Hi all, my wife rang me all in a panic. She had half a tank in her 90 Td5 and mistakenly put just under14 ltrs unleaded in it. Realising her mistake she then brimmed it with Diesel.
That would make about 3 gallons of petrol in about a 20 gallon? tank.
She then drove it home, a distance of around 7 miles. Seemed to run fine.
Advice so far seems to be 50/50 it will be OK or it will die.
Suggestions please. Thanks, Chris.
Bartty uttered summat worrerz funny about:
Just keep topping it up with Derv as soon as there is space in the tank to do so. I would imagine it would be fine. Diesel is often treated to a spash of petrol in the winter to help stop it gel and assist with cold starts, though modern diesel fuel tends to be a bit more sophisticated.
Lee
Agree with lee, keep topping up when possible for at least a few tankfulls.
Stick a pint of regular lube oil in the tank. This will restore the lubricity to the fuel lost by the addition of the petrol and hopefully safeguard the pump etc.
Julian.
I did this last year, and posted about it on here - a Google search should show it up. Common rail diesels will tolerate petrol contamination much less well than the older type, but I think I got away with it. There have been no long-term effects, apart from a possibly slightly louder rattle at idle. Keep brimming with diesel, as others have said. I added a litre of
2-stroke oil as well, to help lubricate the pump.My filler flap now sports the legend: It's Diesel, You Tit.
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