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By *ust banter OP   Man
over a year ago

bradford

Fab mechanics!!

So today having rushed home from work I put 10litres into an empty tank Merced a180 before realising then filled it up to the very top with diesel. Was this a Bad idea? Or will it survive

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"Fab mechanics!!

So today having rushed home from work I put 10litres into an empty tank Merced a180 before realising then filled it up to the very top with diesel. Was this a Bad idea? Or will it survive "

It's better than putting Diesel into a petrol car. How big is the tank? You may have diluted it enough. If your engine starts kicking out a lot of b;ack smoke, thats probably why.

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By *vbride1963TV/TS
over a year ago

E.K . Glasgow

If it's below 20% probably be ok though may be smokey remember they used to add petrol to diesel to stop it waxing up in cold weather years ago .

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By *lkDomWhtSubBiCpleCouple
over a year ago

Somewhere / Everywhere /Kinksville

I did just this in a VW. It was fine. Just thrash the fuck of it for a while

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By *r Costa xxMan
over a year ago

stirling

That way round you'll get away with it, as others said other way would have been oopsy!

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By *lkDomWhtSubBiCpleCouple
over a year ago

Somewhere / Everywhere /Kinksville

Question OP. Did you feel a complete twat like I did ? And did you look around to see who was watching you swap nozzles? And did you feel like melting into the ground as you paid for this mistake

Kinky x

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By *r Costa xxMan
over a year ago

stirling


"Question OP. Did you feel a complete twat like I did ? And did you look around to see who was watching you swap nozzles? And did you feel like melting into the ground as you paid for this mistake

Kinky x"

Haha you're not helping the Op lol

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By *lkDomWhtSubBiCpleCouple
over a year ago

Somewhere / Everywhere /Kinksville


"Question OP. Did you feel a complete twat like I did ? And did you look around to see who was watching you swap nozzles? And did you feel like melting into the ground as you paid for this mistake

Kinky x

Haha you're not helping the Op lol "

I just reminiscing

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By *ust banter OP   Man
over a year ago

bradford

I felt like such a twat I shouted "ah bollocks" then a taxi driver advised me to fill up with diesel

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By *ust banter OP   Man
over a year ago

bradford

It's a 1.6 it seems to be driving fine I drove it around for a good 20 minutes after would you advise taking it for a long drive

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By *lkDomWhtSubBiCpleCouple
over a year ago

Somewhere / Everywhere /Kinksville


"I felt like such a twat I shouted "ah bollocks" then a taxi driver advised me to fill up with diesel "

Actually in the end, I was told by an ex VW worker that this is a good thing

Bloody lucky more like. I'd only had my car a few months

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By *ust banter OP   Man
over a year ago

bradford

It's a 1.6 it seems to be driving fine I drove it around for a good 20 minutes after would you advise taking it for a long drive

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By *ust banter OP   Man
over a year ago

bradford

I can't even blame it on being blonde

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By *allAdventurerMan
over a year ago

London/Essex

There would not be any problem even if you fill it up with cooking oil.

Try to top up with diesel as much as you can so the persentance of petrol in the tank will reduce.

Hope it goes well.

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"There would not be any problem even if you fill it up with cooking oil.

Try to top up with diesel as much as you can so the persentance of petrol in the tank will reduce.

Hope it goes well. "

Yeah there would - I know the original Mr Diesel designed an engine that ran on peanut oil, but modern engines are more sensitive than that - Why would people bother making Biodiesel if all they had to do was filter the oil and bing it in their vehicles?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just keep diluting/topping up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just keep diluting/topping up"

Exactly this

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

Someone was sat very very red faced at a garage yesterday with her car cones off and a bright yellow van with flashing lights(siphoned off whatever she had put in it and tinkered with the engine)

Hardly discrete she looked mortified

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

thought they had to drain flush etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It will be fine stop stressing

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By *imiUKMan
over a year ago

Hereford


"thought they had to drain flush etc "

Nah, thats the other way round - Diesel in a petrol engine.

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By *ELLONS AND CREAMWoman
over a year ago

stourbridge area

You need to go to spec savers ....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I grabbed the diesel nozzle not long back and was trying to jab it in the fuel tank, was huffing and puffing cos it wouldn't go in, was saying what the fuck is wrong with this now, before realising the hose was black and not green!

Lucky the diesel nozzle wouldn't fit inside my petrol tank or I would've filled it with diesel.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester

It will be fine as said above keep topping up. You might find it even runs a bit better after you've run it off. Petrol burns hotter than diesel so it will burn off old carbon and won't do the dreaded dpf any harm ether. Just don't do it every week or you'll be fitting a new diesel pump.

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By *ire_bladeMan
over a year ago

Manchester


"I grabbed the diesel nozzle not long back and was trying to jab it in the fuel tank, was huffing and puffing cos it wouldn't go in, was saying what the fuck is wrong with this now, before realising the hose was black and not green!

Lucky the diesel nozzle wouldn't fit inside my petrol tank or I would've filled it with diesel. "

If you ever do which you shouldn't becous of the nozzle sizes don't even think about starting it. That way around will destroy your engine or at best it will forever burn blue smoke and lots of it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You might get lucky (probabaly will) however it could damage the high pressure pump that feeds the common rail.

It could have diluted it enough not to make much difference.

I'd definitely fill it back up every 1/8th tank to help dilute it more.

Good luck!

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By *ust banter OP   Man
over a year ago

bradford

Thanks a lot everyone

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Possibly a shot of two stroke oil just to help with lube???

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Possibly a shot of two stroke oil just to help with lube???"

Not a bad shout, 1/2 a litre wouldn't hurt.

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By *typical guyMan
over a year ago

wigan


"You might get lucky (probabaly will) however it could damage the high pressure pump that feeds the common rail.

It could have diluted it enough not to make much difference.

Good luck!"

Petrol really doesn`t agree with some diesels. It can rot and/or swell the rubber used in seals and pipes. especially if the petrol has ethanol in it.

Diluting it may be ok but I would get it all out.

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