sometimes your head's just in another place!

Exactly. And I doubt you thought it was down to the garages fault. The OP merely doesn't want to accept responsibility for their own actions.

chunkytfg

perhaps from now on you should have a BP unleaded garage forecourt and further up the road you have a BP Diesel Forecourt that way the morons have no excuse!!

chigley

I think the OP should buy her knickers from C&A - no mistakes that way