HELP! HELP! HELP! OH MY GOD, DIESEL GAS IN MY HIGHLANDER!!

swinkim · 2005-10-04T19:40:47+00:00

Guys,a STUPID newbie question here....My mom has accidentally put in DIESEL gas in my highlander. (I KNOW IT?S NONSENSE!!)then she drove about 25 miles on freeway before it didnt accelerateanymore. we dropped it at a toyota service department at the dealer.they are saying they need to flush fuel lines and replace plugs....(also saying the diesel may have damaged the sensors)...I just need to knowwhat exactly should be done to my car. So I won?t get ripped off.My friend was saying they could just flush the fuel lines.Please advise....I?m in a deperate need of answers....Thank you in advance.

Oct 04, 2005 43 Replies

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Mike Hunter 20 years ago

I'l bet whne he dove down the street many of the kids on the conror where asking if he wanted cheese with that. LOL

mike hunt

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Mike Hunter 20 years ago

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Philip 20 years ago

I bought a half tank of B100 biodiesel yesterday. The stuff is not that much more than regular petro diesel now ($3.60 vs. $3.30). Several things about this batch, which is made from 100% soy. It's dark honey colored. I smells a bit like oil base house paint. It's VERY oily compared to petro diesel. And the exhaust smell is reminiscent of model air plane exhaust. If you were to refine vegetable oil that had potatoes cooked in it, you'd get the French fry exhaust. Peanuts .... a nutty smell. There are at least 50 different seeds that make acceptable bio-diesel fuel.

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Gord Beaman 20 years ago

"I like riding to work with you every day but I'm gaining weight like crazy...I can hardly wait for lunch" :)

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