Putting Petrol in a Diesel car

[Darran]

An old lady just put 7 litres of petrol in her diesel car in Morrisons before she realised.
If she’d filled it right up with diesel would it have been ok?

Nobody knew what to do.

 

[J_B]

She needs a push to move the car. If she tries to start the engine she’ll probably bugger it. Call the AA or a specialist company to drain the fuel system.

Not normally covered by insurance either…

 

[Darran]

She needs a push to move the car. If she tries to start the engine she’ll probably bugger it. Call the AA or a specialist company to drain the fuel system.

Not normally covered by insurance either…

I see.

 

[Cooperman]

Absolutely no starting of the car. She might have got away with a little contamination thirty years ago, but not with today’s technology. At best she will need a complete system purge, change of filters, fuel lines flushed.

The wife of a well known poster once did it. He might check in later and tell us about it.

 

[monmouth]

Get it drained and flushed, then refill with petrol. RAC charged me £200 in 2016. Depends on the car, but wife had filled it with petrol, driven it 30 miles before it failed ('I heard a funny noise for a long time and then it died') and it was perfectly fine for 4 years after the RAC did their thing. Better if she doesn't drive it! It can f**k up all the seals and wreck the engine. We were lucky, apparently that Kia diesel was bulletproof...RAC man said 'lucky it wasn't some overengineered German shit'

 

[Squarebear]

That was fortunate. I thought you were all about the overengineered German shit.

I once saw a guy in a Rolls Royce who'd misfuelled but thankfully not yet started it. Imagine!!!

EDIT Bold. What's going on?

 

[3swan]

I'd heard a few years ago that the maximum error mix of petrol into diesel was 5%

 

[monmouth]

That was fortunate. I thought you were all about the overengineered German shit.

That's why it's lucky I'm not as stupid as my wife!

 

[monmouth]

Get it drained and flushed, then refill with petrol. RAC charged me £200 in 2016. Depends on the car, but wife had filled it with petrol, driven it 30 miles before it failed ('I heard a funny noise for a long time and then it died') and it was perfectly fine for 4 years after the RAC did their thing. Better if she doesn't drive it! It can f**k up all the seals and wreck the engine. We were lucky, apparently that Kia diesel was bulletproof...RAC man said 'lucky it wasn't some overengineered German shit'

Obviously I meant refill with diesel. Serves me right for calling Mrs M stupid.

 

[Ronald Parp]

It’ll be fine if she has room to fill up with diesel on top of it.

The other way around would be much worse.

 

[Ronald Parp]

Get it drained and flushed, then refill with petrol. RAC charged me £200 in 2016. Depends on the car, but wife had filled it with petrol, driven it 30 miles before it failed ('I heard a funny noise for a long time and then it died') and it was perfectly fine for 4 years after the RAC did their thing. Better if she doesn't drive it! It can f**k up all the seals and wreck the engine. We were lucky, apparently that Kia diesel was bulletproof...RAC man said 'lucky it wasn't some overengineered German shit'

He said it’s a diesel.

 

[jack_lord]

There is a guy based in port Tennant who has a business for getting wrong fuel out. Basically don't start engine to be safe.

I did it twice. Both diesel engines. First time I put a few litres of petrol in then completely filled the engine with diesel and i got away with it. Second time I pretty much filled the tank and realised when I thought it was cheaper than normal. Called the AA and they drained it.

The guy in Swansea is cheaper for sure - also has a garage for repairs.

 

[Niigata Jack]

There is a guy based in port Tennant who has a business for getting wrong fuel out. Basically don't start engine to be safe.

I did it twice. Both diesel engines. First time I put a few litres of petrol in then completely filled the engine with diesel and i got away with it. Second time I pretty much filled the tank and realised when I thought it was cheaper than normal. Called the AA and they drained it.

The guy in Swansea is cheaper for sure - also has a garage for repairs.

Mrs did it over at Tesco Neath Abbey, the AA sorted it out though luckily.