watsonpj
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:14 PM |
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dooh petrol in diesel car HElP
I've been a numpty and started filling my y reg 1.8 TDI focus with unleaded. I had only put 51p in when i noticed so stopped immediately and
then decided to fill it 2/3rds full of diesel. I working on the basis that petrol is lighter and will therefore not get in the system.
So what do i do now
1. Keep it topped up 1/2 to 2/3 (to allow evaporation room) for a month and hope it all evaporates off.
2. Get it down to about 1/3rd and get the tank drained down.
3. get it in the garage straight away and get it sorted (no doubt very expensive).
help
Pete
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big_wasa
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:17 PM |
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1/2 L shouldnt hurt it.
It will mix so no point in dumping part of it.
2/3 has got to be 40 L so 1/2l is minimal
[Edited on 25/8/09 by big_wasa]
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afj
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:18 PM |
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51p dont worry i have to suck petrol and diesel from peoples cars every day so dont worry
edit to add ive got a experement running at the moment with 10 litres of petrol mixed with 10 litres of diesel at work and its been a week and
it still looks the same ie no seperation
[Edited on 25/8/09 by afj]
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:19 PM |
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Can you not just carry on as usual? I know it knackers your cat putting diesel in a petrol but I didn't think it was too bad the other way
round.
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l0rd
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:20 PM |
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I believe that as it is just about half a litre of petrol it won't do any damage.
I have heard of people puting some petrol on diesel in order to clean up the engine.
I am sure i will be told off by someone but i wouldn't do much about it.
I am sorry i cannot help but i am really interested on what everyone else says
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Blackcab
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:25 PM |
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Will be fine - just keep your diesel level high and it will just blend in with no damage at all - wife does it all the time ... not me ... just the
wife !
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Big Ali D
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:26 PM |
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I seem to remember my mothers old audi 80 tdi handbook, having a recipie for "Winter Diesel" which was basicaly a 10 to 1 mix of diesel
and petrol, for severe cold climates.
[Edited on 25/8/09 by Big Ali D]
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wilkingj
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Big Ali D
I seem to remember my mothers old audi 80 tdi handbook, having a recipie for "Winter Diesel" which was basicaly a 10 to 1 mix of diesel
and petrol, for severe cold climates.
[Edited on 25/8/09 by Big Ali D]
Its an old trick, but nowadays its not necessary. There are anti waxing agents in diesel that prevents this, unless you are living in Siberia its not
a problems anymore.
Diesel used to go waxy and would not flow through the filter in very cold weather. As said... not a problem these days.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:37 PM |
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In days before unleaded fuel, people used to put a gallon of petrol in a diesel FILL during winter to stop the diesel from freezing during the winter
time. So IF you only put 51p's worth in it would not be a problem providing you FILLED the fuel tank.
The biggest problem the you will have is that unleaded fuel is a contaminant for the rubber used in the seals in the diesel fuel system, again,
however, only 51p's worth is unlikely to cause a major problem within the next 100k.
I hope this helps to clarify things.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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MikeR
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:39 PM |
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with the TDI i think you're fine - keep it topped up to be sure - say never less than 1/2 to 2/3rds.
TDCI would probably be worth draining it due to the cost of fuel pumps and the chance it would break.
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r1_pete
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 06:46 PM |
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Youll be ok don't worry, I put £10 worth in a 2003 peugeout HDI, realised and filled up with diesel. It was a company car, so I didn't
care, but it never hurt it, a colleague bought it and its still going strong, well as strong as any pug 90 bhp diesel.
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watsonpj
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| posted on 25/8/09 at 07:10 PM |
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Thanks guys i thought it would be ok with a constant top up.
cheers Pete
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mad4x4
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| posted on 26/8/09 at 06:22 AM |
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If it is only a couple of quid of Petrol you put in and the tanks is empty immediatly fill it to the brim of diesel and you be fine.
as said ^^^ was the old recipie for winter diesel.
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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DarrenW
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| posted on 26/8/09 at 09:50 AM |
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Its up to you how you handle your little error, but if it were me i would have filled up with diesel (assuming tank was almost empty to start with).
Drive a few miles and keep topping it up for a few fills (approx £10 at a time), eventually it will be so diluted i doubt it will cause a problem.
In theory the petrol could knacker all of the seals in the system, but i really doubt your concentration will be high enough.
I seem to recall you can get diesel additives, maybe a can of that will reduce the risk further. Its your risk at the end of the day though.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 26/8/09 at 10:11 AM |
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51p worth of petrol is going to be completely unnoticeable, zero chance of any damage. You don't have a common rail engine so there is nothing
to worry about.
Why do you believe you can only fill the tank to 2/3rd's full? Expansion of the fuel due to temperature is pretty small, raising the
temperature of 50 litres of diesel by 50 degrees C would make it expand by around 0.5 litres!
[Edited on 26/8/09 by MikeRJ]
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