Diesel not Petrol

Rolandtheroadie

username wrote: »

I don't get why people are so 'obsessive' about filling up to a round number, like £5, £10 etc. Every time I pull upto a pump, I more often than not find it's on one of these round figures.

Think it's because paper money is in round numbers too.
I've never turned to the wife and said "I think i'll put £23.40 in the car love".

moonrakerz

Ebe_Scrooge wrote: »

Not trying to cause any arguments here, just genuine curiosity :

Does it REALLY harm a diesel engine to have a little bit of petrol in it ? I only ask because I remember, many years ago, it was accepted wisdom to actually add a little bit of petrol to a diesel tank during winter to stop the diesel from freezing. I appreciate modern diesel engines might be fussier, but if you accidentally added, say, 5 litres of petrol to a 65 litre tank of diesel, would it actually cause any damage ?

You would need the man who designs injector pumps to answer that. The diesel is used to lubricate that pump, if you run on neat petrol it will die PDQ. If you run it on 50/50 or 90/10 ????

Wasn't it paraffin that you added to the diesel not petrol ? Paraffin is an oil, like diesel so would still have some lubricating effect. Petrol is a spirit and will not lubricate.

iceblue24

username wrote: »

I don't get why people are so 'obsessive' about filling up to a round number, like £5, £10 etc. Every time I pull upto a pump, I more often than not find it's on one of these round figures.

makes the bank statements look neater when paying by card

i think its avgas or something that you add to diesel to stop it freezing

forgotmyname

scotsman4th wrote: »

Think it's because paper money is in round numbers too.
I've never turned to the wife and said "I think i'll put £23.40 in the car love".

Must be me then, I always like to put ££.01p in when i fill up it annoys her, She started to have the 1p to hand so i put in ££.03p instead.

:D:D

cardinalbiggles

moonrakerz wrote: »

You would need the man who designs injector pumps to answer that. The diesel is used to lubricate that pump, if you run on neat petrol it will die PDQ. If you run it on 50/50 or 90/10 ????

Well 94% 6% ethanol works since thats what most diesel contains.