put unleaded petrol in a diesel van

GEEGEE8

Step dad did this recently, cost about £550, but he did drive it for a long time before realising..

Sandoval

You have no choice really.

The van can't be driven as it's full of unleaded fuel that has to be drained. If you drive it you're going to cause a grand's worth of damage or something.

The fuel has to be drained out and that's going to cost money.

mikey72

It's about a 70 litre tank, not 50 like most cars, so if you can drain as much as possible, by disconnecting the fuel line, you could always re fill it with diesel.
Bosch pump, so it will survive better, what year is it, and in it mechanical injection or common rail?

confusedmix

I filled up with 17 litres of unleaded - is that alot or can I still top up with deisel?

confusedmix

It's a 2001 reg and how do I know if it's mechanical injection or common rail?

Sandoval

It's too much to try diluting it. You're going to knacker the engine.

confusedmix

It's a 2001 reg and how do I know if it's mechanical injection or common rail?

confusedmix

Sorry I posted twice by mistake

and Mikey72 how do I disconnect the fuel line? is it easy to do?

mikey72

confusedmix wrote: »

Sorry I posted twice by mistake

and Mikey72 how do I disconnect the fuel line? is it easy to do?

That's a subjective question I'm afraid.
I just stripped the carb on my daughters mini to get the dirt out, and I have diff seal to do with her later this month, and I'd class that as easy as well.
I'd say somewhere on the fuel filter would be the best place, but I don't know the engine.

optimus_primera

Has it not got a drain plug on the bottom of the tank ?( long shot, but you never know).
If the pipe pickup goes in to the top of the tank, you'll have to 'suck' the fuel out, as you wont be able to gravity feed it out ..........