No I did not do it, but plenty seem to have My suggestion is to pay attention to what you are doing, but if a mistake is made then this may help.
Here is a link that I was given, to a company that is geared to quickly attend to your problem. It has information on the different types of 'wrong fuel' that are possible and what they suggest as a solution. Diesel, petrol and adblue.
www.wrongfuelrescue.com.au/
Cheers Jaahn
PS I have no connection.
-- Edited by Jaahn on Friday 7th of July 2017 09:51:26 AM
Other than diesel in a diesel can prove expensive. Had a friend just go thru that in his Mitsi ASX. Had a brain fade and put 98 petrol in his diesel. Fortunately he realised it before he started it. Got it towed away and had to have all sorts of things flushed and replaced.
Other than diesel in a diesel can prove expensive. Had a friend just go thru that in his Mitsi ASX. Had a brain fade and put 98 petrol in his diesel. Fortunately he realised it before he started it. Got it towed away and had to have all sorts of things flushed and replaced.
Surely if the car hadn't been started after refuelling, the only thing that would need to be done would be to flush the fuel tank, with nothing needing replacement, no?
Other than diesel in a diesel can prove expensive. Had a friend just go thru that in his Mitsi ASX. Had a brain fade and put 98 petrol in his diesel. Fortunately he realised it before he started it. Got it towed away and had to have all sorts of things flushed and replaced.
Surely if the car hadn't been started after refuelling, the only thing that would need to be done would be to flush the fuel tank, with nothing needing replacement, no?
J.
The Repairer couldn't guarantee that the petrol hadn't seeped thru to the fuel pump. My friend is a bit of a panic merchant and ex-aircraft mechanic so I think the full flush was more at his request that someone being taken taken for a ride in a panic situation.
As a matter of interest, and just putting this out there as information I have recently come across
I have just been doing due diligence for my Motorhome Insurance which is due shortly
At least one insures plainly states, that any cost associated with putting wrong fuel in your vehicle, including towing, will be at your own cost
If a person realises in time.
And DOES NOT Turn the motor over.
Draining fuel from the lift pump back to tank will be fine.
Drain chassis cooler\Filter (some have).
just in case.
If turned over to point of running.
It's an expensive exercise. But I know a few, yrs ago. That just drained,
topped up with proper fuel. Kicked it over and everything fine.
Koff. Koff. Splutter a bit. Rev it through and away.
Not sure about these fine tolerance Common Rail donk's though?.
If a person a little IFFY about fuel filling at servo's. Get a full sized Bright orange? whatever self adhesive label made up at Transfer place.
With DIESEL in cap's on it.
Then stick it over door flap of fuel tank filler.
I'd rather look a dick,
Than BE a dick. Thank you.
I nearly did it a coupla times when we first bought Di's Civic.
Prior to.
We both ran Nissan Diesel 4by's for yrs.
As per your idea Macka. I bought a large D sticker from Bunnings and put it next to the fuel door. I'd only ever had petrol vehicles up till I got my new van.
The Driver filled the Coaster diesel tank with petrol! At one of those independent servos that have somewhat misleading colour codings. Fortunately, realised when he went to pay, from a comment made by the attendant, so wasn't started.
Towed home. We drained the tank ourselves, as much as we could, he refilled it with diesel, drained it again and after that figured any remaining petrol was well diluted. Has been fine - that was thousands of kms ago.
However, preparing for the very next trip, he filled the diesel tank with water!! The Coaster was still new to us, the diesel filler is where the caravan water fillers were in our vanning days. That time, we had bus taken away and tank drained by Toyota.
He is pretty careful, these days!!
Picked up brand new Mercedes 300D from Stuttgart factory. Stopped on Autobahn in Austria for refuel. Filled with petrol. Engine started and got 20mts until stopped dead. Servo guys drained fuel tank, disconnected fuel line in engine bay, air pressured fuel line until clear, refuelled with diesel, pressure blew fuel through line and reconnected fuel line in engine bay.
Two cranks and engine started and good from then. Took about 1 hour from start to finish. Guys said they did it regularly (mostly to Turkish drivers)!
Perhaps todays engines are more "sensitive" & "fragile".
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"I bought a large D sticker from Bunnings and put it next to the fuel door."
Like that idea. We have two Diesel's and the boss often says she is going to put petrol in the car. Haven't had a Petrol car for three years. š
Perhaps it is like this. There are two types of retractable wheels aviation pilots re wheels up landings, "there are those that have and those that have yet to".
Yrs ago we ran PETROL engines on TVO. (Kero, to you.)
Which is a form of oil.
Just start and heat up on Petrol. then sw over to the Kero.
You always KNEW when you did it too soon.
It'd Koff and Fart all over the paddock or Boat.
Till it reached temp.
Also the first time I've added Same to diesel tank to run small machinery for a bit longer if fuel truck late.
Wouldn't be the first.
And we've "ADVANCED" in technology??.
Have you ever seen a diesel engine run in REVERSE...
Without a gearbox.
Case loaders had a bad habit of doing that if you stalled it
when trimming UP a batter.
THAT was INvoluntarily..
And ALL Early Diesl tugs did same. Voluntarily....
No gearbox. Just stall motor and start on opposite stroke, (in reverse.)
They did it for yrs.
Mates dad was a skipper when we were tackers.
several times when we were on trips working the coal ships. you'd see a tug RAM into the ship it was supposed to start dragging.
Engineer didn't Fully stall engines b4 hitting reverse stroke lever and starter.
My suggestion is to pay attention to what you are doing, but if a mistake is made then this may help.
