littletriad
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Registered: 22nd Jun 03
Location: Oldbury, West Midlands
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Hi
I accidently put £1.50 of petrol in my car and the person at the petrol station told me to put some petrol in to mix the diesel and then us it up, i also used some red x just incase.
Anyone know what esle i can do or the probs i might have
LT
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corsaC_on_18s
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Taxi
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Mistamist
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Registered: 16th Jul 03
Location: Gillingham, Kent
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car will run like a bag of nails, i wouldnt recommend running it, easiest way is to drain the fuel tank, do this by unclipping the fuel line just before the fuel filter and put it in a container, then switch on the ignition, the pump should pump out all the diesel.
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CorsaLad16v
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Registered: 5th Mar 03
Location: Sheffield UK Drives: VW Golf
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r u colourblind? 
black pump = Diesel
green pump = Unleaded
red pump = i dont think they even do this any more 
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mossy
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Registered: 22nd Jan 04
Location: Manchester Drives: GSi
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsaLad16v
r u colourblind?
black pump = Diesel
green pump = Unleaded
red pump = i dont think they even do this any more
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R Lee
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Registered: 15th Aug 03
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quote:
Originally posted by littletriad
Hi
I accidently put £1.50 of diesel in my car and the person at the petrol station told me to put some petrol in to mix the diesel and then us it up, i also used some red x just incase.
Anyone know what esle i can do or the probs i might have
LT
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aussiac
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Registered: 16th Feb 04
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hehehe nice even figure did u round it off to 1.50 at the pump! 
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MattyB
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Registered: 13th Nov 01
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U really dont wanna run ur car with ANY diesel in it.
Diesel is an OIL and will sink to the bottom of the tank. When u next run low, it will suck pure diesel through, which wil fcuk ur car up good and proper.
No amount of Redex will help. In most cases, a full rebuild is required after.
Matt
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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so drain all fuel from the tank and dispose of it
new fuel filter and refil with the correct fuel
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J100RSA
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Registered: 4th Mar 01
Location: Thornhill, West Yorkshire
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Diesel get in to oil in engine and thins it down i had some petrol given that had diesel in made my engine oil like piss as evey 1 elese says drain tank other wisw it could fook ur engine
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nickyboy01
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
Location: Oxford-ish
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Do not run it, diesel will damage ya seals.
Petrol in a diesel car is ok in small amounts, i've put unleaded in my works van before and driven it
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littletriad
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Registered: 22nd Jun 03
Location: Oldbury, West Midlands
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Oh well, it might be too late now.
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
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fill the tank to the neck with petrol and it'll be fine
though it will smoke a bit more than usual as it burns off the diesel
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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yeah like gambit said just brim it and drive it as usual it will be ok
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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keep topping it up every few miles.
petrol in a diesel car isnt really a problem, diesel in a petrol is though.
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MikeH
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Registered: 3rd Apr 03
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My mate works at a shell petrol station and he always tells people to dilute it with petrol.........not necesarily the best thing to do but allot of people do it.
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starkie
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Registered: 1st Jul 03
Location: Leslie, Fife
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if you fill the tank the diesel will clean the cylinder head (like redex )but you would be better to use optimax due to the higher octane level
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MattyB
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Registered: 13th Nov 01
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Doesnt he mean he put diesel in his Petrol??? Coz 2+ litres of derv in a petrol will block it up like a bitch!!
What eva u might think Petrol DOES NOT "MIX" with diesel. They separate. He will find that if he gets low on fuel, his engine will be suckin thru near enuff pure deisel (oil).
bye bye injectors.
Matt
[Edited on 09-03-2004 by MattyB]
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Gambit
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Registered: 5th Jun 00
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i have seen cars running on desiel contaminated petrol no probs - jsut has a nice blue ploom of smoke out the back
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Gambit
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also, it will sit as a film on top when the car is stationary, it may not mix but will get slooshed about when the car is moving so it will never be pure diesel in the fuel lines and will be gone by the time he gets to the bottom of the tank
1.5ltres in a 45ltr tank is only 3% contamination
[Edited on 09-03-2004 by Gambit]
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Niall
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Registered: 31st May 04
Location: Edinburgh
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I regret to admit it but I done that too. Took the car off the road for two days. Took the tank out and drained it, you will also need a new fuel filter. Put some optimax in and take it for a quick blast. That should sort it out.
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