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Petrol in a diesel.....AGAIN
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Some diesel injector pumps have silicone seals, if petrol gets in, it gets very nasty indeed.Be happy...;)0
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To save people feeling bad, and to convince the OP that her husband isn't all that stupid ...
A couple of years ago I filled my diesel car from near-empty to the brim with unleaded, then drove for 6 miles until it conked out. (My excuse was being distracted by a vintage Triumph Bonneville pulling up at the next pump, and I was chatting to the owner.) That one cost me over £200, although to be fair the car has run fine ever since.
Then the VERY NEXT WEEK I was riding home from work one morning and filled the (petrol) bike with diesel. I was lucky with that one, as it is a fairly old and simple bike and all I had to do was pull the fuel line off and drain it, then refill with the proper stuff.
These events coming together were quite a blow to my confidence, as I am usually the kind of chap who doesn't make silly mistakes like this. My wife was highly amused.If someone is nice to you but rude to the waiter, they are not a nice person.0 -
I've done this on a 306 Peugeot diesel once. Filled it to the brimm with Petrol.
Only realized the following morning whilst looking at receipt. Emptied out half the tank with the help of a pipe and filled it up with diesel.
Worked fine...no issues....all it cost me was the price of half a tank of petrol about 30l35 pounds....
You gotto love old cars.....SOMETIMES....:)0 -
So we got the car back today. The garage drained the fuel, flushed the lines, changed the fuel filter and added some injector stuff.Seems to be running ok, a bit wiffy when the engine is running. Garage says should run ok once a full tank has been used up.
Monetary damage; £120. Assuming it runs ok from now on it seems we have got away with it again :j
And the fuel cap arrived today:)0
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