niko001

Hey guys!
I have a serious problem, here. My girlfriend put some gas in my diesel car yesterday. Then she came home (about 5 miles). I haven't started my car yet, what should I do? Should I call a tow service and call my mechanic, or can I take my car there? If she managed to came home, is there a possibility that everything will be just fine and I don't need to bother with a mechanic?

rifleman

top the car right to the brim with diesel and run it til it clears.then get new diesel filter and a diesel system cleaner fill the filter with it and then top up with diesel again to clear system out.done loads of times in garage i used to work at.you can get away with putting petrol in a diesel but not diesel in a petrol car.

mje_wrx

iTrader: (6)

id get it drainned, new fuel filter, and fresh fuel.

rookymatt

iTrader: (15)

Dont start it. Most diesel fuel systems use the oil in diesel fuel to lubricate themselves, if petrol is in there instead it is possibly the most opposite thing the fuel system needs!!! it will cause damage. Get the car towed to a garage, have the tank drained and the fuel filter replaced. then totally filll the car with diesel.

gallois

dont drive it, petrol can **** the diesel pump as the pump uses diesel to lubricate itself, petrol is a solvent and will strip the lubrication. it needs to be drained. if she got it 5miles home, then it must be running a diluted mix. tank needs to be drained, refulled with diesel, and hopefully no damage.

gallois

damn, took me 3 mins to type that

rifleman

it all depends on how much she put in.if its a tenner then just top up with diesel if it £40 then get it drained.

mje_wrx

iTrader: (6)

most new diesels have high pressure pumps which require, the lubricant from diesel. if petrol goes in, kills pump. alot of money to replace.

joz8968

iTrader: (13)

Strange - my boss did this last Friday! Luckily he only travelled about 200yds from the pet stn to the car park. He was 'lucky' as it only needeed to be pumped back out professionally. Took about an hour to do! Relieved him of £180!

Is the professional pumping of petrol out of a diesel car a 'scam' then'? Is it NOT actually necessary?

joz8968

iTrader: (13)

lol

Didn't scroll down beyond 2nd post before I posted.

jani_o

The same thing happened to my mom a few months ago... you should really drain the tank. That's what I did and I had no problems. And I also put a special misfuelling protection on so she won't make the same mistake again
good luck

joz8968

iTrader: (13)

Yeah, the protection being: don't let dufuses fill up!

niko001

haha, yeah, that must me the best one but what other protections are you talking about? maybe that's not such a bad solution for her
anyway, I drained my tank it looks like there won't be any problems. thanks for the advices

jani_o

glad to hear that the car's ok
well, there are several protections I found on the web which are perfect for people who don't think while tanking Try - SoloDiesel (Diesel Engine Protector) or Stop Diesel Misfuelling | Diesel Misfuelling Prevention Device